Since we first became familiar with the term ‘Levelling Up’, debate has centred on how the Government’s flagship agenda would strike the balance between innovation and infrastructure, and the desire to shift attention to our smaller towns and rekindle community identity. So it was, with the publication of the Levelling Up White Paper, that the […]
The government has published its much-anticipated reform proposals for renters, aiming to improve standards in the private sector, as part of the government’s mission to level up the country.
Today’s speech was delivered during a tough week for the Prime Minister, following the vote of no confidence in his leadership on Monday which he won by a smaller margin than he was anticipating. Political commentators now see Boris Johnson on a mission of political revival ahead of the two by-elections this month (Wakefield and […]
On 26th May, we joined with the National Housing Federation and Homes for the North in Manchester to bring together housing leaders in the region to look at housing decarbonisation and the steps needed leading up to 2030 to turn theory into reality. Charlie Norman, Chief Executive of MSV, chaired the first half of the […]
We’ve launched our ambitious, new corporate plan – it sets out how we’ll support you over the next three years to help you create better homes and places. This new plan focusses on your unrivalled member experience, it outlines our influencing priorities for the next few years: meeting the net zero challenge and housing at […]
Children and staff from a school for autistic children in Middlesbrough celebrated the official opening of the school recently to coincide with World Autism Acceptance Week. The Mackenzie Thorpe Centre is the North East Autism Society’s (NEAS) newest school at South Bank and provides care and support for up to 30 children aged 5 to […]
Locata’s homelessness system is now being used by more than 115 local authorities across the country. The HPA2 system was launched in 2018 to help officers with their new duties under the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017. The system was essentially an upgrade to Locata’s existing Homelessness Prevention and Advice software that had been built 10 […]
The Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) was launched by Government on 13 April 2022 and this paper briefly summarises the UKSPF Prospectus. There will be opportunities in the development of local Investment Plans for the housing sector as a whole to work in partnership so that the UKSPF flowing into communities aligns with housing priorities. Within […]
The Northern Housing Consortium’s Private Rented Sector Network met for the first time in 2022 this month, with plenty to discuss since the recent Queen’s Speech. The Network was established to offer NHC members working in or connected to private sector housing the space to network and share good practice from across the northern regions […]
We’ve been reflecting on the sad news of the loss of Steve Douglas earlier this month. The NHC had a long-standing relationship with Steve, particularly through his role in the Commission for Housing in the North. The Commission articulated ambitions that were unique to the North, calling for more local flexibility and the importance of […]
