In the run up to the Chancellor’s Spring Budget on 6th March 2024, the Northern Housing Consortium submitted its Budget representation. Our submission focused on: Funding certainty for future affordable housing development, including the need for the government to lay out a post-2026 Affordable Homes Programme with increased grant rates for building new homes. Ensuring […]
The Northern Housing Consortium and Campbell Tickell hosted their annual Housing Strategy seminar on 29th November. Chairs Opening The session was chaired by Maggie Rafalowicz from Campbell Tickell, who opened the session with an introduction discussing the current context for housing strategy. The opening introduced the challenges faced by housing and what strategies will […]
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) recently published new data on the number of new affordable housing starts and completions in 2022/23. Across England, 63,605 new affordable homes were completed in the year: an increase of 7% on 2021/22 and the highest number since 2014/15. Looking forward, more than 71,000 new homes […]
Shocking new analysis, announced in a report today, shows the extent to which private renters in the North will be hit by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s net zero u-turn, announced in September. The government’s decision to scrap plans to force private landlords to improve the energy efficiency of their properties could leave over 750,000, or […]
The guidance documents, clarification responses, application forms and supplementary tables are all now available here on GOV.UK. The latest round of SHDF funding will allocate £80m to social housing providers across England to help fund home energy efficiency upgrades. Registered providers, including local authorities, housing associations and charities, preparing to bid for SHDF funding are […]
The Northern Housing Consortium’s (NHC) annual Northern Housing Summit took place at Aspire, Leeds on 9th November. This annual event brings Northern housing colleagues together from government, housing providers and more to discuss the key challenges facing the sector. Housing in 2030 and politics today The Summit was kicked off by NHC’s Chief Executive, […]
November saw major changes in government with prime minister Rishi Sunak carrying out a reshuffle ahead of the Autumn Statement and a potential 2024 general election. The spotlight of these changes fell on the unexpected return of former prime minister David Cameron, who was made Foreign Secretary by Sunak, marking his return to government since […]
There is an increasing amount of pressure from funders within the sector, for the valuation of securitised portfolios to include the associated costs of decarbonisation works. Whilst the Government’s most recent messaging on EPC and Net-Zero targets may have softened, we can be assured the sector will not overlook the importance and the need for […]
The NHC will be in Preston this week for the This is the North Convention 2023. The NHC is delighted to be on the agenda at the Peoples Powerhouse This is the North Convention, taking place in Preston across the 29th and 30th of November. Alongside Blackpool Coastal Housing, we’ll be providing a workshop discussing […]
