On 4th January, the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) published new ‘rent limit guidance’ confirming the process by which social housing rent increases will be regulated for the 2024/25 financial year. This means that social housing rents will be able to rise by the rate of Consumer Price Inflation (CPI), taken from the previous September, […]
DLUHC published an updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on 19 December 2023 following a consultation in December 2022. The update was announced during the Secretary of State’s speech about the government’s ambitions for housing and infrastructure, and the role of planning in helping achieve them. Further details about what was announced can be found […]
On 9th January, the government launched a consultation into Awaab’s Law: Consultation on timescales for repairs in the social rented sector. The new rules will form part of a tenancy agreement, so that tenants can hold landlords to account by law if they fail to tackle hazards. It is proposed that Awaab’s Law will consider […]
Landlords’ perspectives of the provision of floor coverings in social housing are explored in a new report by Altair and the Longleigh Foundation. The report voices the views and experiences of social housing landlords. It follows on from earlier learning reports on the wider context and the tenant perspective of floor coverings. The report provides […]
We are delighted to announce that we have achieved our Better Health at Work Silver Award! The Better Health at Work Award (BHAWA) recognises the efforts of employers in the North East and Cumbria in addressing health issues within the workplace. Having achieved the Bronze award in late 2022 – and our HR Manager Kay winning Health […]
It’s a big birthday for the NHC – we’ve been the voice of housing in the North for 50 years! We want to use the year to look back at what we’ve achieved with colleagues, members, and partners, and to look forward to the next 50 years. You’ll see our 50 years together showcased throughout […]
In the run up to the Chancellor’s Spring Budget on 6th March 2024, the Northern Housing Consortium submitted its Budget representation. Our submission focused on: Funding certainty for future affordable housing development, including the need for the government to lay out a post-2026 Affordable Homes Programme with increased grant rates for building new homes. Ensuring […]
The Northern Housing Consortium and Campbell Tickell hosted their annual Housing Strategy seminar on 29th November. Chairs Opening The session was chaired by Maggie Rafalowicz from Campbell Tickell, who opened the session with an introduction discussing the current context for housing strategy. The opening introduced the challenges faced by housing and what strategies will […]
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) recently published new data on the number of new affordable housing starts and completions in 2022/23. Across England, 63,605 new affordable homes were completed in the year: an increase of 7% on 2021/22 and the highest number since 2014/15. Looking forward, more than 71,000 new homes […]
