Next Wednesday, Jeremy Hunt will deliver the 2024 Spring Budget following numerous calls for tax cuts from within his own party. There have been relatively few rumored policy announcements in the housing space, short of the government potentially providing greater support for prospective homeowners with mortgages. The Northern Housing Consortium submitted its representation to HM […]
We’re pleased to welcome new Executive Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Patrick Murray. Patrick joins the NHC from Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities where he most recently worked on the Public Bodies Review of Homes England. He previously worked on key housing policy areas in the Department including the Affordable Homes Programme. […]
When Executive Assistant Lynda Redshaw joined the Northern Consortium Do the Bartman from the Simpsons was topping the charts and John Major had been Prime Minister for a matter of months. She joined as a part time secretary thirty-three years ago and was one of only three people who worked for the organisation. Lynda has […]
The Northern Housing Consortium (NHC) held a member’s roundtable with Lord Callanan, Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance, to discuss the proposals for the latest wave of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF). This was part of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s continued engagement with the sector about SHDF funding. The […]
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 […]