The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE)'s annual Scottish Housing Policy Conference, which will take place online from 1-3 December 2020. The theme for the conference is Scottish Housing Policies after Covid-19: Challenges and Constraints to 2025.

As 2020 comes to a close, and news of potential vaccines against Covid-19 brings hope of recovery in 2021, this conference is a timely opportunity for all those involved or interested in housing policy in Scotland to take stock: to look back at the housing impacts of the pandemic to date and forward to the long-term implications for housing choices and policy in Scotland over the next five years.

This year the conference includes a combination of pre-recorded presentations and live panel discussions with opportunities for Q&A.

You can join the webinars using the links below, but please help us to manage your experience by also registering for the event.

• Tue 1 Dec, 2-4pm: https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/94721139755
• Wed 2 Dec, 3-5pm: https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/99509625356
• Thurs 3 Dec, 2-4pm: https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/98037082497

PROGRAMME

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Day 1 (Tuesday 1 December) – The housing impacts of Covid-19: shock or shift to major Scottish outcomes?

Pre-recorded presentations (working titles):

• Housing Market Outcomes: Dr John Boyle (Rettie & Co)
• Covid-19, Affordability & the Private Rented Sector: Ashley Millan (Independent Housing & Property Consultant)
• Covid-19 and the Impact on the Social Housing Sector: Dan Blake (Berwickshire Housing Association)
• Homelessness in Scotland - the Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic and What Comes Next: Claire Frew (Homeless Network Scotland)

14:00-15:00 Live panel discussion: what do the housing impacts of Covid-19 mean for major outcomes (i.e. economy; poverty and inclusion; sustainability)?

• Chair: Prof Duncan MacLennan (Policy Scotland)
• Confirmed Panellists: Stephen Boyle (Fraser of Allander Institute) Craig Sanderson (Edinburgh Poverty Commission); Deborah Hay (JRF); Prof Ken Gibb (CaCHE)

15:00-16:00 Live panel discussion with policy influencers

• Chair: Prof Duncan MacLennan
• Confirmed Panellists: Patrick Flynn (Glasgow City Council); Alison Watson (Shelter Scotland); Nicola Barclay (Homes for Scotland); John Blackwood (Scottish Landlords Association); David Bookbinder (Glasgow West Scotland Forum)

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Day 2 (Wednesday 2 December) – Covid-19 and long-term impacts on choices of homes, locations and neighbourhoods

Pre-recorded presentations (working titles):

• The meaning of home after the pandemic: framing Scottish housing policy after Covid-19 Dr Craig Gurney (University of Glasgow)
• Out-smarting Covid-19? Exploring Smart Technology at Home during Covid-19 and Beyond: Dr Louise Reid (University of St Andrews)
• Covid-19 and Residential Location and Neighbourhood Choices: Prof Duncan MacLennan (Policy Scotland);

15:00-16:00 Live panel discussion: potential policy implications of Covid-19 in relation to housing standards, retrofitting and spatial planning

• Chair: Prof Ken Gibb
• Confirmed Panellists: Alison Laurence (Heads of Planning Scotland); Elaine Farquharson-Black (Brodies LLP Solicitors); John Hamilton (Winchburgh Developments); Elizabeth Leighton (Existing Homes Alliance Scotland)

16:00-17:00 Live panel discussion: what about housing in cities and town centres?

• Chair: Prof Ken Gibb
• Confirmed Panellists: Prof Duncan MacLennan; Dr David Waite (Policy Scotland); Philip Prentice (Scotland's Towns Partnership); Michael McLaughlin (SFHA/HACT); Tammy Swift-Adams (Homes for Scotland)

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Day 3 (Thursday 3 December) – Housing policies for Scotland after Covid-19

Pre-recorded presentation

• Housing Policies for Scotland after Covid-19: Prof Duncan MacLennan and Prof Ken Gibb.

14:00-15:00 Live panel discussion: innovations and actions for change in provider sectors post-Covid-19

• Chair: Prof Ken Gibb
• Confirmed Panellists: Stacey Dingwall (SFHA); Tony Cain (ALACHO); Mike Campbell (Council of Letting Agents); Callum Chomczuk (CIH Scotland); Fionna Kell (Homes for Scotland); Christa Reekie (Scottish Futures Trust)

15:00-15:30 Reflections with Professors Duncan MacLennan & Ken Gibb

15:30 Close