Stay up to date with the latest developments, announcements and news from the Council Housebuilding Support Service (CHoSS). This page will be updated as new milestones, resources and programme developments are published.
Upcoming updates
We will be adding updates on:
- Newly published tools, templates and resources
- Webinars, roundtables and peer-learning opportunities
- Programme milestones and impact highlights
- Case studies from councils engaging with CHoSS
- Publication of universal tools (for example, the HRA Manual)
Check back regularly for the latest information.
CHoSS Spring Webinar Series
The CHoSS Spring Webinar Series brings together sector insight, technical expertise and peer experience to explore the practical enablers of successful council-led housebuilding. All webinars are free to councils.
Across March and April 2026, the programme will:
- examine structural and operational barriers to delivery
- strengthen organisational and workforce readiness
- build financial and viability confidence
- support effective Housing Revenue Account (HRA) governance
- explore how sustainability can be embedded without undermining pace or viability.
Finance and funding for council housebuilding
Wednesday 18 March 2026 | 11.00am-12.00pm
Delivered by CHoSS and Local Partnerships
Rising costs, competing capital pressures and evolving funding rules mean that financial strategy is now central to council-led housebuilding.
This session will explore the sources of finance and funding available to councils and, crucially, how to make a clear and credible internal case for investment in housing delivery.
The discussion will cover:
- The key financial and funding considerations influencing council housebuilding
- Approaches to structuring and planning investment to support delivery
- Building organisational confidence around housing investment decisions
- Aligning financial strategy with long-term housing ambition
Book your place on Finance and funding for council housebuilding
Viability and pipeline: Turning ambition into deliverable schemes
Wednesday 25 March 2026 | 11.00am-12.00pm
Delivered by CHoSS and Local Partnerships
Strengthening pipeline management and addressing viability challenges are key to accelerating council housebuilding. Even where ambition and funding exist, schemes can stall because of cost pressures, changing assumptions, or uncertainty around sequencing and risk.
Led by Local Partnerships, this session will introduce viability in a council housebuilding context and explore practical ways to build programme confidence by:
• Understanding the key drivers that influence viability
• Identifying why schemes stall and how to unblock them
• Prioritising sites and managing pipeline sequencing
• Strengthening programme-level risk management and decision-making
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Establishing and Strengthening HRAs for Sustainable Delivery
Thursday 16 April 2026 | 1.00–2.00pm
Delivered by CHoSS and Local Partnerships
Housing Revenue Accounts (HRAs) remain central to sustainable council housebuilding. For councils undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), reviewing existing HRAs or considering structural changes, clarity around governance, modelling and delivery structures is critical.
This session will explore key considerations for councils establishing, consolidating or strengthening HRAs to support long-term housing delivery.
Led by Local Partnerships, the webinar will consider:
- Governance and structural considerations in LGR contexts
- Managing the transition from predecessor to successor authorities
- Strengthening HRA business planning and financial modelling
- Ensuring compliance with statutory and prudential frameworks
- Aligning HRA strategy with wider delivery ambition
Establishing and Strengthening HRAs for Sustainable Delivery
Sustainability in council housebuilding
Thursday 23 April 2026 | 11:00–12:00
Delivered by CHoSS, Local Partnerships and LGA Sustainability
Integrating environmental ambition into housing delivery is now a core consideration for councils.
This peer-led session brings council voices into the discussion, sharing practical experience of embedding sustainability and net zero goals within housing programmes.
- Integrating sustainability into delivery frameworks
- Managing viability and procurement trade-offs
- Governance considerations when setting environmental standards
- Lessons learned from implementation
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