The Chartered Institute of Housing’s South West conference in Torquay seems to have been a success this year, in spite of the cutbacks that hit sponsorship budgets and delegate numbers.

The CIH is a key partner for the HCA and this is a really important event for us to be involved in, particularly at a time of reorganisation.

Even though our sponsorship of the event is a thing of the past, I am glad we maintained a delegate presence this year (NB: three of us were guests, including two speakers).

I found attending yesterday worthwhile, made some good contacts and found out a few nuggets of information which I would not have known if I had stayed in the office. Here are some noteworthy discoveries, along with some thoughts about the event itself.

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