Entries by dellwood
The NHC Northern Housing Summit returns as an in-person event
On the 17th January, the NHC held its flagship event, The Northern Housing Summit – returning as an in-person event to the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester. The Summit displayed the NHC’s ability to convene the sector and wider stakeholders in order the advance the voice of housing in the North on topical issues. […]
Double appointment for Ward Hadaway’s Built Environment Team
Law firm Ward Hadaway has appointed two new solicitors who have joined the firm’s growing Built Environment Team in Newcastle. Based at the firm’s Quayside office in the city centre, the appointments of Philippa Jones and Victoria Chatterton, joining from their previous firms have further strengthened the construction and engineering team, supporting their growing client […]
Government launches new ECO+ scheme
The Government has announced its new ECO+ scheme which will make £1 billion of funding available for energy efficiency improvements, such as loft or wall insulation. BEIS has confirmed that the new ECO phase, ECO+, will be available to a wider range of groups, helping households who do not currently have access to any other […]
All Party Parliamentary Group for Housing in the North meets for end-of-year session
In December, the All Party Parliamentary Group for Housing in the North, for which the NHC acts as Secretariat, met for an online end-of-year wrap-up session. The meeting was organised to bring key stakeholders together to discuss the past and future of Levelling Up and advocate for a continued approach to tackling inequalities that appreciates […]
Better Social Housing Review publishes final report
The Better Social Housing Review, the independent panel on quality and trust in the housing association sector, have published their findings this week. The Review was instigated by the National Housing Federation and Chartered Institute of Housing earlier this year, and was led by Helen Baker, the Chair of Shelter. The report makes seven key […]
NHC joins the Greater Manchester Truly Affordable Net Zero Homes Task Force
A new task force set up to achieve the 30,000 net zero social rented homes by 2038 pledged by Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham met for the first time in November. The NHC are pleased to be represented by Executive Director (Policy & Public Affairs), Brian Robson, on the Greater Manchester Truly Affordable Net Zero […]
NHC interviewed for BBC’s Politics North on the North’s ‘energy efficiency mountain to climb’
The NHC’s Brian Robson featured on the BBC’s Politics North (North East & Cumbria) programme in December, highlighting evidence from this year’s Northern Housing Monitor on the North’s poorly insulated and draughty homes which fall below the government’s EPC C benchmark for energy efficiency. Speaking to the BBC’s Robert Cooper, Brian said: “We’ve got an […]
Net Zero Measures Demonstrator Tours
In November 2021, the Social Housing Tenants’ Climate Jury launched its final report; their views as social housing tenants as to how tenants, social landlords, and other place-based organisations can work together to tackle climate change in our homes and neighbourhoods. Central to the project was the pressing issue of retrofitting homes – making properties […]
New Locata Lettings system on show for first time
Locata’s National Users Group (NUG) saw the first demonstration of the new Lettings system at its Autumn meeting. The development work on the new module for the Locata Pro Platform, which is designed to be a replacement product for our current Choice Based Lettings product, has been undertaken by Locata’s strategic partner, Sector, throughout 2022. […]