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The Future of Housing

In person one day conferenceThursday 17th October 2024The View, Royal College of Surgeons,
London WC2A 3PE

Overview

The UK faces a housing crisis (or, perhaps, several different and overlapping crises). In the aftermath of the election, Landmark Chambers invites you to consider the future of housing in 2024 and beyond. Matthew Pennycook MP (presently the Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning) will join a diverse range of Landmark barristers in discussing the policy and legislative choices facing a new government.

Bringing together the unique and diverse expertise of Landmark’s barristers, our experts in planning, property, environment, public, local government, and rating and valuation law, will share their thoughts and lead the debate.

Featuring a range of headline presentations from Landmark barristers and a choice of workshops; this conference will be of interest to anyone who is involved in planning for, shaping, building, advising on, litigating about, or providing housing, services and funding for land, buildings, community services and infrastructure.

Venue: The View, Royal College of Surgeons, London, WC2A 3PE

Date: Thursday 17 October 2024, 8.45am-5pm, followed by networking

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What delegates enjoyed most about last year’s conference...

Ability to speak to the various speakers either immediately after their slots or during the breaks was a nice touch.

2023 attendee

The View, Royal College of Surgeons,<br />London WC2A 3PE

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Programme

8:45 - 9:30 Registration & refreshments 9:30 - 9:45 Introduction and opening remarks - David Elvin KC and Lord Carnwath CVO 9:45 - 10:45 New government, new priorities? Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning - Matthew Pennycook MP, Rupert Warren KC, Alex Goodman KC, and Camilla Lamont 10:45 - 11:05 Refreshments 11:05 - 11:50 Headline Session – Living on the High Street - repurposing properties/change of use - Katharine Holland KC, Andrew Byass, and Peter Sibley 11:50 - 12:35 Headline Session – Housing and the environment - James Maurici KC and Joel Semakula 12:35 - 13:30 Lunch 13:30 - 14:20 Headline Session – Housing and local government priorities: uncomfortable bedfellows? - David Forsdick KC, Fiona Scolding KC, Dan Kolinsky KC, and Siân McGibbon, chaired by Hashi Mohamed
Breakout Sessions
You will be asked to select one topic from each of the breakout sessions below closer to the date of the conference. 14:20 - 15:15 Breakout Session One

Option 1. Building safety: where are we now and what comes next? - Simon Allison and Camilla Lamont
The operation of the leaseholder protections in Part 5 of the Building Safety Act including:
- The Hippersley Point decision, effectively finding the legislation removes landlord’s accrued rights to recover the cost of building safety works.
- The Get Living ‘Olympic Park’ decision – retrospective imposition of liability for past defects that a party may not even have been responsible for.
Option 2. Appropriation, disposal and development of public authority land - Alex Goodman KC and Jacqueline Lean

15:15 - 15:35 Refreshments 15:35 - 16:30 Breakout Session Two

Option 1. Leasehold and Freehold reform - Ellodie Gibbons and Richard Clarke
The operation of the leaseholder protections in Part 5 of the Building Safety Act including:
- 2024 Act reforms, including the assumptions underpinning valuations in an enfranchisement context.
- Current policy around ground rents in long leases – including proposals to statutorily vary existing rents to a peppercorn (and the A1P1 arguments that is likely to produce).
Option 2. Flood risk : existing problems and planning for new homes? - Richard Turney KC and Matthew Dale-Harris

16.30 - 17.00 Question and answer session based on the breakout discussions - chaired by David Lock KC, Associate Member of Landmark Chambers 17.00 - 19.00 Networking drinks and canapés

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