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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29 May 2019
Tom Wood, Research Officer, National Housing Federation
In England last year, housing associations contributed over £21bn in gross value added to the economy and directly employed over 130,000 people. Our updated Local Economic Impact Calculator can help you find out how your housing association has contributed to this figure.
28 May 2019
Ashleigh Powney is Communications Assistant at Gentoo
Genfactor was created in 2009 by Gentoo Group to give young people living or studying in Sunderland the opportunity to develop their talent. Since its launch in 2009, the annual talent competition, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, has given those aged between 11 and 18 the opportunity to showcase their talents, whilst assisting to build their confidence and self-esteem.
16 May 2019
Kate Henderson is Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation
What if we built enough homes?
15 May 2019
Martin Collett, Chair, Rural Housing Alliance
As one of the architects of the 5-star plan for rural housing, seeing the positive reception it has received made the hard work of promoting it worthwhile.
15 May 2019
Amanda Tomlinson is Chief Executive of Black Country Housing Group
During Mental Health Awareness Week, we should reflect on how housing inequality can impact mental health, and talk about how to tackle that.
15 May 2019
Jess Mullins, Public Affairs Officer, National Housing Federation
Read our seven top tips for putting together a post-election engagement strategy, and download our new influencing toolkit to put them into action.
14 May 2019
Ian Shapiro, Chief Executive of Reall
30 years on from the creation of Reall, we want to thank the UK housing sector for their continued foresight and commitment to providing shelter for those who need it most.
13 May 2019
Alan Lewin, Board Member at Hundred Houses Society
Great leaders and great organisations go together. It’s difficult to find examples of one without the other.
9 May 2019
Sally Gilbert is a Development Director at United Communities
At the end of January, Housing Minister Kit Malthouse visited Bristol to find out more about the region’s ambition to stem the housing crisis.
1 May 2019
Allister Young is Chief Executive of Coastline Housing.
We like to believe we’re a complex sector, and that the outside world just doesn’t understand us. I wonder sometimes if the root of that belief comes from us thinking that we’re all different to each other, that we’re all unique, special unicorns.
24 April 2019
Gill Payne, Executive Director of Public Impact at the National Housing Federation
Housing is in the spotlight. Even with Brexit dominating the national debate, housing cuts through in a way most other domestic challenges don’t. Affordability, quality, new homes, the tenant experience and the lasting impact housing has on poverty and life chances – these issues are only growing in importance.
11 April 2019
Mark Dawe, Chief Executive of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP)
Two years on from the start of the Apprenticeship Levy and there is still confusion among large private and public sector employers about the obligations of the levy and how to make best use of it.
28 March 2019
Will Jeffwitz, Policy Leader, National Housing Federation
Yesterday we released our quarterly statistics showing how many homes housing associations have started and completed building in the last quarter.
27 March 2019
Antony Jinman is a polar explorer, team leader, founder and a speaker at the HR in Housing Conference and Exhibition 2019
Antony Jinman is most widely recognised for being the twelfth brit to have skied to the Geographic North Pole and ski solo to the Geographic South Pole. As a qualified International Mountain Leader, Antony leads teams in all manners of challenging environments. He is also the founder of LiketoBe, an online network for young people to achieve their career aspirations and for employers to create their optimum future workforce. Antony’s commitment to developing others has earned him an Honorary Doctorate in Education (Ed.D) from the University of the West of England.
25 March 2019
Paul Fiddaman, Group Chief Executive, Karbon Homes
The housing markets across the North of England present their own challenges to building more homes, requiring careful planning and close working with local and combined authorities.
21 March 2019
Kate Henderson is Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation
Housing associations will be there to deliver – and the time is right for transformational, long-term investment in social housing.
21 March 2019
Helen Jeffery is Digital Manager at the National Housing Federation
Last year we surveyed our members about our ambitions to revolutionise our digital services and develop a personalised housing hub. Now we need your help to turn that vision into reality.
20 March 2019
Juss Mullins is Public Affairs Officer at the National Housing Federation
Today, Karen Buck MP’s Fitness for Human Habitation Act comes into force. This important piece of legislation gives renters the right to take action if their property is not fit for habitation.
12 March 2019
Mark Lewis, Chair of Trent & Dove Housing
Why is working with tenants so important for boards? There are so many good reasons that it’s really hard to answer quickly!
8 March 2019
Peter Lunio is a Non-Executive Director at EPIC Housing and a Business Partner at Insights with Purpose
As a housing association board member and a technology advisor, I’m often surprised by how digitally unsavvy board members can be. I know some organisations are creating new technology forums, building the expertise of their board members, and strengthening IT governance – all with the aim of allowing boards to guide management by asking the right questions about the impact of technology.
