Last updated: 8 Jul 2026
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HBF webinars cover a broad range of subjects, from Q&As on topical issues to career conversations with sector leaders to inspire industry's emerging talent.
Webinars are available for all HBF members to join live and watch back on demand. Some sessions are publicly available for non-members to join or view, too.
Take a look at live sessions available for you to join or replay previous recordings today.
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Competition Law for Housebuilders: What You Need to Know
The CMA provided an overview of its role and work in the housebuilding sector, setting the scene for understanding competition risks.
The session focused on how to stay compliant with competition law in practice.
Open to all
This included common risks around information exchange, with clear dos and don’ts and links to helpful guidance.
The webinar also provided an opportunity for participants to put forward questions to the speakers.
Speakers include:
- Steve Turner, Executive Director, HBF
- Sarah Cawthorne, Assistant Director in Competition Enforcement, CMA
A step change in housing delivery and regeneration: Homes England’s evolving offer to the market
Homes England and HBF hosted a joint webinar exploring how the Agency is evolving its role to support and accelerate the delivery of new homes and regeneration across England.
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The session provided a clear overview of Homes England’s strategic direction and refreshed offer to the market, including:
- The Investment Prospectus, which sets out the Agency’s long-term investment priorities and support available to partners
- The National Housing Bank, a new public financial institution set up to manage up to £16 billion of long-term debt, equity and guarantees, as well as crowd in private capital and unlock up to£53 billion of private investment over the next 10 years
- A new regional operating model, enabling more responsive, place-based decision-making and making it easier for partners to work with the Agency
Senior leaders from Homes England explained how these changes are designed to accelerate delivery at a greater pace and scale, improve responsiveness to market conditions and enable more effective partnership working across the sector.
The session will also included a live Q&A.
Speakers:
- David O'Leary, Executive Director, Home Builders Federation
- Alison Crofton, Chief Regional Delivery Officer, Homes England
- Mike Wiltshire, Executive Director of Strategy, Markets and Analysis, Homes England
Understanding changes to UK waste crime and enforcement
Waste compliance is no longer an environmental admin task. It is increasingly treated as a financial crime risk, with new enforcement capability, intelligence led surveillance, and serious consequences for organisations that cannot evidence what happened to their waste.
In this HBF webinar, Nexus ReGen CEO Will Rundle delivered a briefing on what has changed in the UK waste crime and enforcement landscape, and why the risk sits with home builders and principal contractors – not just subcontractors, carriers, or brokers.
Open to all
The session covered:
- The regulatory shift
- The scale of enforcement action
- The practical implications of duty of care under Section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, including “cause or permit” liability under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2016
- The supply chain blind spot between having a compliance policy and having defensible compliance evidence.
With Digital Waste Tracking becoming mandatory from October 2026 for permitted receiving sites, and wider rollout following, the need for a centralised, auditable chain of custody is moving from “best practice” to unavoidable.
Speakers:
- Rhodri Williams, Technical and Sustainability Director, HBF (session host)
- Will Rundle, CEO, Nexus ReGen
The 2026 Senedd Election: what the results mean for the home building industry
A month on from the 2026 Senedd Election, understanding the shifting political and policy landscape is essential for the home building industry.
This webinar provided a timely update on the new political environment, key decision-makers, and the priorities likely to shape housing and planning policy in Wales.
Open to all
The session explored the immediate and emerging implications of the election, including expected policy developments, forecasting on what lies ahead for the sector.
It also highlighted upcoming HBF policy reports on home building challenges in Wales, alongside planned engagement activity to support our call for intervention on housing policy in Wales.
The webinar included a panel discussion and dedicated Q&A, giving participants the opportunity to put forward questions to the panel.
Speakers:
- Mark Harris, Planning and Policy Advisor for Wales, HBF
- Alexander Magee, Account Director, Cavendish Consulting
- Laurence Thompson, Policy and Campaigns Officer, HBF
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