The Social Housing Round Table
de Matthew Baird
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Who Cares? You Should – A Success Story from Speaking Up
Who Cares? You Should – A Success Story from Speaking Up
Despre acest podcast
Join Matthew Baird for a free, weekly networking forum discussing anything and everything in Social Housing with a different guest speaker each week.
The idea?
To challenge the mindset that the sector can’t be changed with small steps as well as large ones whilst giving everyone a free voice for change.
Episoade
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- Who Cares? You Should – A Success Story from Speaking Up · 1 h 1 min · Episodul 186How well do we support unpaid carers in the workplace, and how many people are struggling with caring responsibilities that their employers know nothing about? For our 250th…
- What Do You Do When You Can't Get Access? Why Legal Enforcement Should Be the Last Resort · 59 min · Episodul 185When a resident doesn't answer the door, is it a refusal of access or is there something we're missing? In this Social Housing Round Table session, Matt Goodwin-Baird was joined…
- The Importance of Being Earnest: Housing and Allyship in a Period of Uncertainty · 1 h 0 min · Episodul 184What does it really mean to be an ally, and are we prepared to speak up when it matters? In this Social Housing Round Table session, Elaine Middleton was joined by Neil Goodrich…
- Beyond the Pilot: Why Proven Technology Still has to Prove Itself · 1 h 2 min · Episodul 183A housing association has seen the evidence. They have spoken to existing clients. They know the technology works. And then somebody says: obviously, we’d need to pilot it. That…
- Small but Mighty - The Benefits and Challenges of Being a Smaller RP · 1 h 0 min · Episodul 182Two thirds of social housing in England is owned or managed by just 40 of the largest landlords. So what does it actually mean to be a smaller registered provider in a sector…
- Invitation for Everyone to Build a Safer World for Women and Girls (Especially Men) · 1 h 2 min · Episodul 181What would change if keeping women and girls safe stopped being treated as their responsibility alone? In this Social Housing Round Table session, Matt Goodwin-Baird was joined…
- The Truth About Bias and Halluciation in AI · 1 h 0 min · Episodul 180AI is already finding its way into social housing, but how much can we trust what it tells us? In this Social Housing Round Table session, Matt Goodwin-Baird was joined by George…
- Suicide prevention in social housing · 1 h 1 min · Episodul 179Content warning: this session discusses suicide and suicide prevention. Please take care of yourself when listening. In episode 241 of the Social Housing Round Table, Matt Baird…
- The Future of Housing Professionals: Competence, Capability & Culture · 58 min · Episodul 178The Competency and Conduct Standard arrives in October 2026. Around 30,000 people will need a Level 4 or Level 5 qualification. Many organisations are still figuring out who is…
- Can Devolution Create Opportunities for Tenants to Influence Housing Strategy? · 1 h 1 min · Episodul 177Please note that this session experienced some technical difficulties with connectivity. The content and conversation are well worth your time and we appreciate the patience of…
- Neurodiversity in the Workplace · 59 min · Episodul 176Around 15 to 20 percent of people are estimated to be neurodivergent in some way. That means a significant proportion of both the housing workforce and the residents it serves…
- A Presidency with Purpose · 1 h 0 min · Episodul 175What does it actually mean to lead a presidency with purpose? And what does a year at the top of your profession teach you about the sector you love? In episode 237 of the Social…
- Do Landlords Truly Trust Tenants to Shape Services? · 1 h 1 min · Episodul 174Do landlords truly trust tenants to shape the services they receive? Or is what passes for tenant engagement too often closer to going through the motions? In episode 236 of the…
- Awaabs Law - Preparing for Phase Two · 58 min · Episodul 173Phase 2 of Awaab's Law is coming. And according to Louise Murphy, Partner and Head of Social Housing and Regeneration at MSB Solicitors, the sector is not quite as ready as it…
- Data, Tech and Human Touch: Rewriting the Playbook for Modern Tenancy Support · 58 min · Episodul 172Most housing organisations know when a tenant falls into arrears. Far fewer have a clear picture of what was already happening in that tenant's life before the arrears appeared —…
- Truly Assessing Competence & Behaviours in Modern Talent Acquisition · 1 h 2 min · Episodul 171How do we know whether we're recruiting the right people? In this episode of the Social Housing Round Table, host Matt Baird is joined by Dee Roberts-Molloy, Assistant Director…
- Just How Easy Is It to Actually Report ASB in 2026? · 1 h 1 min · Episodul 170In this Social Housing Roundtable session, Matt Baird is joined by Janine Green, Partner at G&B ASB Associates, and Ben Hunt, Managing Director at CMSG, to explore a key question…
- Transforming The Lives of Residents Through Two-Way Contact · 1 h 0 min · Episodul 169In this episode of The Social Housing Round Table, Matt Baird is joined by Sheree Brooks, Operations Manager for Older People Services at Gateway Housing, for a conversation…
- Are We As Efficient As We Can Be? And Is Technology The Answer? · 1 h 1 min · Episodul 168Efficiency and productivity often get used as interchangeable terms in housing. According to Rob Fletcher, Director of Digital, Data and Technology at Codi Group, Wales' largest…
- Overcoming Challenges for Exiting Shared Ownership · 59 min · Episodul 167Shared ownership was designed as a stepping stone to full homeownership. For many people, it has worked exactly as intended. But for a growing number of shared owners, what was…







