Interview with Alistair Smyth, 2025 conference chair

19 March 2025

Director of Policy and Research, National Housing Federation

Alistair is Director of Policy and Research at the National Housing Federation. He spoke with Patrick Merton-Jones about why he's looking forward to the conference in June.

Why joining housing governance from another sector can be a "badge of honour"

7 May 2024

Director of Governance and Assurance, Incommunities

If you come from outside housing, Syma Dawson has some advice for you. Her career has also been predominantly in health before making the move to housing just over a year ago. She has written about the pressure she felt to become an expert and her advice to those who are new to housing governance.

Interview with Kelsey Walker, 2024 conference chair

4 April 2024

Conference chair and Director, Savills Affordable Housing Consultancy

Kelsey Walker was chair of Housing Governance 2024. She spoke to Will Herbert at the NHF about all things governance ahead of the conference.

A meaningful way to bring colleagues along on the broader sustainability journey.

21 June 2023

Sustainability Lead, Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) Advisor, whg

We spoke to Jo Shield, Sustainability Lead at whg, ahead of Housing Governance 2023

Interview with Paul Bayly, NHF Head of Governance

21 June 2023

National Housing Federation, Head of Governance and Compliance

Ahead of Housing Governance 2023, we spoke to Paul Bayly, the National Housing Federation's Head of Governance and Compliance.

How the role of Boards has changed, and continues to change

25 April 2023

Chair, Board of National Housing Federation

The pressure on boards to do even more, in a turbulent political and regulatory environment, doesn’t look as though it is going away anytime soon.

How does good governance amplify residents’ voices

13 April 2023

Executive Director of Governance, Technology and Transformation, Network Homes and Chair of Housing Governance Conferences and Exhibition 2023

How can residents help us make good governance decisions? And how do we ensure their voice is heard?