Entries by dellwood

New NHC Chair and Board Members Appointed

We have appointed a new chair, vice chair and four new board members to join our member-led board. The board will continue to support our mission to be the voice of the North and make sure everyone has access to a good quality home they can afford. We are pleased to welcome Charlie Norman, Chief […]

The Northern Housing Summit 2024 – Event Write-up

NHC convenes housing leaders for 2024 Northern Housing Summit In November, the NHC held its flagship event, the Northern Housing Summit. Chaired by Mark Easton, the Summit’s focus was on a new Parliament and new partnerships. The event provided attendees the opportunity to discuss the most important priorities for the North’s social housing sector, with […]

A Proud Promise: The LGBTQ+ Housing Pledge

The LGBTQ+ Housing Pledge, by HouseProud and delivered by Stonewall Housing, is a scheme for social housing providers to demonstrate their inclusion of and support towards LGBTQ+ residents. Back in 2017, a piece of research called No Place Like Home? found that LGBTQ+ social housing residents experienced a lack of safety and a lack of […]

£30m allocation for Bradford City Village development

We are pleased to see the allocation of £29.9 million to Bradford Council through Homes England’s Brownfield Infrastructure & Land (BIL) funding for its Bradford City Village project. The grant funding will be used to deliver around 1,000 new homes along with retail and leisure spaces including three community parks, right in the heart of […]

Proud to contribute to something meaningful

We welcomed Rosie Beckford to the team earlier in the year. She is a Procurement & Contracts Officer, working for Consortium Procurement, our commercial arm which delivers compliant, practical, and efficient procurement for public sector organisations. Rosie shares her experience so far.   What attracted you to your role? I really enjoy the variety of […]

Partnership working on show as MHCLG visit the North East

As part of our work to support housing partnerships across the North and work closely with key government departments, we welcomed colleagues from the Social Housing Directorate at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to the North East for a tour of members’ sites. Emma Payne (Director, Social Housing) and Nick Burkitt […]

Consultations on Rents and Right to Buy now open

Two key consultations have opened following the Budget.   At the Budget the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that social housing rents would be permitted to rise by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) +1% for five years from April 2026. This has been accompanied by a consultation into future rent policy, including looking at potentially extending […]

FRC Group: What do we offer?

We are FRC Living and we’re experts in providing durable, compliant and fire-retardant furniture, white goods, and accessories for all types of social housing. Whether its hostels, resettlement properties, temporary accommodation, next steps housing, furnished tenancies, supported housing, market rented properties or key worker accommodation, we can help. Key services include: Contract furniture supply: We […]