Roundtable with the Housing Secretary and Housing Minister 

Northern Housing Consortium Chief Executive Tracy Harrison attended an introductory roundtable discussion on building more social and affordable housing with the new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Steve Reed and Minister of State for Housing and Planning Matthew Pennycook. The session was held with a small group of senior representatives from councils, housing associations and sector bodies.  

Tracy said:

“I was pleased to meet the Housing Secretary and Housing Minister. It was a very productive discussion about how we can all work together to achieve shared objectives. We discussed the critical focus on the delivery of new homes, the opportunities around Brownfield and the impact that housing partnerships are having across the North.  

“I’m committed to supporting our members to work with the Government to tackle the housing crisis and boost economic growth, while continuing to offer good quality homes to existing residents. I pressed the importance of housing-led regeneration in the North, and the opportunity for it to support the Government’s ambitions.” 

Thank you to both the Ministers and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for hosting such a useful session.