Nicola joined our procurement arm, Consortium Procurement, in 2012, initially providing holiday cover. Now fast forward over 12 years and she’s still here, pleased to be part of the procurement family working as a Contracts Officer. How would you describe the culture at the NHC? Our strengths are targeted and supported by those in leadership […]
The NHC responded to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s consultation on the proposed reforms to the Right to Buy. We called for changes to limit the loss of social housing, including more control to be given to local authorities. While the Right to Buy scheme has benefited some tenants, it has also led […]
Thank you to all the members who took part in our research looking into the proportion of social housing which is reaching the end of its serviceable life. Through this work we hope to improve the sector and the Government’s understanding of the need for funding for housing-led regeneration over the next 5 to 10 […]
We recently responded to the Government’s consultation on future rent policy. The Government initially proposed a new rent policy of ‘CPI+1%’ for five years from April 2026. They sought views on extending the rent settlement and wider potential changes to social housing rent policy, through the consultation. As part of our response, the NHC, Chartered […]
The Fabian Society has launched Home Comforts: a plan to eradicate poor quality rented accommodation. The research showed that half a million children live in ‘non-decent’ private rented homes in England and there is a north-south divide. In the North 27 per cent of private rented homes are ‘non-decent’ compared to 17 per cent in […]
The English Devolution White Paper published this week, is big news for the North. Chief Executive of the Northern Housing Consortium Tracy Harrison said: “Since the Commission for Housing in North in 2016, we’ve been calling for more local control to drive growth and opportunity in the North, and to make sure the diverse needs […]
NHC members host senior civil servant in West Yorkshire We had a fantastic day visiting some great examples of brownfield development and regeneration in West Yorkshire with Emma Fraser (Director, Housing Markets & Strategy) from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Emma is the senior official responsible for MHCLG’s approach to housing in the Spending Review […]
Our Policy & Public Affairs Manager, Tom Kennedy, has come runner up in the Thinkhouse Early Career Researcher’s Prize for his work on our ‘Brownfield First’ report. ‘Brownfield First – how devolved brownfield funding can build a new generation of homes in the North’ looked at why long-term funding for brownfield development is needed, and […]
Last month the Northern Housing Consortium and partners presented the findings of Pride in Place: Views from Northern Communities to a national online audience of around 400 people. The session was organised as part of the Homes England Autumn Learning Programme. Organised by Homes England’s Local Government Capacity Centre, the periodic learning programmes aim to […]
