Housing in the year 2020: Future report gets Commons launch

Published by Max Salsbury for 24dash.com in Housing and also in Central Government, Communities

A housing association is to launch a report on the future that inspects the long-term needs of customers and communities.

Orbit Group's Housing 2020 report - which will launch today at the House of Commons - asked six housing experts to predict what the world would look like in 2020.

The expert ‘think pieces’ considered key aspects of the social and economic policy landscape which had the potential to impact significantly on housing business, markets and customers over the next ten years.

Orbit - which provides over 37,000 homes across England - also had a series of conversations with customers, staff and stakeholders to get their views on what they felt the HA should focus on now and in the future.

The Housing 2020 research and response is being launched by Teresa Pearce MP and Lord Richard Best, and will be used to shape Orbit's long-term vision and business strategy.

Liz Potter, Orbit Chair, said: “Although you cannot predict the future, you can you prepare. This has given us an invaluable insight into the world of 2020 which will enable us to not only tailor our services, but also our business approach to survive in the future landscape.

“We are now beginning to explore what our 2020 vision for Orbit should look like. In the future, we will commit to a much broader and deeper product and service offer in the main communities where we work.

“Our goal will be to build and maintain a better, stronger society in the main communities we touch and to counter negative long term social and economic trends.”