Our Executive Director (Policy & External Relations) Patrick Murray spoke at UKREiiF, the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum, which took place in Leeds. He joined the panel for L&Q’s session on ‘Perfect Partners: how housing associations and councils can work together to build the homes we need’. It looked at how housing associations […]
Ransomware has become the cornerstone of cybercrime, with attackers evolving their tactics to bypass defenses and cause widespread disruption. Organizations face significant challenges as ransomware continues to exploit weaknesses in security measures and operational processes. A more targeted understanding of these vulnerabilities is essential for mitigating risks and ensuring resilience. Zero-Day Exploits: A New Era […]
We’ve written to Ministers, northern MPs and Mayors, ahead of the Government’s Spending Review to highlight the urgent need for action to support housing-led regeneration across communities in the North. The Northern Housing Monitor, our state of the region report, found that 1.2 million homes don’t meet Decent Homes Standards in the North – a […]
Last week, the Northern Housing Consortium’s (NHC) Senior Policy and Research Manager, Tom Kennedy, gave oral evidence to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee, as part of their ongoing inquiry into ‘Delivering 1.5 million new homes: Land Value Capture’. The inquiry is seeking to understand how land value capture mechanisms, such as Section […]
Deborah Matthews, Managing Director, MRI Living for Social Housing. MRI Software Local Authorities are currently facing a challenging and ongoing budget crisis, with some spending over £500,000 each week on temporary accommodation. This situation is not only unsustainable but also deeply concerning, as it drains valuable resources and fails to provide the lasting solutions that […]
This month we had a great day taking colleagues from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) around members’ sites across the South Yorkshire region – highlighting the fantastic work members are doing to install green home upgrades and meet the net zero challenge. DESNZ colleagues included Selvin Brown (Director for Net Zero […]
We’ve boosted our management team with a series of appointments. The new roles will be instrumental in the delivery of our corporate plan, which launched earlier this month. The new three-year plan sets out how we will deliver our vision to support members to create better homes and places across the North. James Ealey, who […]
Our new state of the region report has been launched in parliament at an event attended by Northern MPs, members, government officials and other stakeholders. This year’s Northern Housing Monitor revealed the urgent need for more social housing in the North. It found that there are nearly 500,000 households on social housing waiting lists […]