Residents' Conference
The 2025 Residents’ Conference will take place on 15 October 2025. We will be seeking input from residents about what they want to see discussed this year.
Tickets and information about the agenda and attendees will be available nearer the time.
2024 conference
We hosted our third Residents' Conference in October 2024 and were pleased to welcome over 90 people - our highest turnout yet.
Topics discussed at the 2024 conference included:
- Fire safety: the Station Commander of Tooting Fire Station presented on best practice when ensuring building and fire safety within residents' homes, estates and blocks. View the fire safely presentation
- London Borough of Culture: Wandsworth is the London Borough of Culture for 2025. Council officers gave a breakdown of what this means for residents and the different activities that will be on offer on their estates. View the London Borough of Culture presentation
- Neighbourhood Renewal Fund: the council team that manages the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund gave a talk on the new fund and its implications for residents. View the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund presentation
- Energy support: Giles Read from Thinking Works - an expert on tackling fuel poverty - explored best practice on low-cost ways to save energy and money. View the energy support presentation
- Cost of living: the Cost of living team explored the support that residents can access including the different schemes and initiatives available. View the cost of living presentation and visit the Cost of Living hub
- Resident engagement and landlord responsibilities: the Assistant Director of Assessment and Tenant Engagement from the Regulator of Social Housing gave a talk on resident engagement and landlords' responsibilities. View the RSH presentation
- Panel discussion on resident engagement: residents and council staff who are actively involved in our council participation structures discussed best practice for getting involved, and how to ensure positive outcomes.
- Tackling damp and mould: a damp and mould specialist and a senior member of staff explained the causes of damp and mould, and more specifically, the action we take when responding to damp and mould reports. View the damp and mould presentation
Get involved
The conference is an annual event for all council tenants and leaseholders. Whether you were able to attend last year or not, we hope you can join us at the next conference, which will take place on 15 October 2025.
If you have any suggestions on what type of topics you would like to see covered next time, contact conference@wandsworth.gov.uk.