Keir Starmer completed his far-reaching reshuffle of his top team this month. Starmer said the purpose of the reorganisation of the Shadow Cabinet was to present a “smaller, more focused” team that mirrors the shape of Government. This is the second reshuffle Keir Starmer has undertaken this year, with new faces appointed to prominent posts […]
New research from Northumbria University, commissioned through the North East England Climate Coalition, provides a ‘state of the region’ update on progress towards decarbonising the North East’s social housing stock. The work was funded by the North East and Yorkshire Energy Hub. A team led by Richard Watson, from the University’s School of Architecture and […]
Dr Victoria Miller, Mindcare Consulting I believe that if we are able to talk openly and honestly about menopause then we can bust some myths, think about evidence based treatment, and empower women and organisations through this stage in life. I am passionate about spreading accurate and up to date information on the menopause. In […]
Earlier this month NHC’s Tracy Harrison and Brian Robson joined Chief Executive at Livin Alan Boddy and his team to meet with local MPs Paul Howell (Sedgefield) and Dehenna Davison (Bishop Auckland) at Livin’s Jubilee Fields Estate in Shildon, County Durham. The purpose of the visit was to provide the local MPs with an overview […]
One of the most encouraging announcements at this year’s Spending Review was the £1.8bn to help deliver homes on brownfield sites. This consists of £300m for locally led projects and a further £1.5bn for housing infrastructure. The NHC has consistently backed the existing £400m brownfield housing fund – £276m of which was allocated directly to […]
Meeting between July and September 2021, the Social Housing Tenants’ Climate Jury brought together 30, randomly selected, social housing residents from across the North to learn about climate change and how to work towards net zero at the local level. In November 2020, the Jury launched its report and recommendations to the sector; their views, […]
The Northern Housing Consortium has announced the Social Housing Tenants’ Climate Jury webinar series. The series is designed to build on the Tenants’ Climate Jury project which ran from July – September 2021, exploring the recommendations the Jury produced and the issues raised. Across five different sessions expert speakers, including commentators who originally gave ‘evidence’ […]
A parliamentary committee has announced an inquiry into social housing regulation, with a Call for evidence on quality of social housing, effectiveness of regulation and on SHWP proposals Call for Evidence – Committees – UK Parliament As you can see from the link, the call for evidence is around the following key questions: How widespread […]
Guest blog by Rachael Orr, CEO of PlaceShapers Whenever I spend time with a PlaceShaper member CEO I always ask, “what’s the one thing PlaceShapers could try and do to make your job easier?” One of the most interesting, and challenging answers I’ve ever had was three years ago, from a London based CEO: “you […]
More and more councils are taking control of their customer facing IT systems and configuring their own workflow processes using Locata’s unique intuitive software. Local authority officers are encouraged to develop their own tasks within the system to suit the processes that work best in their local area. This means that councils do not need […]
