Housing organisations have valuable assets and optimising their use is even more critical in these tough economic circumstances, which are likely to last for many years.

This conference explores key themes:

· Maximising value for money

· Planning for the future

· Rationalising your stock to meet the new localism agenda

· The view of the TSA and the Audit Commission

· Managing risk and assessing stock needs

· Procurement as an aid to asset management

· Maximising debt capacity

· Retrofit and carbon reduction