Entries by dellwood

Reaction to Future Homes announcement

20 January 2021 /in /by

Yesterday (19th January) the government published their plans to introduce rigorous new energy efficiency standards to lower energy consumption and bills, helping to protect the environment. The full announcement can be read HERE (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/rigorous-new-targets-for-green-building-revolution Speaking about the government’s announcement on Future Homes and Future Buildings standards Tracy Harrison, Chief Executive of the Northern Housing Consortium, […]

CPC – ENERGY EFFICIENCY

17 December 2020 /in /by

ENERGY EFFICIENCY Are you unsure about who CPC are? Let us explain… CPC is a partnership between LHC & NHC designed to offer each organisation’s current and potential new members an unrivalled range of procurement solutions. Through CPC, Northern Housing Consortium’s clients will be able to access LHC’s suite of frameworks. …still confused? We created […]

New CBL enhancement makes form filling easier for social housing applicants

17 December 2020 /in /by

Kent Homechoice went live on December 1, 2020, with a new enhancement from Locata to its Choice Based Lettings system that allows the pre-population of its Change of Circumstances (ChoC) form. This gives Kent’s existing social housing applicants a change of circumstances form with details of their application already filled in for them to change […]

Eleven Locata services on latest G-Cloud 12 framework

30 November 2020 /in /by

Locata has once again been successful in applying to join the latest G-Cloud 12 framework. This means that we continue to be an official Crown Commercial Service supplier and our products and services can be bought by local authorities through the Digital Marketplace without needing to go through a full tender process – helping save […]

No Home Left Behind: An Inquiry into Property Standards in the North’s Private Rented Sector

12 November 2020 /in /by

To read the full report, click here. The All Party Parliamentary Group for Housing in the North, the cross-party group that meets to discuss and advance northern-focussed housing policy in Parliament, came together this week to formally approved the final report of the APPG’s Inquiry into Property Standards in the North’s Private Rented Sector. Researched […]

Energy Angels Sponsor Blog – Restoring power in your empty homes

3 November 2020 /in /by

This year has been challenging for all of us, we’ve had to adapt in many different ways and adopt new processes to regain some normality. Some organisations have adapted quicker than others and will come out of this stronger, while others have closed shop and those experiences will leave a bad taste that will remain […]

PRS to face ambitious energy targets?

30 October 2020 /in /by

A new Government consultation has set out an ambitious proposed trajectory for energy efficiency in the private rented sector. The new consultation, from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), makes range of proposals, including that homes let in the private rented sector from 2025 should have to meet an energy efficiency rating […]

Connecting our members – Kate Maughan, Director of Member Engagement, NHC

30 October 2020 /in /by

As the NHC’s Director of Member Engagement, I’ve been reflecting on the extraordinary year we’ve had so far. So much has changed since March and the sector has responded swiftly and with impact. Here at the NHC, we’ve made big changes too. We rapidly moved from traditional, face to face events into a full digital […]

Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Demonstrator

30 September 2020 /in /by

On 8 July 2020, the Chancellor’s Summer Economic Update announced the UK-wide Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Demonstrator (SHDF Demonstrator) to support the decarbonisation of social housing over 2020/21, and to boost green jobs as part of the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan. This £50 million programme will support social landlords to demonstrate innovative approaches to retrofitting social […]