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Future Leaders Network

Applications for the 2026/27 Future Leaders Programme are now closed.

A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to apply. We were delighted by the level of interest in this year's programme and appreciate the enthusiasm shown by so many aspiring leaders from across the housing sector and related industries.

We look forward to informing successful applicants in due course. Once the new cohort has been confirmed, we will share more details about the programme and our plans for the year on this page.

Thank you again for your interest in the Future Leaders Programme.

About the Future Leaders Programme

This programme is designed for early-career professionals with up to three years’ experience in housing and related sectors, supporting them in developing their leadership skills and progressing on their leadership journey.

We were grateful to Sovereign Network Group (SNG) for sponsoring this year’s cohort. As a social housing provider with a strong commitment to community impact and leadership development, SNG is an ideal partner to help us deliver the programme. Their values aligned closely with our mission to empower the next generation of leaders through authentic, experience-driven learning.

Throughout the year, participants will engage in a series of in-person and online sessions, where they will gain valuable insights from senior industry leaders. Each session will explore the invited guests’ own personal journeys, including who or what influenced them, challenges they had faced, and the unique leadership qualities they had developed along the way. The programme encourages open dialogue, peer learning, and reflection, and concludes with each participant contributing a blog to share their key insights and takeaways.

Follow our updates here or on LinkedIn (opens new window) and Bluesky (opens new window) as we track the cohort’s progress and celebrate their achievements.

In the meantime, check out blogs from past participants below to see the impact of the programme in action.

Honor Westlake, Policy, Research and Projects Officer, National Care Forum and 2025/26 Future Leaders Participant, said: 

"My previous perception of leadership was largely based on high-pressure and isolated roles reserved for people already confident in their abilities, but the Future Leaders Programme challenged this. The speakers highlighted that leadership can be a vibrant, exciting experience in which you can work with others and make a real impact both within and beyond the workplace."

Follow us on LinkedIn (opens new window) and Bluesky (opens new window) for all the updates. 

News Updates

Previous cohorts of Future Leaders

Guest blogs from our 5th cohort

To coincide with this year's Housing LIN Conferences in Newcastle and Bristol, we were pleased to publish a series of informative blogs written by our 2025/6 cohort of future leaders. They set out what they learned on the programme, and how this has inspired them:

Guest blogs from our 4th cohort

To coincide with our 'sell-out' London conference – A Festival of Ideas: Age-Friendly Homes and Connected Community, we were pleased to publish a series of informative blogs written by our 2024/5 cohort of future leaders. They set out what they learned on the programme, and how this has inspired them:

Guest blogs from our 3rd cohort

To coincide with our 2024 summit, we were pleased to publish a series of informative blogs written by our 2023 cohort of future leaders. They set out what they learned on the programme, and how this has inspired them:

Guest blogs from our 2nd cohort

To coincide with our 2023 Summit, we were pleased to publish a series of impressive blogs written by our 2022 cohort of Future Leaders setting out what they learnt on the Housing LIN programme and how this inspired.