With the English Devolution White Paper published, the North West Housing Forum bringing together social housing, local government, and key stakeholders to discuss the wide ranging opportunities for the region. The meeting takes place 9th April, 12.30 – 15.00, Preston Town Hall (Lancaster Road, Preston, Lancashire). The Forum has a long history of working proactively with government […]
We visited Kirklees Council’s Buxton House in Huddersfield with MP for Huddersfield, Harpreet Uppal. Kirklees Council is investing £16m on the tower block to refurbish and remodel the building, with improvements to fire safety, energy efficiency and quality of the homes. Kirklees Council have developed the ‘Huddersfield Blueprint’, a ten-year vision to create a thriving, […]
On 25th March, the government announced a £2 billion top up and one year extension for the Affordable Homes Programme, aiming to deliver a further 18,000 new social and affordable homes. Following this, the Housing Minister, Matthew Pennycook, has written to all housing association chief executives, through the Northern Housing Consortium, National Housing Federation and […]
NHC Procurement Senior Procurement & Contracts Officer Rachel Merch shares her experience of working at the NHC. She’s been with us for 17 years, working initially in events and finance before transitioning over to our procurement team 9 years ago. Rachel is responsible for all aspects of running tenders from document checking to contract drafting. […]
Dan Ellwood, Senior Communications & Marketing Officer What has been a highlight from your time at the NHC? The NHC’s 50th celebrations has been a highlight for me, I have been with the NHC for over 6 years now and it’s great when you get the opportunity to spend time with the staff, celebrating […]
To better understand the issues related to the North’s ageing homes and the need for future regeneration funding streams, we surveyed a group of housing association members. The findings have been shared directly with the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), and they also formed part of our Spending Review submission to the […]
The government has announced funding allocations for Wave 3 of the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (previously known as the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund or SHDF) and for the Warm Homes: Local Grant, which are set to improve the energy efficiency of up to 170,000 homes. Tracy Harrison, Chief Executive of the Northern Housing Consortium […]
The government has recently announced a new ‘Plan for Neighbourhoods’, including a total of £1.5 billion of funding to support the delivery of a wide range of potential interventions in 75 selected neighbourhoods. The interventions cut across several key themes such as housing, employment, transport, health and wellbeing, and education. Across the North of England, […]
We spoke to Yvonne Surtees from our Finance Team about her time at the NHC and how the culture and focus on wellbeing makes it a great place to work. What is your job title and how long have you worked at the NHC? I started working for the NHC over 19 years ago […]
