Housing LIN's Annual Conference 2025 - London

Following the publication of several sector-defining reports last year, we look forward to reconnecting with our members and sharing latest sector insights, focussing on planning, designing, developing and managing our future housing in the context of Age-Friendly Homes and Connected Communities.

Don’t miss our London "Festival of Ideas", which will highlight the critical topic of developing, managing and investing in affordable housing for all. With impressive keynote speakers and sector showcases, we’ll dive into housing choices with a focus on innovative developments in social housing services, community building (peoplehood), neighbourhoods, sector learning and leadership, and funding opportunities.

This event is ideal for anyone passionate about the future of affordable housing and the transformative impact of innovative solutions within the sector.

9:00 – 10:00
Registration, Refreshments, and Networking

10:00 – 10:10
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Jeremy Porteus, CEO, Housing LIN

10:10 – 10:30
Homes for All: A Nationwide Call for Affordable Housing Choices for All
Headline Speakers: Kate Markey, CEO, Nationwide Foundation

10:30 – 11:00
Sector Showcase 1
An Innovation Age: From Neighbourhoods to Peoplehood, Meeting Our Healthy Ageing Challenges
Cynthia Bullock, Deputy Challenge Director, UKRI

Vital Statistics: Understanding the Housing Preferences of Older People
Stephen Finlay, Research Director, Ipsos

11:00 – 11:45
Refreshments and Networking

11:45 – 12:45 - Session Co-Chair: Lord Best, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Housing and Care for Older People

11:45 – 12:15
Sector Showcase 2
HAPPI Places: Connecting Communities for Lifelong Homes and Lifetime Neighbourhoods
Clare Cameron, Director, PRP

12:15 – 12:45
Sector Showcase 3
Strategy in Action: A Local Authority Perspective on Planning the Homes and Communities for Ashford’s Ageing Population
Tracey Kerly, CEO, Ashford Borough Council

12:45 – 14:00
Lunch and Networking

14:00 – 14:30
Sector Showcase 4
Taking Stock: A Bright Future in Sector Leadership, Lessons from the Future Leaders Programme
Louise Read, Inspired Villages Group, and Future Leader contribution

14:30 – 15:00
Sector Showcase 5
Customer Led, Citizen Focused: Transforming the Way We Do Things
Housing 21, speaker tbc

15:00 – 15:40
Refreshments and Networking

15:40 – 16:30 - Session Co-Chair: Sue Kay, CEO, Dunhill Medical Trust - Reflections on HAPPI and TAPPI

15:50 – 16:00
Sector Showcase 6
Digitally Connected: A White Paper on Innovative Solutions in Technology-Enabled Care at Home
Tony Walker, UK Sales Director, Tunstall

16:00 – 16:30
Sector Showcase 7
A Triple A Approach: Creating More Affordable, Accessible, and Age-Friendly Homes
Guinness Partnership, speaker tbc

16:30 – 16:55
Building Capital: Investing in Affordable Mainstream and Specialist Housing and Communities for an Ageing Population
Headline Speaker: Shahi Islam, Director of Affordable Homes, Homes England

16:55 – 17:00
Summary and Close
Jeremy Porteus, CEO, Housing LIN

Networking: Join 200 housing with care industry leaders, local authority commissioners, investors, architects, and operators of social housing for older people. You’ll also meet partners from the construction, housing, health, social care and technology sectors.

Inspiration: Engage with experts as they explore the latest strategies for building technology-enabled, caring environments for older people.

Insights: Gain valuable knowledge on boosting the supply of affordable, age-friendly housing and creating connected communities.

In particular, the conferences will draw on the following sector reports and resources: 

• Older People’s Housing Taskforce report, Our Future Homes
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Housing and Care for Older People inquiry report on the Regeneration of Outdated Sheltered Housing and plans for the 2025 Inquiry.
• Ipsos/Housing LIN report on the housing preferences of older people
• Nationwide Foundation's Affordable Housing Commission findings
• Homes England’s report on the social value of investing in specialist housing 
• The lessons from the TAPPI inquiry and how going digital is transforming services for older and vulnerable adults 
• The role of designing HAPPI homes that people in later life want
• Creating vibrant connected later living communities
• Diversity and inclusion to prevent housing, health and social
• Inspiring the next wave of talent and future leaders
• Planning for an ageing population
• Innovations in age-friendly housing and connected communities 

With a line-up of headline speakers, sector showcase sessions, exhibition and networking space, register for your FREE place now.

We are immensely grateful to our select group of sponsors who have made it possible for us to resume our free-of-charge, high-profile conferences for Housing LIN members.

By registering for and/or attending this event, you acknowledge and agree that photography, audio, and video recordings may be taken during the event. These materials may be used by Housing LIN for promotional purposes, including but not limited to use on websites, social media, newsletters, and other marketing materials.

If you do not wish to be photographed or filmed, please notify the registration desk upon arrival.