Episode 37

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Published on:

31st Mar 2025

Webinar: What can we learn from Barking & Dagenham on public private partnerships?

We are pleased to share this month's webinar from 1.5M New Homes: The Local Government Challenge, with London Borough of Barking & Dagenham.

"What can we learn from Barking & Dagenham on public private partnerships?"


This webinar features:

Caroline Harper- Interim Managing Director at Be First

Paul Nicholls- Regional Managing Director for London at Wates

Danny Sutcliffe- Partner at Red Loft

Toby Fox (Chair)- Founder of 1.5M New Homes


We asked Caroline what was at the top of her in-tray, as she gets to grips with a new mandate to manage £4bn of council assets and works to bring at least one new housing development site to market by the summer.


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About the Podcast

1.5m New Homes
Asking what works and what doesn’t in getting new homes built
Each month at 1.5M New Homes, journalist and consultant Toby Fox will be visiting a different council in England to ask what works and what doesn’t in getting new homes built. He'll also be asking what it takes to build a career in public sector housing delivery.

About your host

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Drew Toynbee

Drew is a freelance content creator from the UK, creating audio and video content for audiobooks, podcasts, social media and documentaries for sectors from Weddings to the Space Industry.

When he's not working, you can find him spending time with his family and pets, doing DIY, watching movies, playing Dungeons & Dragons or videogames, or dabbling in a bit of music.

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