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ECONOMY NEWS POLITICS SOCIETY 

We demand a Budget for the North to secure vital infrastructure, say region’s leaders

15th August 201915th August 2019 Mark Cantrell 57 Views Budget, Chancellor of the Exchequer, infrastructure, investment, metro mayor, Northern Powerhouse, Treasury

LEADERS from across the North of England are demanding the Westminster Government commit to a ‘Northern Budget’ that will help

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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS NEWS 

Doncaster acquisition for build-to-rent investor

7th August 2019 Mark Cantrell 2 Views build to rent, Doncaster, Godwin Capital, housing, investment, Yorkshire

A property investment company has bought a site in Doncaster, Yorkshire, where it plans to develop 60 build-to-rent homes. Godwin

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ECONOMY FEATURES SOCIETY 

Last train home: all aboard the housing express

17th July 201916th July 2019 Mark Cantrell 3 Views Homes for the North, housing, infrastructure, investment, Northern Housing Consortium, Northern Housing Mag, trains, transport

Without a coordinated strategy to tackle the North’s housing crisis, plans to modernise the region’s transport infrastructure are unlikely to

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BUSINESS FINANCE NEWS 

Hull women’s centre to be first investment for finance firm’s new housing fund aimed at charities and social enterprise

30th May 201930th May 2019 Mark Cantrell 1 Views Big Society Capital, housing, Hull, investment, investors, money, SASC

A specialist investment firm has launched a new housing fund it says will invest in the provision of “safe, stable

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BUSINESS NEWS 

Five-year investment plan has tenants at heart, says Gentoo’s Wilson

15th May 201915th May 2019 Mark Cantrell 3 Views business plan, Gentoo Group, housing, investment, Nigel Wilson, North East, Sunderland

SUNDERLAND-based Gentoo Group says it will invest £417 million on improving its existing homes and bring 1,100 new homes for

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BUSINESS FINANCE NEWS 

Sekisui House strikes £90m deal with Urban Splash to bring Japanese modular housing expertise to UK market

14th May 201914th May 2019 Mark Cantrell 7 Views Homes England, housing, investment, Japan, MMC, modular, national, offsite construction, Sekisui House, Urban Splash

JAPAN’S biggest housebuilder is coming to the UK after striking a multi-million-pound investment deal with Homes England and developer Urban

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BUSINESS NEWS 

Believe Housing aims to deliver 700 new “affordable” homes for County Durham by 2022

23rd April 201923rd April 2019 Mark Cantrell 3 Views Believe Housing, County Durham, County Durham Housing Group, delivery programme, housing, investment, North East

A North East housing provider has said it is adding an extra 150 homes to its housebuilding programme, raising its

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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS NEWS 

JV North reveals members invested over £100m in building new homes last year

16th April 201916th April 2019 Mark Cantrell 1 Views Homes England, housebuilding, housing, investment, JV North, North West

SOCIAL housing consortium JV North invested over £100 million into building new homes in the 2018/19 financial year, its latest

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BUSINESS NEWS 

Thirteen announces investment plan to improve thousands of homes

8th April 20198th April 2019 Mark Cantrell 1 Views Decent Homes, housing, investment, North East, refurbishment, stock improvements, Thirteen

A North East housing provider is set to invest over £34 million to improve the quality of thousands of its

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BUSINESS NEWS 

Bernicia welcomes new team to expanded repairs and maintenance service

2nd April 20192nd April 2019 Mark Cantrell 3 Views Bernicia, Durham, housing, investment, North East, repairs and maintenance

A North East housing association has invested £1 million to expand its repairs and maintenance business, bringing on board a

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BUSINESS NEWS 

Thirteen raises the stakes with offer to invest £1bn in homes and services

27th March 201927th March 2019 Mark Cantrell 2 Views business plan, construction, employment, housing, investment, North East, Thirteen Group

A North East housing association has announced plans to invest over £1 billion in homes and neighbourhoods over the next

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ECONOMY FEATURES POLITICS SOCIETY 

North refuses to “wither on the vine”

5th March 20195th March 2019 Mark Cantrell 2 Views Andy Burnham, CIH, Core Cities UK, GMCA, housing, investment, IPPR North, Key Cities Group, MHCLG, North South Divide, Northern Housing Mag

Claims that the North of England continues to lose out to the south when it comes to housing and infrastructure

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BUSINESS NEWS 

Expansion of repairs division sees Bernicia create 31 new jobs in County Durham

5th March 20195th March 2019 Mark Cantrell 5 Views Bernicia Group, County Durham, employment, investment, North East, repairs and maintenance

A North East housing association is expanding its in-house repairs and maintenance division southwards, creating a further 31 jobs for

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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS NEWS 

Torus to invest £750m in new homes after securing Homes England partnership

31st January 201931st January 2019 Mark Cantrell 2 Views Homes England, housing, investment, Merseyside, MHCLG, North West, Torus, Yorkshire Housing

HOT on the heels of the Government’s offer of £497 million to build new homes, a North West housing organisation

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BUSINESS EVENTS FEATURES NEWS 

Roundtable: Housing leaders talk Chop House

29th January 201927th February 2019 Mark Cantrell 7 Views ForViva, Great Places Housing Group, housing, investment, Karbon Homes, leadership, Manchester, Mosscare St Vincent's, Northern Housing Mag, regulation, Riverside, Roundtables, Salix Homes, Seam Capital, Stockport Homes, Torus

In association with Seam Capital There was a lot to digest during Northern Housing’s debut Leaders Roundtable – and not

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