HQN Podcasts

The autumn budget 2024: What difference will it make to social housing?

A day after the budget, Chloe Fletcher, Director at HQN, talks about the implications for social housing landlords with Tim Brown and Roger Jarman, HQN associates. They discuss the specific housing announcements as well as the wider fiscal and public spending decisions, assess their impact and look forward to what more the sector will be asking for in the Spending Review next spring. 

A conversation with Ulfat Hussain

Jon Land talks to Ulfat Hussain, the new chief executive of Arawak Walton – a BME housing association based in Greater Manchester – about his career, the challenges facing BME communities and his aspirations for the first 12 months in the role.

The Competence and Conduct Standard - a walk through the HQN toolkit

HQN associate and former Head of Practice at the Chartered Institute of Housing Debbie Larner talks to Jon Land about a new toolkit she has designed for HQN that will help housing providers get to grips with the new Competence and Conduct Standard.

The collapse in S106 demand

Jon Land talks to housing journalist Keith Cooper and HQN associate Tim Brown about the apparent collapse in Section 106 demand and its implications for affordable housing delivery.
 

Trust, satisfaction and Awaab's Law - a conversation with Switchee

Jon Land talks to Kate Roberts, Customer Success Director at Switchee, about the new C ratings for consumer standards and their apparent disconnect to tenant satisfaction, the importance of trust in the landlord-resident relationship and why the Switchee success story is helping the sector to address quality issues in the housing stock.

What will the new government mean for social housing?

In their first podcast since the July general election, Eve and Rob discuss what the change in government might mean for the social housing sector.

Tenant satisfaction measures: The first results are in

HQN CEO Alistair McIntosh is joined by tenant activist Rob Gershon to discuss the recent release of the first batch of new tenant satisfaction measure figures.

When will we see justice for Grenfell?

On the 7th anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, Eve Blezard and Rob Gershon use their regular podcast to discuss the likelihood of criminal proceedings beginning against those implicated in the disaster. They also look ahead to forthcoming the tenant satisfaction surveys – part of a new regime that was heavily influenced by the catastrophe at Grenfell. 

Housing Ombudsman: Spotlight report and a royal commission

HQN's Chloe Fletcher speaks to Paul Millar, Policy and Parliamentary Lead at the Housing Ombudsman, about the service's recent Spotlight report on Attitudes, Respect and Rights, and questions him about Richard Blakeway's call for a royal commission to re-establish housing policy as a health intervention and create a long-term plan for social housing.

Asset management in 2024

settle's Jesse Meeks joins HQN associate Mike Victory-Rowe to discuss the state of social housing management in 2024 and the key challenges the sector is facing.