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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.
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Stage agenda
09:55
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This scene‑setting session will explore why housing‑led regeneration is central to the North’s future prosperity and what the emerging evidence tells us about how to deliver it well.
10:25
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This session will set out the North’s case for regeneration at scale, including why it matters now, and what is needed to deliver it. Drawing on early insight from the Renew inquiry, panellists will explore the forces shaping housing-led renewal today: from ageing, ‘end‑of‑life’ homes and local market challenges to the investment, capabilities and policy shifts required to drive long-term transformation. The discussion will examine the systems, funding models and economic conditions that underpin successful regeneration
11:40
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This session will highlight what place‑based renewal looks like in real life through the experiences of residents, neighbourhoods and frontline teams. Drawing on insight gathered through the Renew inquiry, speakers will unpack what it takes to make regeneration work on the ground: coordinating local services, designing change with communities, and overcoming the practical barriers that emerge at neighbourhood level. This people‑focussed conversation will address what communities say they need and how local partners can respond effectively.
13:45
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This session will bring together combined authorities to explore how integrated settlements can transform the way places plan and deliver housing, health skills, transport and local economic opportunity. Panellists will discuss what it takes to redesign whole systems, from the frameworks and investment approaches that support joined‑up delivery, to the cross‑agency collaboration needed to achieve better outcomes for residents. Drawing on learning from early Northern pilots, the panel will examine how coordinated, multi‑system working can accelerate regeneration and help communities thrive.
15:00
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This session will highlight the partnerships turning ambition into delivery. From formal housing partnerships to collaborations with health, skills, private sector and community organisations, panellists will showcase how different organisations are collaborating to deliver strategic outcomes on the ground. The discussion will explore the practical models that are helping places deliver faster and achieve better outcomes for residents - including what can be delivered through collaborative procurement, how partners share data and risk, and the behaviours, structures and ways of working that make collaboration genuinely effective. It will offer real examples that others across the UK can learn from and adapt.
15:50
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The closing panel will bring together voices from the Northern Housing Consortium, Homes England, and a housing partnership leader to reflect on the day’s key themes. Together, they will outline: what Renew is telling us; the shared priorities that will shape a Northern regeneration offer; what government, sector partners and local places need to do next to realise the potential of regeneration and partnerships; and how attendees can input into Renew, strengthen partnerships, and champion the work in their own areas.
