The NHC’s Policy Network is back, and in our session on the 6th August 2025 we’ll be joined by Karen Brown and Tom Kennedy from the NHC’s policy team who’ll talk us through the recent consultations announced by Government on the: new Decent Homes Standard Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for all social homes rent […]
The NHC is 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. We caught up with Katie Spittle an Investment Planning Officer at the Riverside Group and this year’s GEM Bursary recipient […]
The Northern Housing Consortium (NHC) hosted a parliamentary event which brought MPs, NHC members and other stakeholders together. They discussed the need for housing-led regeneration to make sure northern communities can live in safe, affordable homes in places they are proud of. The event followed recent government housing announcements that have significantly increased investment in […]
The Northern Housing Consortium represents the views of housing organisations in the North of England, with our membership of local and combined authorities, ALMOs and housing associations representing over 9 out of every 10 social homes in the North. Our vision is our collaborative Northern voice helps members create and regenerate sustainable homes and build […]
On 2nd July, the Government published a new five step plan for social and affordable housing, titled ‘Delivering a decade of renewal for social and affordable housing’. This high-level strategy sets out how the Government will work with the housing sector to increase the amount of social rent homes and improve quality. A breakdown of […]
Last year the Government consulted on changes to the Right to Buy scheme and on 2 July 2025 published its response to the consultation. The response confirmed reforms to the Right to Buy including: Exempting newly built social homes from Right to Buy for 35 years Increasing the length of tenancy requirements to qualify for […]
The Government has published phase one regulations for Awaab’s Law and electrical safety in social housing, with a statement from the Secretary of State on 25 June 2025. The Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2025 set out the first phase of the implementation of Awaab’s Law as set out in s10A of the Landlord […]
A new Council Housebuilding Skills and Capacity Programme (CHSCP) has been launched by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The new programme will be delivered in partnership with Homes England and the Local Government Association to help support councils increase their level of housebuilding. The programme will help: upskill existing council workforces. […]
The new National Housing Bank, announced last month, will be a subsidiary of Homes England. It will manage £16 billion of investment made up of loans, equity and guarantees, looking to support the development of 500,000 new homes. It hopes to accelerate housebuilding and leverage in £53 billion of additional private investment. The approach will […]
