Livin Housing

Latest news | Community grant enables vital lifeline for hundreds of residents to continue A local community shop, takeaway, and meals-on-wheels service is set to continue supporting residents across Newton Aycliffe, Shildon, and Bishop Auckland. Read more > > https://lnkd.in/eJ2YdWvx

Are you the right person to join our Board? We are recruiting two Board Members to support the Chair and Vice Chair of the Board to maintain good governance and to deliver Plan A, our business strategy. Find out more here > > https://lnkd.in/enV8XC-N

In the North East Housing Partnership, we believe that everyone should have a warm, comfortable home to call their own. With the increase in energy bills over the last few years adding to the cost-of-living crisis, and our commitment to reducing carbon emissions, the need to act on this has led the NEHP to include Net Zero as one our key four workstreams. All our partners are working on this, decarbonising their homes and supporting residents through colder months, but here are some of the highlights of the work that our partners have been doing over the past few months: believe housing has been carrying out one of the largest retrofit programmes in the North East and has published a case study from the 3,000th believe housing property to undergo home energy improvement works. Link: https://lnkd.in/eJCbhkb6. Karbon Homes shared an article on Fuel Poverty Awareness Day highlighting tips that customers can use to keep their homes warm and promoting that a Retrofit Surveyor can visit homes to carry out a home energy health check. Link: https://lnkd.in/eXmTBdeX. Gentoo Group has started work to improve the energy efficiency of over 700 homes across Sunderland as part of the Government’s Social Housing Decarbonisation Wave 2:2 fund. Link: https://lnkd.in/gYBt8WcN. Livin Housing has been installing smart technology in 600 homes to reduce tenants' energy bills by up to 30% and improve unnecessary heat loss and energy use. Link: https://lnkd.in/eaNZv9ZZ. Gateshead Council has teamed up with Citizens Advice Gateshead and other community partners to host a series of specialist energy roadshows across different locations in the borough over the winter period. Link: https://lnkd.in/eMDQKMbS. There is a lot of work that has been going on to explore how we can achieve economies of scale and leverage more investment in retrofit programmes which we’ll be updating on over the next few months, and we remain committed to working collaboratively and supporting the wider work happening on net zero across the region.

Could you be our new Stock Condition Surveyor? We are looking for a talented individual to ensure surveys and inspections of our homes are carried out in an effective manner, ensuring all work complies with service standards, policies and statutory regulations. Find out more and apply at > https://lnkd.in/enV8XC-N

Latest news | Intelligent thermostatic radiator valves are being fitted to over 600 homes this winter to reduce tenants' energy bills and improve unnecessary heat loss and energy use. Read more here > > https://lnkd.in/eCdsJX9w

At the close of last year, we visited our latest development, Towson Close in Spennymoor, where the team from Oaktree Living Limited was busy laying the foundations with an on-site crane. We are pleased to say that the foundations for all plots are now complete. Work is currently progressing on the substructure brickwork, floor slabs, and the first lift of brickwork. Find out more about our our developments here > > https://lnkd.in/eGciHRsd

New Year, new job? We have four exciting new opportunities in a variety of different roles across our organisation. 🟢 Governance Manager  🟢 Housing Adviser 🟢 Customer Service Adviser x 2 (Part time) Find out more or to apply > > https://lnkd.in/euuv-XRz

Latest news | Christmas cheer for local children Our teams have been busy wrapping presents ready to be delivered to families in time for Christmas Eve. In partnership with Mears Group PLC, we donated £1,500 to purchase over 70 presents for local families as part of the housing support we offer to our tenants. Read the full story...

Latest News | On 12 December 2024 we joined hundreds of people across the UK in putting on our festive jumpers, socks, hats and head boppers in aid of Save the Children UK. Read more here > > https://lnkd.in/exCK6Pkz

Latest News | As the festive season approaches, students from Whitworth Park Academy, Spennymoor are spreading holiday joy by supporting eight local food banks with much-needed items. Read more > > https://lnkd.in/gYvE9K9j