Housing
The Government set out an ambitious national housing agenda in
its Sustainable Communities plan. A
core objective is to address the causes and
consequences of housing markets suffering from low demand
or streets of abandoned houses.
The Government identified four housing market renewal (HMR)
pathfinder areas in the Northwest, from a total of nine areas
nationally. These will be the focus of strategies to radically
change the condition and prospects for those communities with the
largest amount of low demand housing. The HMR areas in the
Northwest are Manchester/Salford, Merseyside, Oldham/Rochdale and
East Lancashire.
The Northwest Regional Housing Board (NWRHB) was established in
2003 to ensure delivery of the policies set out in the Sustainable
Communities plan. The NWRHB, which includes representatives from
Government Office for the Northwest, the Housing Corporation, the
NWDA, the Northwest Regional Assembly, English Partnerships and the
Northwest Housing Forum, has prepared a Regional Housing Strategy.
This provides the basis for advice to ministers on the priorities
for strategic housing investment in the region.
The NWDA, alongside these and other partners, is
supporting the region’s pathfinder areas in developing and
delivering fundamental strategies for change. The Regional Housing
Strategy, available to download below, provides an indication of
the areas where the NWDA feels it can make a contribution to the
delivery of the housing agenda in the region.
Visit
the Northwest Regional Housing Board website
Downloads
Housing
Strategy