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This important one day conference on Choice Based Lettings is chaired by one
of the major figures in Housing law, Jan Luba QC and presented by him with a
distinguished panel of speakers.
The new Allocation of Accommodation: Choice
Based Lettings-Code of Guidance for Local Housing Authorities has just been
published and there can be no better line-up to provide expert guidance and
commentary than the conference speakers:
Frances Walker, Policy Advisor at Communities and Local Government who is
responsible for progressing the Government’s CBL policy, John Littlemore,
Chief Housing Officer, Maidstone Borough Council, Chair of Kent Housing
Group which is delivering the largest CBL partnership in Britain and Robert
Latham, barrister at Doughty Street Chambers who specialises in Choice Based
Lettings.
Take advantage of this opportunity to get up to speed on the latest in CBL
by reserving your place at this unmissable event.
Everyone who needs to understand allocation of social housing by local
authorities or RSLs should attend this conference.
Recent Delegate Feedback from Lime Legal Housing conferences included the
following:
“Best conference I’ve attended in the last 12 months, if not ever, will
definitely recommend this to colleagues”
Senior Housing Advice Officer
“Excellent programme, really informative”
Housing Options Manager
“Excellent and unique conference”
Housing Manager
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London
Friday 19 September 2008
Hotel Russell,
Russell Square,
London
WC1B 5BE
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directions
Fee
£295 + VAT for top quality training from some of the country’s leading
experts.
SPECIAL THIRD AND SUBSEQUENT DELEGATE HALF PRICE OFFER
(see booking form for details)
CPD: 5
hours 30 minutes
Who Should Attend?
An unmissable event for all Local Authority and RSL personnel including:
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Lettings & Allocations Managers and Officers
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Housing Assessment Personnel
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Housing Policy Staff
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Local Authority and RSL Lawyers
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Directors of Housing
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Independent Housing Advisers
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Everyone who needs to understand allocation
of social housing by local authorities or RSLs
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09.15-10.00
Registration and Refreshments
10.00-10.10
Chairman’s Announcements
10.10-11.15
What the New Code Seeks To Do
- Overview of the new Code
- The New Framework for determining
housing applications
- Assessing housing need
11.15-11.30
Morning Refreshments
11.30-12.40
The New Code in Detail
- Regional and sub-regional schemes
- Local lettings policies
- Thorny issues
12.40-13.00
Question and Answer Forum
13.00-14.00
Lunch
14.00-15.30
Setting the Code in the Allocation Context
- Drafting CBL schemes for the New Unitary
Authorities
- Working with RSLs
- The role of the private sector
15.30-15.45
Afternoon Refreshments
15.45-16.30
Operating the Code in Practice
- Rights of review
- Extending choice for vulnerable tenants
- Practical problems and possible
solutions
- Best Practice
16.30-17.00
Question & Answer Forum
17.00
Close of Conference
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Jan Luba QC Garden Court
Chambers, London. Jan is one of the country’s leading experts on housing
allocations law and practice. He has been described as “a walking
encyclopaedia of Housing law”
Robert Latham, barrister, the senior member of the Housing and
Welfare Team at Doughty Street Chambers, London. He is named as “a forceful
and imaginative advocate” in Chambers UK directory of the legal profession
and is an acknowledged expert on Choice Based Lettings schemes. He also
appeared in R (Ahmed) v Newham LBC.
Frances Walker, Policy Advisor, Social Housing Management
branch, Communities and Local Government. Frances is responsible for taking
forward the Government’s Choice Based Lettings Policy
John Littlemore, Chief Housing Officer, Maidstone Borough
Council and Chair of Kent Housing Group which is delivering the largest CBL
Partnership in Britain
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