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WMCA: Our role in in housing delivery Gareth Bradford Director of Housing & Regeneration West Midlands Combined Authority Were experiencing a renaissance We are the face of modern Britain The ambition is big Continue to work

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WMCA: Our role in in housing delivery

Gareth Bradford Director of Housing & Regeneration

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West Midlands Combined Authority

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We’re experiencing a renaissance

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We are the face of modern Britain

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The ambition is big…

Continue to work with councils and other partners to increase the supply of new homes,

making clear progress towards the target of 16,500 new homes per annum (from 12,000 in 2017)

Deploy devolved housing and land funds and WMCA resource to secure a step change in

the quality, quantum and pace of housing and employment delivery

Support the take up of AMC in new development proposals but particularly on all sites

where WMCA has an interest e.g. through landownership or funding

Improve standards of design through the development and implementation of a new

regional design charter

Increase the supply of affordable and social housing in the region
Launch the single commissioning framework, consistent process and funding portal for all

devolved housing and land funds

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We’re helping to achieve regional goals

215k new homes by 2031

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...at a rate 4x faster than the national average

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14628 16500 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 18000 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26

WMCA Additional Dwellings trend and targets 2012/13 to 2025/26

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…but it is more than a numbers game

In 2020 house price to income ratios will be above the national average

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Worklessness
Life chances
Educational attainment
Direct impact on residents and communities, particularly the poorest and

most vulnerable, for those without access to high quality housing

Life expectancy – on average a homeless person loses 18 years of life
Access to services and community resources

The shortage of affordable housing has social consequences, including

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We have to ensure that growth benefits everyone that lives here

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Where the Combined Authority Fits In Funding Land Influence

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Our role in delivery

Funding

Grant, Loan, Guarantees

Brokering

Attracting New Investors and Developers

HMG Relationship and Negotiations Direct Intervention and Deal Making

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We’re taking a strategic approach to investment

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We’re supporting town centres

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We’re expanding the One Public Estate Partnership

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We’re ensuring our growth is inclusive

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We’re remediating brownfield land

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We’re delivering jobs, skills and training

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We’re developing a Regional Design Charter

This region is on the rise. It’s attracting jobs and investment. It has strong leadership from people with a can-do attitude who want to get on and deliver. Above all, they’re interested in the quality of development and creating real communities with handsome homes and fantastic public realm that works for everyone. That’s why people are talking about the West Midlands.

Tony Pidgley CBE Chairman to Berkeley Group

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We’re accelerating the use of Modern Methods of Construction

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It’s all about building relationships…

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