The HIP: The Housing Industry Podcast
The housing crisis looms large. The UK’s crying out for housing stock, and new builds can play a huge role in the recovery. Diversity and inclusion is finally getting the attention it deserves at a strategic level. Although there’s plenty of work still to do. And environmental concerns are taking centre stage, with time running out to reach ambitious targets in net zero carbon emissions. Suffice to say, the UK housing sector is going through a period of great change right now. With everything developing at such a pace, it can be hard to keep your finger on the pulse. That’s why we’ve launched The Housing Industry Podcast. Featuring lively conversations with key leaders in the housing sector, The Housing Industry Podcast will provide real value to anyone working in the UK housing market who cares about making a difference.
The HIP: The Housing Industry Podcast
The Partnership That’s Making 1000+ Homes Warmer with RE:GEN & believe housing
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Regeneration specialist, RE:GEN Group has been working with Durham based housing association, believe housing on a project that’s so far resulted in 1186 properties becoming more energy efficient across the North East.
Two guests join us on The HIP in this episode. Ruth Dent - Director of Assets and Compliance at believe housing and Brian Bedford - Sustainability Director at RE:GEN Group. We discover how the two companies came together to deliver this outcome and the future plans for the project.
We also dive deep into how the project has impacted residents and the local
community. Communicating the benefits of regen activities to residents can be a challenge. Our guests give their thoughts on what we need to do to win them over.
Ruth gives insight into how they make use of local labour and the positive effects this has had on the local economy, the environment and workers’ well-being.
Ruth and Brian also give us insight into how they attract talent into their organisations, and how we can get the word out on the benefits of a career in housing.
In this episode, we cover:
- How the partnership with RE:GEN Group & believe housing came about.
- What does the next phase of the plan look like?
- What were the key factors in choosing a delivery partner for believe housing?
- The environmental and economic impacts of making use of local labour.
- How to communicate regen projects to customers.
- A touching story of the real impact that regen can have on people’s lives.
- The importance of government messaging in winning over customers.
- The obstacles in the way of delivering EPC C targets.
- How do we get the word out on the benefits of working in the housing sector?