Author: Mark Cantrell

DEVELOPMENTS NEWS 

Keepmoat Homes begins work on 183 new homes in Gateshead’s Bleach Green

18th June 201918th June 2019 Mark Cantrell Blaydon, Gateshead, Gateshead Council, housing, Keepmoat Homes, North East

WORK is underway to deliver 183 new homes in Blaydon, Gateshead, through a partnership between the council and housebuilder Keepmoat

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BUSINESS FEATURES INTERVIEWS 

Interview: Nigel Wilson – Making home in Sunderland

17th June 201917th June 2019 Mark Cantrell Gentoo Group, housing, Nigel Wilson, North East, Northern Housing Mag, Sunderland

Northern Housing caught up with Nigel Wilson to see how he’s settling in as Gentoo’s new chief executive. Going by

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NEWS 

Constructing excellence win for Byker’s Grade II* listed Tom Collins House

17th June 201917th June 2019 Mark Cantrell Byker Community Trust, Byker Wall Estate, Constructing Excellence North East Awards, North East, regeneration

AN iconic building on a Newcastle housing estate has won the prize in the Preservation and Rejuvenation category at this

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NEWS POLITICS SOCIETY 

“Enough is enough,” says Labour’s Healey, in call to seize private sector buildings with Grenfell-style cladding

14th June 201914th June 2019 Mark Cantrell ACM cladding, fire safety, Grenfell Tower, highrise buildings, John Healey MP, Labour Party

LABOUR’S shadow housing secretary John Healey MP has called for the confiscation of private tower blocks if their owners fail

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BUSINESS NEWS PEOPLE 

ForViva names Colette McKune as its new group chief executive

14th June 201912th June 2019 Mark Cantrell Colette McKune, ForViva Group, group chief executive, housing, Manchester, North West, promotion

THE new group chief executive at ForViva Group has vowed the organisation will continue to be a “force for good”.

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LEGAL NEWS 

Fine for Rotherham landlord who failed to deliver vital safety works

13th June 201913th June 2019 Mark Cantrell courts, housing, landlord, prosecution, Rotherham, Rotherham Council, Sheffield Magistrates, Yorkshire

A Rotherham landlord was ordered to pay more than £5,000 after he failed to carry out vital safety works on

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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS NEWS 

Manchester developer acquires Trafford site to deliver 200 new homes

13th June 201913th June 2019 Mark Cantrell housing, Investar Property Group, Manchester, North West, property developer, Trafford

A Manchester-based property developer has acquired a site in Trafford where it aims to create more than 200 new homes.

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BUSINESS NEWS TECHNOLOGY 

Digital approach to gas safety proves a winner for Manningham Housing

13th June 201913th June 2019 Mark Cantrell Bradford, digital transformation, gas safety, Gas Tag, Manningham Housing Association, Yorkshire

A Bradford-based housing association found itself in the winner’s spotlight for its efforts to harness digital technology to radically improve

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DEVELOPMENTS NEWS 

Planning consent secured for new homes in Fylde

12th June 201912th June 2019 Mark Cantrell Affordable Rent, Fylde, housing, Lancashire, North West, planning consent, Stanley Investments

A land and property developer has secured detailed planning consent for 31 new homes in Fylde in Lancashire. Stanley Investments

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LEGAL NEWS 

Landowner fined for failure to deal with Japanese Knotweed threatening nearby homes

12th June 201912th June 2019 Mark Cantrell Bradford, Bradford Council, Japanese Knotweed, magistrates court, prosecution, Yorkshire

A landowner who allowed a notorious weed to run wild causing a threat to nearby homes was fined £1,000 by

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COMMUNITY NEWS 

Full steam ahead for residents as Railway Housing marks centenary in locomotive style

12th June 201912th June 2019 Mark Cantrell centenary, Darlington, heritage, housing, North East, Railway Housing Association, steam locomotive, train, Wensleydale Railway

A Darlington housing association marked its centenary and celebrated its railway heritage in style by taking a trip with a

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NEWS SOCIETY 

England faces an “imminent” crisis in accessible homes for older and disabled people, warns Habinteg

11th June 201911th June 2019 Mark Cantrell accessible homes, ageing, councils, disability, Habinteg Housing, housebuilding, housing crisis, local plans, planning, research

LESS than a quarter of new homes built outside of London by 2030 will be suitable for older and disabled

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BUSINESS NEWS SOCIETY 

Shelters calls for tougher consumer regulation of social landlords to protect tenants

11th June 201911th June 2019 Mark Cantrell consumer regulation, Grenfell Tower, Grenfell United, maintenance, repairs, Shelter, social housing, social landlords

SOCIAL landlords are failing tenants when it comes to fixing potentially serious problems affecting their homes, says Shelter. The charity

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BUSINESS EVENTS NEWS SOCIETY 

Construction talks diversity and celebrates inclusion at Inspire Summit and Awards

11th June 201911th June 2019 Mark Cantrell built environment, construction, diversity, inclusion, Inspire Awards, Inspire Summit, Manchester, North West, recruitment, skills, women in construction

THERE were prizes in the evening, and plenty of lively discussion during the day, as the Inspire Summit and Awards

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BLOG COMMENT COMMUNITY FEATURES GUEST SOCIETY 

Taking a stand against grooming: For the children’s sake, “we will not be found wanting”

10th June 201910th June 2019 Mark Cantrell Bradford, Lee Bloomfield, Manningham Housing Association, Together Against Grooming, West Yorkshire

Bradford’s Manningham Housing Association is as much a part of its community as it is a social landlord, that’s why

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