Viewpoint

14 December 2021
Lisa Birchall, NFA Policy and Research Officer.

People are still judged and actively discriminated against in this country because they rent their home from a social landlord. There has been little research into this form of stigmatisation, and a new report from academics at Durham University and the University of Leicester explores its causes and what is being done to challenge it. This NFA Viewpoint piece is drawn from the NFA’s response to the research.

From beacon of hope to inequality lightning conductor Read More »

9 December 2021
Lorraine Gill, NFA Tenant Advisory Panel and Stockport Homes Board Member.

As the Regulator of Social Housing launches the consultation on tenant satisfaction measures promised in last year’s Social Housing White Paper, a member of the NFA’s newly created Tenant Advisory Panel explains why she believe tenant voices are vital for good housing management.

Building better landlord-tenant relationships Read More »

24 November 2021
Jacqui McKinlay, Chief Executive of the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny

The new NFA and CWAG report ‘Excellence in Management and Partnership’ includes a governance and assurance toolkit for local authorities on preparing for new social housing regulation.
Jacqui, discusses why it matters that the report findings support the Regulator of Social Housing’s advice to all social housing landlords – get ready now, don’t wait for legislation.
This post first appeared on HQN (Housing Qulaity Network).

No magic required: how we create a positive governance culture Read More »

01 November 2021
Emily Braham, Energiesprong UK director and former Head of Energy at Nottingham City Homes

The COP26 UN Conference on Climate Change showcases Nottingham City Homes’ zero-carbon whole home retrofit work for the international community gathered in Glasgow. To meet our 2050 net zero goals, we need to decarbonise two UK homes a minute, starting now.

Destination Zero Read More »

October 2021
Mark Pragnell, Pragmatix Advisory, and Chloe Fletcher, Policy Director, NFA.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is at this very moment shaping the economic stimulus packages that will – we hope – drive our post-pandemic recovery over the next three years. A re-imagined housing market that gives councils and their housebuilding capacity their rightful role in the economy should be a key part of that. This post first appeared on LGCplus.com.

2050 vision: How a new wave of council housing can rebuild the post-pandemic economy Read More »

September 2021
Nick Murphy, Nottingham City Homes.

Nottingham City Homes tenant and champion Sue Stevenson was this month celebrated in the national Housing Heroes Awards, winning a Highly Commended accolade in the Tenant Lifetime Achievement category.
Here, in the second in our series about the involvement of NFA members’ residents in their landlords’ work, NCH CEO Nick Murphy pays tribute to Sue and explains what makes her efforts so valuable to her community and to the running of Nottingham’s council housing.

What is the point of getting involved? Read More »

September 2021
Ashleigh Fullwood, Chair, Scrutiny Involvement for Tenants panel, Your Homes Newcastle.

This is the first post in a series of conversations with NFA members’ residents asking how they became active contributors to housing management work and what they’ve achieved.

Dear Resident … Delivering the building safety message Read More »

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July 2021
Lisa Birchall, NFA.

This article was first published on the HQN opinion pages.
EVERY year, with partners ARCH, the NFA takes a snapshot of the impact of welfare reform and Universal Credit rollout on council housing tenants and landlords.

Housing debt — the lull before the storm? Read More »

July 2021
Debbie Larner, CIH.

Building Safety Bill was introduced in the House of Commons at the beginning of this month. As the bill was launched, MHCLG said that what this all meant was ‘lasting generational change, setting out a clear pathway on how residential buildings should be constructed,  maintained and made safe’. This is a seismic change in regulatory expectations.

Building safety – a seismic change in regulatory expectations Read More »