Welcome to Six-Key Policy Advisers

Six-Key is a firm of independent consultants who have, for many years, played an important role in enabling people with high support needs, who have to survive permanently on welfare benefits, to improve where they live.

Our clients and partners include Institutional Investors, Property Developers, Registered Providers of Social Housing, Not for Profit Organisations, Charities, Care Providers and Health/Local Authority agencies.

Using our experience of processes and regulatory frameworks, coupled with our extensive network within the supported living sector, we are able to offer strategic and practical responses, which fit local strategic needs, to our clients and partners, thus enabling them to provide fit for purpose accommodation for people with high support needs.

Tenants Property Developers Care Providers Commissioners Local Authorities Social Housing Providers Institutional Investors Six-Key

Six-Key Role

We do not work directly with supported living tenants but play an important, enabling, role for people who have to survive permanently on welfare benefits to improve where they live.

Outcomes

Enabling vulnerable members of our society to establish sustainable and assured tenancies in their own homes thereby affording them the levels of independence and dignity they deserve.

Six-Key Role

We work closely with Care Providers, especially with regard to Specialised Supported Housing, to enable a full understanding of the satisfying criteria.

Outcomes

Care providers are better placed to engage in meaningful and profitable discussions with regard to Specialised Supported Housing.

Six-Key Role

We work closely with local authority and health commissioners, especially with regard to Specialised Supported Housing, to enable a full understanding of the satisfying criteria and to ensure that they fully appreciate their importance within the process. The beneficial financial implications are also highlighted during discussions.

Outcomes

Approval and support of developments is achieved to enable housing projects to proceed which satisfy local strategic planning requirements.

Six-Key Role

We work closely and collaboratively with our colleagues within local authorities to ensure that rent and service charges meet financial and regulatory requirements.

Outcomes

Local Authority are assured that all claims meet regulatory requirements, are reasonable and fully justifiable and will meet internal audit standards.

Six-Key Role

We work closely with property developers who are involved in the creation of cluster apartments and similar accommodation models which meet the Specialised Supported Housing criteria.
We provide developers with specialist operational advice and deliver unique brokerage and facilitation between stakeholders in the public and private sector.

Outcomes

Developers are assured that projects meet local strategic priority, are supported by local authority and/or health commissioner and that financial return on investment is achieved.

Six-Key Role

We assist Social Landlords in producing robust rent and service charges, based on a full cost recovery model. We represent them in discussions and negotiations with Local Authorities.

Outcomes

Provide comfort to landlords that they can remain financially viable and sustainable which allows them to continue meeting their visions, missions, objectives and goals as socially responsible organisations.

Six-Key Role

Six-Key, along with our associated partners, have an extensive network of contacts to identify and enable delivery of a wide range of housing requirements. We are able to provide bespoke brokerage, specialist advice and liaison services to create unique partnerships between the public and private sectors.

Outcomes

Investors are assured that fit for purpose stakeholders from both the public and private sectors are associated with each development and that financial objectives are met.

Six-Key Role

Providing tailored technical support to stakeholders and partners to achieve viable and suitable outcomes in an increasingly complex & challenging climate within the context of supported living for vulnerable people.

Outcomes

We are able to offer strategic and practical solutions, which fit local strategic needs, to our clients and partners, thus enabling them to provide fit for purpose accommodation for people with additional needs.

Clients