Renew Update: Second advisory group and housing partnership engagement   

Renew, our inquiry into housing led regeneration, supported by Homes for the North and Muse is continuing to build momentum. The advisory group, made up of made up of housing association chief executives, local and regional government regeneration specialists, policy experts and academics, met for the second time this week. On the agenda were future plans for the inquiry, which include an interim report summarising findings for the Call for Evidence and other research in early summer, and plans for an visits and tours over the summer alongside resident engagement work. The group also fed back on communications plans for the inquiry.  

The NHC team has attended Housing Partnership meetings in (add areas) to explain more about the inquiry and how partnerships can get involved by responding to the Call for Evidence, hosting visits and tours or contributing in other ways. We have further sessions in the new year with (add list of housing partnerships.  

The Call for Evidence, which launched at the Northern Housing Summit is open until 27th February. It is the beginning of a comprehensive effort to gather the evidence the Government needs to act on housing-led regeneration. We want to hear directly from those with experience in planning, funding, delivering and living through regeneration. This will help us to understand what works, what doesn’t, and what needs to change to ensure housing-led regeneration delivers lasting benefits for residents and communities.  

You can download the Call for Evidence on the Renew website.