Manchester Social Housing Conference 2024
04/12/2024 09:15
04/12/2024 13:45
We are delighted to invite you to our annual Social Housing Conference. As we continue to navigate these periods of austerity and uncertainty, our conference provides the perfect opportunity to reflect and share learnings from the past year.
What we will cover
The conference will provide a great opportunity to network with peers and hear from both Crowe and external speakers. The conference will include a technical and tax update as well as discussions on topical matters.
Who should attend
- Chief executives.
- Finance directors.
- Senior finance personnel.
- Non-executive directors.
- Audit committee members.
Agenda
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Time |
Issues discussed |
Speaker(s) |
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09:15 – 09:30 |
Registration and refreshments |
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Chair’s introduction and accounting update Our Head of Social Housing will start the event taking us through the latest accounting updates impacting the sector. |
Vicky Szulist, Partner and Julia Poulter, Partner, Head of Social Housing, Crowe |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Update from the Regulator During this session Mark and Natasha from The Regulator of Social Housing will share the latest in regulation, and discuss developments in sector risk and financial performance. |
Mark Windridge, Head of Private Finance and Natasha Binley, Senior Financial Analysis Manager, The Regulator of Social Housing |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Governance & Risk – Moving Beyond Compliance Our team will share a review of sector risk & challenges, with particular focus on the new Consumer Regulations. How to use governance and risk as a management tool for decision making, adding value in the risk and governance process. |
Vincent Marke, Partner Social Purpose and Non-Profit Audit, Crowe and Issac Alfon, Managing Director, Consulting, Crowe |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Tax update This session will include a look at the Autumn Budget – what was said – and what wasn’t, preparing for an uptick in development, Biodiversity Net Gain, Warm Homes Plan and themes from recent HMRC inspection. |
Adam Cutler, Director, VAT and Customs Duty Services, Crowe |
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11:30 – 11:45 |
Coffee break |
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11:45 – 12:15 |
Fraud – nothing to see here! Fraud and cybercrime now make up almost half of all recorded crime in the UK, having a serious detrimental effect on all aspects of society. So why is more fraud not being identified in the housing sector and either being stopped or recovered? This session will provide useful insights for attendees. |
Martin Chapman, Partner, National Head of Forensic Services, Crowe. Arun Chauhan, Tenet Law |
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12:15 – 12:45 |
Sustainability in social housing Drawing on the sustainability standards for social housing, this session will discuss best practice and what the sector needs to be thinking about now. |
Kate Stimson, Senior Manager, Consulting, Crowe |
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12:45 – 12:55 |
Chair’s closing comments |
Vicky Szulist, Partner, Crowe |
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12:55 – 13:45 |
Networking lunch |
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13:45 |
Close |
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Cost
There is no cost to attend this event.
Location
Crowe
3rd Floor, St George's House
56 Peter Street
Manchester
M2 3NQ