Charles III today delivered his first King’s Speech as Monarch, and the first King’s Speech for over 70 years, at the 2023 State Opening of Parliament. The King’s Speech sets out the Government’s legislative programme for the forthcoming parliamentary session, and as such indicates the Government’s future priorities. It is expected that this will be […]
Tracy talked the Minister through the emerging findings of the NHC’s Pride in Place research, and discussed our Autumn Statement representation and levelling-up priorities. Tracy said: “I was delighted to meet with the Minister. Our discussion covered the findings of the NHC’s Pride in Place research, and our Autumn Statement asks, including the need to uprate local housing […]
On 9th October, the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) announced £60 million of funding to support the construction of 6,000 new homes through the second phase of the £180m Brownfield Release Fund. The £60 million made available will support around 100 regeneration schemes, with the North of England being allocated approximately £23 […]
The Housing Ombudsman has released its Annual Complaints Review for 2022-23, providing key insights into the social housing complaints landscape. The review reveals a sharp increase of severe maladministration findings, with individual performance reports published for 163 landlords where the Ombudsman made most findings. The report highlights that social housing complaints have seen a huge […]
On the 13th October, the NHC submitted its Autumn Statement representation to HM Treasury, laying out our relevant key asks to support the North’s housing sector. On 22nd November, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will make what may be his final Autumn Statement before the next general election. As a result, much of the media focus is […]
The conferences of both main parties took place in October. With this possibly being the final conference season before the next general election, both parties are beginning to flesh out their offer to the electorate, and both made important announcements in the areas of housing, rebalancing and net zero. Conservative Party Conference This year’s […]
The NHC are excited to announce a new partnership with Maxmedia, a marketing and communications agency specialising in social housing. The partnership between NHC and Maxmedia will see Maxmedia provide marketing and communications advise to our members, they will provide sponsorship at events as well as offering housing sector-relevant insights. Jon Pendrill, Managing Director, Maxmedia […]
Earlier this month the Northern Housing Consortium and partners were in Manchester and Liverpool, hosting breakfast roundtables previewing the findings of Pride in Place to political stakeholders. As Rishi Sunak unveiled his ‘Long Term Plan for Towns’, with an emphasis on community-led vision and collaborative working, and Keir Starmer announced a new generation of New […]
Thanks to everyone who has been involved in our response to the recent consultation on Consumer Standards from Regulator for Social Housing (RSH). We hope that you found our webinar, meetings and opportunities to meet the regulator useful in shaping your response. Your contributions helped very much to shape ours. Our response to the consultation […]
Last Wednesday, Rishi Sunak announced several changes to the UK’s approach to transitioning to net zero. The measures announced covered a range of topics including electric vehicles, energy infrastructure, consumption taxes and housing. The announcements relating to housing, heating and energy efficiency are laid out below. Energy Efficiency Strengthening energy efficiency requirements in the […]
