CHoSS Spring Webinar Series
5 March – 23 April 2026
Councils across England are increasing their ambition to deliver social and affordable homes. Turning that ambition into sustained, confident delivery requires strong governance, financial clarity, workforce capacity, programme discipline and effective communication.
The CHoSS Spring Webinar Series brings together sector insight, technical expertise and peer experience to explore the practical enablers of successful council-led housebuilding.
Across March and April, the programme will:
- Examine structural and operational barriers to delivery
- Strengthen organisational and workforce readiness
- Build financial and viability confidence
- Support effective Housing Revenue Account (HRA) governance
- Explore how sustainability can be embedded without undermining pace or viability
- Improve how councils communicate about new homes
All webinars are free to councils.
Upcoming webinars
Sustainability in Council Housebuilding
Thursday 23 April 2026 | 11:00–12:00
Delivered by CHoSS, Local Partnerships & LGA Sustainability
Register HERE
Integrating environmental ambition into housing delivery is now a core consideration for councils.
This peer-led session brings council voices into the discussion, sharing practical experience of embedding sustainability and net zero goals within housing programmes.
- Integrating sustainability into delivery frameworks
- Managing viability and procurement trade-offs
- Governance considerations when setting environmental standards
- Lessons learned from implementation
Previous webinars available to replay
Upskilling the Workforce: Gearing Up for Successful Delivery
Wednesday 11 March 2026 | 11:00–12:00
Delivered by CHoSS, Local Partnerships, LGA Workforce & Pathways to Planning
REPLAY the webinar HERE
Delivery ambition must be matched by organisational readiness. This session focuses on workforce capacity, skills and structure — helping councils assess whether they are equipped for sustained housebuilding.
The discussion will highlight practical support available to strengthen delivery capacity.
- What effective housing delivery teams look like
- Common capability gaps and structural pressures
- Planning workforce pipelines
- Support available to strengthen capacity
Finance and Funding for Council Housebuilding
Wednesday 18 March 2026 | 11:00–12:00
Delivered by CHoSS & Local Partnerships
REPLAY the webinar HERE
Rising costs, competing capital pressures and evolving funding rules mean that financial strategy is now central to council-led housebuilding.
This session will explore the sources of finance and funding available to councils and, crucially, how to make a clear and credible internal case for investment in housing delivery.
The discussion will cover:
- The key financial and funding considerations influencing council housebuilding
- Approaches to structuring and planning investment to support delivery
- Building organisational confidence around housing investment decisions
- Aligning financial strategy with long-term housing ambition
Viability & Pipeline: Turning Ambition into Deliverable Schemes
Wednesday 25 March 2026 | 11:00–12:00
Delivered by CHoSS & Local Partnerships
REPLAY the webinar HERE
Strengthening pipeline management and addressing viability challenges are central to accelerating council housebuilding.
Even where ambition and funding exist, schemes can stall due to viability pressures, cost inflation, changing assumptions, or uncertainty around programme sequencing and risk management.
This session will cover:
- Understanding the key drivers that influence viability
- Prioritising sites and managing pipeline sequencing
- Identifying why schemes stall and how to unblock them
- Strengthening programme-level risk management and decision-making
Establishing and Strengthening HRAs for Sustainable Delivery
Thursday 16 April 2026 | 13:00–14:00
Delivered by CHoSS & Local Partnerships
REPLAY the webinar HERE
Housing Revenue Accounts (HRAs) remain central to sustainable council housebuilding. For councils undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), reviewing existing HRAs or considering structural changes, clarity around governance, modelling and delivery structures is critical.
This session explores key considerations for councils establishing, consolidating or strengthening HRAs to support long-term housing delivery.