Its nice to be amongst friends, and nice to be in a sustainable and creative place! – We’re featured in the latest edition of the Ouseburn Trust see page 10
Listed Buildings – refurbish or demolish?
ethical partnership is involved in a series of negotiations with local planning authorities on the merits of retaining and converting listed buildings (LB’s) as part of development schemes. For some developers it’s just about cost […]
Affordable housing for Morpeth
Demand for housing in the popular Northumberland town of Morpeth has never been higher. And there’s always been a particular shortage of affordable starter homes in the desirable county town. “Balancing the desperate need for […]
“Support for proposed new housing in Newcastle”
” How do I get one of the houses?”, and “how quickly will they be built” – Just two of the comments made during a day long consultation yesterday in Cruddas Park Shopping Centre. With […]
We’ve moved!
We’ve moved! – come on down and see us sometime! Drop in for a cuppa, we’re now at Studio 4, The Newsroom, Stoddart Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1AN We’re next door to the Biscuit […]
What question would you ask energy companies?
As part of the Energy and Climate Change Committee’s inquiry ‘Energy prices, profits and poverty’, the Committee will hold an oral evidence session questioning senior figures from energy companies on Tuesday 16 April at 10am. […]
Influencing government policy
Allen Creedy a senior partner at Ethical partnership has recently been elected as the Chairman of the Environment Energy and Policy Unit at the Federation of Small Businesses. Clients should not be worried as Allen will continue […]
Funding for 50,000 new homes!
The Chancellors’ Autumn Statement announced a £225m fund for the delivery of 50,000 new homes in large, locally-supported housing programmes. Aimed at housing schemes that already have planning permission but are lacking in funding the […]
New Homes Bonus – but not for the North!
New research commissioned by public service union Unison confirms what most housing professionals have known for a while – that that the Government’s New Homes Bonus Scheme is draining scarce funding away from the recession-hit […]
Need cash to build homes for rent? £ 200m available if you are quick!
In the run up to Christmas the coalition government announced an important new fund for the private rented sector. Missed by many of the broadsheets the new “Build to Rent” fund is aimed at reducing […]
“10 good and 10 bad things about the Energy Bill”
What’s good? This is a timely and vital bill that will help towards a low carbon energy system. It is clear and progressive and will by 2020 ensure that just over 30% of our electricity […]
Speeding up development or death to local democracy?
In their efforts to kick start the economy the Government has set out proposals to widen the scope of the planning regime for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs) to some categories of commercial and business development. These […]