SEMINARS 2017The seminars for 2017 will retain the same high standards for which 'AWICS' is well known and will include some new and topical subjects. The 2017 series of seminars are as follows. Further sessions will be added to the website as and when the dates and venues are confirmed: All You Want to know about Service Charges in Social Housing
Service charges are an integral part of landlords' work in financing value for money services and sustaining customer satisfaction. They have always been relatively complex but with increased financial challenges and legal and financial complexity there is an increased need to understand how service charging works. This seminar gives an introduction and overview to this important subject and is fully up to date with all developments. For more information please click HERE All You Want to Know about Local Authority Housing Finance
This series of seminars is designed to give an introduction and overview to this important subject and is fully up to date with all developments. It explains how the housing revenue account, housing general fund and housing capital programme works and considers the threats and opportunities facing local authority housing especially in view of the government's recent policy initiatives. For further information or to make a booking please click HERE All You Want to Know about Scottish Social Housing Finance:
This seminar is designed to give an introduction and overview to this important subject and is fully up to date with all developments. It explains how the local authority and housing association finance works in Scotland and the threats and opportunities facing Scottish social housing at present. For further information or to make a booking please click HERE Future Funding of Supported Housing
This seminar explains and examines the government's proposals for the future funding of supported housing including the government's objectives, changes to entitlements for housing benefit and universal credit, the proposed localised funding arrangements for housing support services and the opportunities and threats that must be managed by local authorities and housing associations. For further information or to make a booking please click HERE Other seminars The following seminars are also planned during 2017: May 17th – Leeds – All You Want to Know about Service Charges in Social Housing 24th - London – All You Want to Know about Housing Association Finance June 6th - Cardiff – All You Want to Know about Welsh Social Housing Finance 14th - Leeds – All You Want to Know about Local Authority Housing Finance July 5th - Leeds – Developments in Local Authority Housing Finance September 12th - Cardiff – All You Want to Know about Service Charges in Social Housing in Wales 27th - London - All You Want to Know about Local Authority Housing Finance October 10th - London – All You Want to Know about Local Authority Finance 24th - Leeds – All You Want to Know about Housing Association Finance November 21st – Leeds – All You Want to Know about Local Authority Finance Further information will be posted on our website as it becomes available and can be requested by emailing enquiries@awics.co.uk |  Seminar room at the Novotel Hotel, Waterloo, London |
