November 2025: Charity leaders and parliamentarians convened in Westminster to explore how a more coordinated and collaborative approach can help address the UK’s escalating housing challenges. Bringing together representatives from across the charitable housing sector, the discussion centred on strengthening collaboration, enhancing recognition, and securing the support needed for charities to continue their vital work.
Key themes included the importance of ensuring that smaller housing charities operate within a fair and proportionate regulatory framework, as well as the need for a broader understanding of the sector’s unique contribution to community-led, affordable housing solutions.
Organised by The Almshouse Association and chaired by housing advocate Lord Best, the roundtable signals the start of a new chapter of partnership between charitable housing providers, policymakers, and regulators – strengthening the sector’s role in delivering homes where they are needed most.
“It is vital that we collectively maximise the opportunities in the charity sector to build more quality affordable homes. The winners, when we get this right, will be residents, communities and the state. Bringing together leaders from across the charity housing sector was a vital first step as we enter a new chapter of collaboration. Together, we will raise the profile of the sector and ensure its contributions are recognised, valued, and supported.” Nick Phillips
posted 27 November 2025