Entries by dellwood

Tracy Harrison speaking at EvoNorth

28 November 2018 /in /by

Our Deputy Chief Executive Tracy Harrison will be speaking at EvoNorth. EvoNorth, taking place on 27-28 Feb 2019 is a two day conference, exhibition and networking dinner dedicated to championing the Northern Powerhouse. Over the next four years, the Northern Powerhouse will spend £150bn on healthcare, £45bn on schools and education, £70bn on transport and connectivity and £1.4bn on housing and infrastructure, all alongside investments in other areas including science, […]

Consultations following Budget 2018

28 November 2018 /in /by

On the day of Budget 2018, government launched a number of consultations with the sector to support its target for housing supply to reach 300,000 a year. If you are responding to any of the consultations, it would be helpful if you could provide us with a copy of your consultation response.   Changes to […]

Budget 2018 – a look behind the headlines

28 November 2018 /in /by

Tracy Harrison, Deputy Chief Executive, Northern Housing Consortium Last month’s Budget delivered some welcome certainties and a shift in sentiment from government towards working with the social housing sector as part of the solution. The one clear certainty was the commitment to the national supply target of 300,000 new builds a year, this was despite […]

Guest Blog – Growing older is a gift

28 November 2018 /in /by

Yvonne Castle, new NHC Board member and Chief Executive of Johnnie Johnson Housing When we talk about our pending crisis of an increasing population in the UK due to ageing we think about: pressure on the NHS; woeful Residential Care (at Southern Cross, winterbourne view and more recently Allied Healthcare), the scale of dementia issues, […]

Where is the investment in Northern housing?

2 November 2018 /in /by

Monday’s Budget brought the expectation of a nationwide boost to house-building.  With an announcement of an extra £500m funding to pay for the support structure that allows the building of new homes, it was a welcome announcement to deliver a boost to supply. Just a few days later it is alarming news that Northern authorities […]

Guest Blog – Flood Action Campaign 2018/19

30 October 2018 /in /by

Please help the Environment Agency by supporting their Flood Action Campaign which will launch between now and the end of the year in their next ‘torrential rain window’.  The aim of the campaign is to target and educate 18-30 year olds about flooding and what they can do to minimise damage and any related emotional […]

COMPAREX Guest Blog – Building modern workplaces for modern housing providers.  

30 October 2018 /in /by

The way we work has changed drastically in recent years. All organisations, regardless of sector, are now dependent on technology to some degree – unsurprising, given how much digital technologies have impacted our lives both in and out of work. Housing providers in particular are among those beginning to employ digital transformation strategies, looking to […]

Mental Health & Housing Summary

30 October 2018 /in /by

With NHS Mental Health Trusts facing unprecedented levels of pressure it’s unsurprising that many in the field are looking for new ways to respond to the challenges they face.  In this environment, it is becoming increasingly clear that housing is a key issue for their service users and that by integrating housing services and expertise […]

Rents for Social Housing from 2020-21

27 September 2018 /in /by

The government has published a consultation on its social housing rent policy from 2020. The document reflects the government announcement in October 2017 of the intention to permit registered providers to increase their rents by up to CPI+1% each year, for a period of at least 5 years. For the first time, the government intends […]