There is speculation that the Chancellor, Rt. Hon. Rachel Reeves MP, plans to introduce a 10-year formula for social rent. Media reports say this will aim to give providers more financial certainty and confidence to invest and develop their communities. The formula, if announced, would result in rents increasing annually with the rate of the […]
The Housing Ombudsman service (HOS) and Regulator for Social Housing (RSH) have published a memorandum of understanding (MOU), described as “a statement of intent as to the continued framework of communication, cooperation and exchange of information between the parties” The document includes two key areas Working together Information sharing Working together This section highlights how […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Angela Rayner, has announced a suite of changes to housing and planning policy as one of the new government’s first major efforts to “get Britain building again”. Announcements covered policy areas including the Right to Buy, significant reforms to the National Planning […]
The key announcements for housing as Starmer names first cabinet As Keir Starmer settles into his first month as prime minister, he has announced his first cabinet. We’ve summarised the key announcements for housing in the North including some of the key ministerial appointments made. As expected, the prime minister has made MP for Leeds […]
Charity Zarach share more about the work they do to make sure every child has a bed to sleep in and how you can get involved. What is Zarach? Zarach is a charity set up by Deputy Headteacher Bex Wilson when she discovered one of her pupils didn’t have a bed and was sleeping on […]
Inside Housing Editor Martin Hilditch shares how he’s worked closely with us over his twenty-year career at the publication.
We were delighted to welcome Ruhena Ahmed (Deputy Director, Social Housing Quality and Residents), and colleagues from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) for a visit of members’ sites across Greater Manchester. MHCLG colleagues had the opportunity to see a range of members’ projects from estate regeneration and terraced street renewal to […]
Northern Housing Consortium’s Chief Executive, Tracy Harrison, has taken part in a roundtable event with the Deputy Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Angela Rayner MP and the Minister for Housing, Matthew Pennycook MP, discussing affordable and social housing delivery. The event was attended by council leaders, sector representatives and housing associations and enabled them to […]
Our latest research report has found there’s capacity for up to 320,000 new homes on brownfield land in the North. This will help the Government deliver 1.5m new homes over the next 5 years and play a part in finding homes for the 420,000 Northerners on housing waiting lists. We’re calling for a £4.2 billion […]
