Earlier in June, we were pleased to welcome Selvin Brown and officials from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) to see progress being made by NHC members in Greater Manchester to increase energy efficiency of homes. This Greater Manchester tour follows a successful visit we organised with Selvin and his team to Government funded […]
Huge congratulations to our Lynda Redshaw who has been awarded an MBE as part of the King’s Birthday Honours list! Executive Assistant Lynda has been the backbone of the NHC for 34 years, helping us grow from a team of three to a team of 40+. She is a role model and a prolific charity […]
We’re once again partnering with the GEM programme to offer a free place on their housing leadership development programme for someone who lives in social housing and works for an NHC member organisation. The programme offers a combination of face-to-face events, mentoring and the opportunity to achieve a CIH Level 4 qualification. The funded place […]
NHC Members were brought together in Leeds to discuss the increasing challenge of temporary accommodation, and how existing good practice may point a way forward. In June the NHC brought members together to discuss the increasing temporary accommodation crisis in the North of England. The session was organised in response to member feedback highlighting rising […]
Dealing with Disrepair: Ensuring Compliance and Tackling Claims Coming into effect October 2025, Awaab’s Law seeks to ensure social landlords investigate and fix dangerous damp and mould in set time periods and repair all emergency hazards within 24 hours. Alongside the already existing duty to keep homes fit for human habitation, and the ongoing review […]
Last week, the Northern Housing Consortium’s (NHC) Executive Director of Policy and External Relations, Patrick Murray, attended a roundtable with the Minister for Energy Consumers, Miatta Fahnbulleh. The roundtable brought together representatives from the NHC, the National Housing Federation (NHF), Chartered Institute of Housing, Local Government Association (LGA), the National Federation of Almos (NFA) and […]
MRI Software is proud to be partnering with Northern Housing Consortium (NHC) as a Supporter Member; a partnership which reflects our shared commitment to supporting communities across the North. This collaboration is about more than just technology. It’s about helping housing providers do what they do best: connecting people with safe, secure, and affordable homes. […]
Our Executive Director (Policy & External Relations) Patrick Murray spoke at UKREiiF, the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum, which took place in Leeds. He joined the panel for L&Q’s session on ‘Perfect Partners: how housing associations and councils can work together to build the homes we need’. It looked at how housing associations […]
