Key Partners

The Great North programme will explore how housing partnerships drive growth, transform places and unlock the North’s potential, with regeneration at the heart of the agenda. The housing crisis demands locally driven solutions, and the North is leading the way through its network of eight Mayoral Combined Authorities and housing partnerships within. Delegates will hear how collaboration is already delivering real progress. A key focus of the programme is Renew, the NHC’s landmark inquiry into housing‑led regeneration, supported by Homes for the North and Muse. Based on 18 months of evidence, from resident conversations to leadership interviews, Renew is the most comprehensive effort in a generation to understand what communities need and how regeneration can be delivered at scale. Its emerging insights, economic analysis and practical models aim to reshape national policy, unlock investment, and ensure regeneration delivers lasting impact. For all delegates involved in regeneration you will gain exclusive early access to these findings, alongside Inside Housing’s Spotlight on Regeneration coverage.

Why attend?

• Hear emerging insights from the Renew inquiry and Inside Housing’s ‘Spotlight on Regeneration’ coverage on the need for housing-led regeneration in the North, what can currently be delivered under the Government's current policy programme and how we can demonstrate the benefits of regeneration activity.
• Inform your investment and delivery decisions with a deeper understanding of the economic factors, funding models and policy conditions that underpin successful regeneration at scale.
• Improve the way you work with communities by hearing real examples of what makes place‑based renewal effective – helping you design services, projects and partnerships that are more responsive to local priorities.
• Take home practical models you can adapt, from integrated settlement approaches to partnership structures that make multi‑agency working smoother, faster and more capable of delivering better outcomes for residents.
• Learn from the experiences of others on the devolution agenda by drawing on learning from early Northern pilots on how coordinated, multi‑system working can accelerate regeneration and help communities thrive.
• Hear how different partnerships are working to deliver strategic outcomes on the ground using the practical models that are helping places deliver faster and achieve better outcomes for residents, including how Housing Partnerships are acting as a vehicle for collaboration and delivery.

All Northern Housing Consortium and Homes for the North members receive a 25% discount when booking a delegate pass for Housing 2026.