Our latest research report has found there’s capacity for up to 320,000 new homes on brownfield land in the North. This will help the Government deliver 1.5m new homes over the next 5 years and play a part in finding homes for the 420,000 Northerners on housing waiting lists. We’re calling for a £4.2 billion […]
Our Chief Executive Tracy Harrison, was part of a Q&A panel at the North East Youth Symposium. She listened to the views of young people and shared insight about the social housing sector and its role in creating positive change for the future. The NE Youth Symposium aims to unite young people with decision-makers and […]
As part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, we held a Parliamentary Reception at the House of Commons. Lord Best OBE DL hosted this special event and was joined by housing leaders, senior civil servants, parliamentarians, residents and community representatives. The reception reflected on the achievements of the past, current challenges, and explored how together we […]
The Northern Housing Consortium represents the views of housing organisations in the North of England, with our membership of local and combined authorities, ALMOs and housing associations representing over 9 out of every 10 social homes in the North. Our vision is our collaborative Northern voice helps members create and regenerate sustainable homes and build […]
The NHC has welcomed the new Government’s focus on housing in its first few days of office. The Prime Minister Keir Starmer recognised the importance of affordable housing in his first speech; and the Chancellor Rachel Reeves has now promised to “get Britain building” with planning reform and new house building targets. Tracy Harrison, Chief […]
We’ve witnessed the first change of government for over a decade. The political landscape in the North – and the UK – looks different with 69 new MPs in the North. The NHC General Election briefing gives a lowdown on who all the Northern MPs are – and flags those with interests relevant to our members. […]
Building the Future of the North is our new offer to government to work together over the next ten years to transform communities and enable thousands more northerners to live in good quality homes. Patrick Murray, NHC Executive of Policy and Public Affairs explains more about the offer and his hopes for the future – both […]
As part of our continuous work engaging with our members and highlighting the great work they are doing, we visited various sites across West Yorkshire. We kicked off the visits with a trip to the Climate Innovation District (CID). Developed by Citu, the CID is an £800m project on former brownfield land forming party of […]
We’ve appointed a new Executive Director for Operations and Finance. Andrea Downey brings with her more than 25 years’ experience of working in both the public and private sector, with previous roles in Network Rail and the NHS, as well as in the publishing and media sectors. She will also play a key role […]
Member engagement manager James Bryson reports from the NHC’s annual National Resident Involvement Conference in partnership with YD consultants Now in its 15th year, this event brings together involved residents and engagement professionals from across the country. As always, there was a wide range of insight from sector leaders, best practice and opportunities for residents […]