As the cost of living crisis continues to bite, what options does the social housing sector have at its disposal to hold back the tide in the form of practical and effective help? What support can they offer tenants facing the apparent inevitability of debt, and how can they bolster their own defences against an […]
Now in its eighth year, HACT and NHC’s Social Value conference is firmly established as a must-attend event showcasing the latest thinking from across social housing and beyond. This year’s conference take place Thursday 17th February as a full day online conference and as in recent years NHC members can attend at no extra cost as […]
Introduction The Future Homes and Buildings Standard is a set of standards that will complement the Building Regulations to ensure new homes built from 2025 will produce 75-80% less carbon emissions than homes delivered under current regulations. Certain home improvements in existing homes will also be subject to higher standards. The Future Homes Standard was […]
The Northern Housing Monitor is an analysis of Northern housing data, creating a ‘State of the Region’ report describing emerging trends and identifying the developments which have the most significant impacts on people, homes and neighbourhoods in the North. The first edition of the Monitor was published in the autumn 2021. The Monitor is part […]
In November 2020, the Social Housing Tenants’ Climate Jury launched its report and recommendations to the sector; their views, as social housing tenants, as to how tenants, social landlords, and other place-based organisations can work together to tackle climate change in our homes and neighbourhoods. As part of its commitment to promote and advance the […]
Keir Starmer completed his far-reaching reshuffle of his top team this month. Starmer said the purpose of the reorganisation of the Shadow Cabinet was to present a “smaller, more focused” team that mirrors the shape of Government. This is the second reshuffle Keir Starmer has undertaken this year, with new faces appointed to prominent posts […]
New research from Northumbria University, commissioned through the North East England Climate Coalition, provides a ‘state of the region’ update on progress towards decarbonising the North East’s social housing stock. The work was funded by the North East and Yorkshire Energy Hub. A team led by Richard Watson, from the University’s School of Architecture and […]
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Earlier this month NHC’s Tracy Harrison and Brian Robson joined Chief Executive at Livin Alan Boddy and his team to meet with local MPs Paul Howell (Sedgefield) and Dehenna Davison (Bishop Auckland) at Livin’s Jubilee Fields Estate in Shildon, County Durham. The purpose of the visit was to provide the local MPs with an overview […]
One of the most encouraging announcements at this year’s Spending Review was the £1.8bn to help deliver homes on brownfield sites. This consists of £300m for locally led projects and a further £1.5bn for housing infrastructure. The NHC has consistently backed the existing £400m brownfield housing fund – £276m of which was allocated directly to […]