Northern Housing

Chancellor John Healey’s Budget has received cautious welcome from the North’ housing sector, especially the extra funding for social and affordable homes. northernhousing.co.uk/cautio… #ukhousing

Magenta Living has secured £77m of financing to fund plans for 1,300 new homes in Liverpool City Region by 2030. northernhousing.co.uk/magent… #ukhousing

Halton Housing has appointed Lian Rogan, head of finance at Magenta Living, as its new director of finance. northernhousing.co.uk/halton… #ukhousing

Liverpool City Council has approved legal agreements to deliver around 800 homes at Festival Gardens with preferred partners Urban Splash and igloo. northernhousing.co.uk/counci… #ukhousing

Specialist housing should do more than keep older people warm: it should build a sense of belonging, writes Kevin Willetts, chair of Alpha Living... northernhousing.co.uk/homes-… #ukhousing

JV North is on site with £95m of Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP) grant to build 792 homes, 83% for social rent. northernhousing.co.uk/jv-nor… #ukhousing @JVNorthHousing

Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) has held a topping out ceremony at its 117-home Willow Bank development in New Earswick, York. northernhousing.co.uk/jrhts-… #ukhousing

Plus Dane has appointed Next Energy to a five-year contract to deliver energy efficiency improvements to its homes in Cheshire and Merseyside. northernhousing.co.uk/plus-d… #ukhousing

Great Places Housing Group has secured a £50m social loan from NatWest to support the delivery of new social rent homes. northernhousing.co.uk/great-… #ukhousing

Torus has started work on 34 social rent homes in Roby, Knowsley, in an £8.7m scheme part-funded by £4.4m from Homes England. northernhousing.co.uk/torus-… #ukhousing

Housing associations and residents marked the first Supported Housing Week at an event in Toxteth, Liverpool, highlighting the need for long-term funding. northernhousing.co.uk/liverp… #ukhousing

Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams has praised a £4.5m First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) scheme of 19 eco-friendly homes in Hathershaw. northernhousing.co.uk/mp-pra… #ukhousing

North Star Housing Group has spent £600,000 replacing the roof at a Stockton-on-Tees sheltered scheme following a history of leaks and reactive repairs. northernhousing.co.uk/north-… #ukhousing

Bradford housing provider Incommunities has taken on six trade apprentices from 1,316 applicants, including a gas engineer who grew up in one of its homes. northernhousing.co.uk/incomm… #ukhousing @IncommunitiesHA

First Choice Homes Oldham has appointed a new contractor to finish a delayed 30-apartment scheme in Royton after terminating its original builder. northernhousing.co.uk/fcho-b… #ukhousing

Railway Housing Association has proposed joining Thirteen Group, which owns more than 36,000 homes across the North East, Yorkshire and Humber. northernhousing.co.uk/railwa… #ukhousing

Story Homes has raised more than £12,500 for two air ambulance charities through three regional golf days. northernhousing.co.uk/story-… #ukhousing

Housing providers across Greater Manchester have released a joint video to raise awareness of hate crime and encourage residents to report incidents. northernhousing.co.uk/manche… #ukhousing

A cast iron sculpture shaped by pupils’ ideas and residents’ stories has been unveiled at a Sheffield Housing Company development in Parson Cross. northernhousing.co.uk/sculpt… #ukhousing

The Guinness Partnership has held a community day at its Deva Point extra care scheme in Blacon, Chester, for residents and the wider community. northernhousing.co.uk/guinne… #ukhousing