The Heat and Buildings Strategy has finally been published and will have wide-reaching implications for households, landlords and councils. The package of measures in the strategy amounts to a £3.9bn from Government, of which £450m will be spent on grants subsidising the upfront cost of heat pumps for homes. £800 million has been pledged for […]
Chancellor Rishi Sunak will present his multi-year spending review next week – and the NHC has been making the case that housing in the North can help him deliver on net zero and levelling-up. Our Spending Review Representation focuses on three key priorities: Delivering on net zero and levelling-up through a programme of green home […]
On Wednesday 27th October, Rishi Sunak will deliver his long-awaited Spending Review, which we expect will set out Government plans to invest in readying our homes for net zero. Over the last eighteen months, the Northern Housing Consortium has been making the case that a programme of green home upgrades in the North of England […]
Locata will be launching a full Rent Account module in November, giving officers a single integrated system for the step-by-step management for rent accounting. The system is being built to work alongside Coventry’s new Locata Choice Based Lettings system and is expected to be live by early November. The system integrates with our various Locata […]
At the NHC, we are acutely aware of the challenges and opportunities for the North of England – in particular, the opportunities presented by the Levelling Up agenda and decarbonisation of housing stock. It is essential that the North’s communities and economy can thrive, with everyone having access to good quality housing and the skills […]
The Commission on Prosperity and Community Placemaking published its final report last week, setting out a plan for levelling-up at neighbourhood level. The Commission, convened by the influential Create Streets Foundation, called for investment in the physical and social fabric of left-behind places. Chaired by Toby Lloyd, former special advisor to Prime Minister, Theresa May, […]
The rumoured reshuffle came to fruition this month, with Boris Johnson looking to “unite and level up the whole country” starting with a shake-up of his top team. This has also included a rebranding of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to showcase the Government’s commitment to the levelling up mission in the […]
The Northern Housing Consortium will head to Milan this week, albeit virtually, to showcase the Social Housing Tenants’ Jury at All4Climate – Italy 2021. The series of events forms part of Italy’s work in their role as joint-Presidents of COP26, the United Nations climate summit taking place in Glasgow this November. Convened by the Italian […]
By Molly Bishop, Strategic Lead for Homelessness, GMCA As perfect storms go, we are in the middle of a pretty big one when it comes to tackling homelessness. The compound impacts of lifting protective COVID-19 policies relating to furlough, Universal Credit and Local Housing Allowance, deepening of Local Authorities’ lucky-dip bidding relationship with Central Government, […]
