Welcome to our blog. Here you’ll find insights, opinions and thoughts on a wide range of housing-related topics from experts from across the housing spectrum.
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17 November 2019
Tom Wood, Research Officer, National Housing Federation
Finding available land to build new homes on isn’t always straightforward. We’ve updated our brownfield map to help make it easier.
15 November 2019
Mark Perry is Chief Executive of Vivid Homes and Chair of the South East Standing Board
While politicians come and go, we need to ensure that housing associations are here for the long term
13 November 2019
John Delahunty is Chief Executive of Innisfree HA and Vice Chair of BME National
BME National are determined to take the ‘mute’ off race conversations in the housing sector – that’s why we’ve launched a new mission statement.
12 November 2019
Chloe Brennan is a Tenancy Enforcement Officer at Regenda Homes
Someone in an LGBT relationship is twice as likely to be a victim of domestic abuse – housing providers are in a unique position to support them.
12 November 2019
Duncan Neish, Policy Officer at the National Housing Federation
The Government’s latest regeneration programme has ramped up – act soon if you want a piece of the funding action.
11 November 2019
Jim Munson, Head of Sales and Marketing, Notting Hill Genesis
Being a part of the National Housing Federation’s new campaign gives us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to take shared ownership into the mainstream.
11 November 2019
Leading up to the general election, we need your help to ensure housing is a priority for the next government.
5 November 2019
Rick Lloyd, Communications Officer, National Housing Federation
We’ve produced a new guide to development specifically for smaller housing associations to support their ambition to build more new homes.
4 November 2019
Sir Peter Fahy, chair of the Plus Dane Housing board and former Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police
We are carrying out a survey of housing associations to identify all the ways they are involved in supporting refugees and asylum seekers.
31 October 2019
Mushtaq is a Board Member of Manningham HA, and a member of BME National
Earlier this year, BME National launched a mission statement, and made tackling homelessness in BME communities a key focus.
28 October 2019
By Jimmy Rogers, Sales and Marketing Director at Castleton Technology plc.
There is an increasing demand for social housing providers to become digital by choice, to reduce operational costs, improve data security and improve customer service. This has led to ‘digital transformation’ projects being an integral part of housing association’s strategic plans.
21 October 2019
Clare Paredes, Head of Communications and Marketing
We recently published research revealing that more than 8 million people in England are directly affected by the broken housing market – that’s one in every seven people. It concluded that more than 300,000 new homes are needed each year to address the crisis, including 145,000 new social homes.
17 October 2019
Jessica Levy is the Public Affairs Manager at the National Housing Federation
Reflections on the 2019 party conferences
16 October 2019
Derek Law MBE is Group Chair of Coastline Housing
Since renegotiating our restrictive stock transfer bank loans in 2013, Coastline has secured nearly £250m of new facilities through a mixture of loans, bonds and private placements – enabling us to meet our ambitions to build significant numbers of affordable homes.
14 October 2019
Jessica Sellick, Board Member at LACE Housing Association
As a smaller housing association, delivering on our ambition to build more homes and meet housing need has been easier with the right preparation and partnerships in place, as well as a strong board with robust systems.
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10 October 2019
Gerry is an ex-service user and now a project volunteer at St Mungo’s
Gerry became homeless as a teenager after suffering abuse. He has also survived attacks, alcohol misuse, illness and adversity. After turning his life around, Gerry, 53, is now a project volunteer, peer digital champion and locum worker at St Mungo’s. This is his story.
10 October 2019
Grainne Heselwood, Chair of Salix Homes
Grainne Heselwood, Chair of Salix Homes, describes her experience as a housing association chair, and offers advice on ensuring you have the right skills on your board and you’re prepared for the challenges ahead. Grainne also chairs our Board Member National Group, which guides and supports the Federation’s work for housing association board members.
10 October 2019
A blog from Origin Housing Care and Support
For World Mental Health Day 2019 we look at how one housing association supports good mental health among both staff and tenants.
9 October 2019
Duncan Neish, Policy Officer, National Housing Federation
November’s Accelerated Planning Green Paper will be an opportunity to promote improvements that would benefit all involved in the planning system.
7 October 2019
Leslie Channon is the organiser of #HousingDay
#HousingDay – an annual celebration of the important role housing associations play in society – is an opportunity for you to highlight the excellent work you do, and the many and various ways you’re making things better for everybody.
