In partnership with Karbon Homes and Bolton at Home, the NHC hosted the Levelling Up Conference on the 14th July in Leeds city centre. We brought together senior leaders for a full day conference to advance housing’s role in the core levelling up missions of improving public services, boosting living standards, restoring local pride, and […]
Increasing numbers of councils have been signing up for Locata’s TA – Plus (TAP) which gives officers far greater options managing Temporary Accommodation. TAP is a “bolt-on” to the HPA2 module (Locata’s homelessness system) and provides an expandable workflow platform for Tenancies and Properties that can be easily customised. This means that a local authority […]
The political landscape has been fast-moving to say the least over the past few weeks. Boris Johnson has resigned as Prime Minister and will step down later this year. We also have a new Cabinet team to get the Government through the summer after a slew of resignations and subsequent new appointments. We now know […]
The Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) annual report on the Government’s progress towards the target of net zero by 2050 was published this month. A key area of concern highlighted was the lack of progress made on reducing emissions from homes where the CCC flagged current plans as insufficient. The report explained that record-high energy prices […]
The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee has published its report on the Regulation of Social Housing. The Committee’s inquiry investigated a series of issues relating to the supply, quality and regulation of social housing. The NHC contributed to the inquiry’s oral evidence sessions which also heard from housing associations and councils, tenants and […]
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill has been introduced to Parliament, with the bill including a raft of changes to the planning system, including around developer contributions, environmental assessment and enforcement. The bill received its second reading in the House of Commons on 8 June. During the six-hour debate, MPs discussed its major changes to planning laws. […]
In light of the publication of the Renters’ Reform White Paper – A Fairer Private Rented Sector, the All Party Parliamentary Group for Housing in the North has organised a briefing for Parliamentarians on Wednesday 6th July. The White Paper represents landmark reform in the private rented sector (PRS) and aims to improve standards and […]
You’ll have seen in our new corporate plan our commitment to building an unrivalled member experience. But what does that mean in practice? Kate Maughan, Director of Member Engagement, blogs about our approach to member experience through our engagement programme. In 2018 we carried out some research on members’ perceptions of the NHC. This gave […]
The aim of the Bill is to have more people living in decent, well-looked-after homes and to redress the balance between landlord and tenant. The Regulator of Social Housing will have stronger powers to issue unlimited fines, enter properties at short notice and ensure emergency repairs are carried out. Provisions in the Bill include: The […]
The Social Housing White Paper confirmed the Government’s intention to review the Decent Homes Standard, and since then the NHC has been working with officials at DLUHC and other industry bodies as part of the Review Sounding Board. This work has taken on greater significance since the announcement in February of a ‘levelling up mission’ […]