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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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Understanding Water Issues in Home Building
Hosted by our Director for Cities, James Stevens, this live session delves into the latest updates to these standards, their potential impact on the housing sector, and a broader look at water-related issues affecting the industry.
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Exclusive to HBF members, this session aims to improve understanding of water issues in home building, covering key developments such as water neutrality and other challenges facing home builders and planners.
Hosted by our Director for Cities, James Stevens, this live session delves into the latest updates to these standards, their potential impact on the housing sector, and a broader look at water-related issues affecting the industry.
It will also cover the statutory duties of water companies and regulatory bodies, solutions being developed to address water supply challenges, and how the Government is managing these issues during planning appeals.
Key topics covered include:
- Water neutrality in Sussex and water supply in Cambridgeshire
- Statutory responsibilities of water companies and regulatory agencies
- Broader water supply challenges and potential solutions
- Government approaches to addressing these issues at planning appeals
- How can HBF members prepare for upcoming changes?
BNG: Understanding the small site metric
This session follows our previous webinar on mandatory BNG for home builders and live Q&A on requirements for small sites.
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Hosted by Sam Stafford, our Planning Director, the webinar discussed the challenges facing SME home builders.
Nick White, Natural England’s Principal Advisor on Net Gain, returned to discuss the workability of the metric and answer questions.
Guest speakers:
- Rachel Danemann, Regional Planning Manager at HBF
- Nick White, Principal Advisor – Net Gain at Natural England
- Matthew Dodds, Associate Ecologist at Environment Bank
Implementing changes to the National Customer Satisfaction Survey and HBF Star Rating scheme
Hosted by HBF’s Executive Director, Steve Turner, this session covers the proposed changes to the Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS) and HBF star rating scheme set to come into play later this year
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Exclusive to HBF members this session covers the proposed changes to the Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS) and HBF star rating scheme set to come into play later this year in this recorded session, hosted by our Executive Director, Steve Turner.
Following extensive research and analysis into the current scheme, a working group was set up earlier this year to explore how best to evolve the scheme to ensure it continues to serve as a valuable benchmarking tool for industry and consumers.
Following our member briefing outlining the proposed changes to the CSS HBF Star Rating scheme scheme, this session provides background on the feedback and analysis that has informed the approach, an outline of the recommendations and overview of the implementation plan.
If you have any questions about this session, contact info@hbf.co.uk
New build market insights webinar
Hosted by HBF’s Executive Director, David O’Leary, this session was designed to deliver the latest new build insight and market forecasts, therefore providing overview of the current market landscape.
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Exclusive to HBF members, this webinar is packed with expert knowledge to help inform your activity, whether you are part of the senior management team or work across sales and marketing.
Our expert speakers offer perspectives from the wider housing market and mortgage sector, in addition to views from residential home builders and new build consumers.
Speakers:
- Emily Williams, Director of Residential Research, Savills
- Chris Kiely, National Account Manager at New Homes for Sale
- Craig Hall, Director of New Homes Financial Services at LSL Financial Services
- Laura Markus, Policy and External Affairs Manager at the Home Builders Federation
Mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain: What it means for home builders
Hear from a panel of experts as they provide an overview of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and what the mandatory requirements mean for home builders.
Hosted by the Home Builders Federation, this session has been tailored to support home builders in understanding the requirements, the guidance available, and the steps you can take to achieve BNG.
As well as hearing from our panel of pros, attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions to a panel of experts that have been involved in shaping the emerging practice guidance.
Speakers:
- Rachel Danemann, Regional Planning Manager at HBF
- Nick White, Principal Advisor – Net Gain at Natural England
- Richard Crawley, Programme Manager at Planning Advisory Service
- Andrew Short, Planning Team Leader at DLUHC
- Vince Kiddell, Defra
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Live Q&A: Mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain for Small Sites
Our live Q&A was an opportunity to discuss the small sites metric and put forward your questions.
Hosted by the Home Builders Federation, this session has been tailored to support developers of small sites in understanding the requirements, the guidance available, and the steps you can take to achieve BNG.
Attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions to our BNG lead, Rachel Danemann and Principal Advisor on Net Gain at Natural England, Nick White. Both panellists have been involved in shaping the emerging practice guidance.
Speakers:
- Rachel Danemann, Regional Planning Manager at HBF
- Nick White, Principal Advisor – Net Gain at Natural England
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