Room for All - The RTPI Housing Network
Room for All aims to influence planning policies in the area of housing and to press decision-makers to address current housing-related issues effectively. Members of the network play an important part in developing policy, knowledge and good practice. A Review of the activities of the Network in 2007 can be viewed here.
Who is the network for?
- Members of the UK and Scottish parliaments and the Welsh Assembly
- Members and board members of the Regional Assemblies and the Greater London Authority
- Local authority staff, committee members and councillors
- Staff and board members of Regeneration and Development Partnerships
- Staff and board members of voluntary organisations for better housing
- Town, community and parish council members
- Members of local Community and Development Trusts
- Housing and planning professionals
- Others engaged in planned housing
Join the network
If you want to keep up to date with recent developments in the field of housing planning, make your voice heard in influencing the planning profession, secure help with issues and develop and share views, then why not join Room for All? Membership is not restricted to RTPI members and at present is free. To join the Network:
You must first have registered on this website - see the home page, top left; please complete the Profile as fully as possible as this will help to get the most from the Network (RTPI members please remember to include your membership number).
Once this been done, just click on the 'Join here' link under the ‘Members’ Area’ heading to the left of this page. Requesting access there triggers a message to the Network Manager who will confirm your membership by email.
If you experience any difficulties with signing up, please email: housing@rtpi.org.uk
Joining the RTPI
If you are not already an RTPI member, have you considered joining? Find out which membership category applies to you.
Ways of getting involved
As a ‘club’ of active members, we rely on their voluntary input. We encourage members to submit information for inclusion in our email bulletin, to host small member events, and to promote dialogue and discussion. Items for the email bulletin might include news and information on research projects, events and good practice, or requests for information from other members to help you in your work. Please send brief items for inclusion in the email bulletin to housing@rtpi.org.uk
And there is now an online Discussion Forum where members can share news and information and discuss topics of interest - click on the link to the left under 'Members' Area'.
SEPTEMBER
Buy-to-let mortgage lending and the impact on UK house prices
This month, Ricky Taylor from the National Housing & Planning Advice Unit has kindly agreed to present and discuss the findings set out in his NHPAU Research Note 1 on Tuesday 9th September, RTPI HQ, 11am to 1pm.The event is now FULL but for a reserve place please email the Network Manager.
National Housing Week 2008
The launch event was on Monday 2nd June and was led by Environment Minister Phil Woolas with a theme this year of Tomorrow's World: Housing & Climate Change. Members were invited to visit the Sherwood Energy-village (visit subsequently merged with the RTPI Region visit) and the redeveloped Caterham Barracks - see 'Events' above
How can we help?
If you have comments or thoughts on suitable Network activities or events for 2008/9 then please contact housing@rtpi.org.uk
PPS3: Housing
Members can access a note from the Network meeting with CLG PPS3 team members below.
The CLG presentation at that meeting can also be downloaded here (the document is a pdf so 'use' bookmarks' to see and move around the content).
Members can now also access most of the presentations made at the joint RTPI/CIH West Midlands Conference on 'How do we implement PPS3' here.
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Latest Events
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| 09-Sep-08 | Buy-to-let mortgage lending and the impact on UK house prices - London |
