Jenny Messenger

How two chief executives in Wales orchestrated their own merger The chief executives of housing associations Melin Homes and Newport City Homes successfully planned and carried out their own merger to create one of the largest landlords in Wales – without bringing...

The inside track on a merger, and how these two landlords managed it without the usual consultants - another great story by @jennymessenger.bsky.social for @insidehousing.bsky.social

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Sustainable supply chains: What’s next after the climate backlash? The EU’s proposed changes to its landmark sustainability regulation are transforming corporate ESG strategies, supply chain finance and legal risk.

For @globaltradereview.bsky.social, I had a look at how the EU’s move to scale back some of its landmark sustainability regulation - and the global shift away from net zero - is impacting ESG-focused supply chain finance:

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It was a coal mine, then the site of a clash between miners and police. We visit Orgreave to see how it has now been transformed Waverley, a new town in South Yorkshire, is built on the site of Orgreave Colliery, where miners and police clashed in the 1980s. Jenny Messenger visits to find out more.

Waverley, a new town in South Yorkshire, is built on the site of the Orgreave coking plant, where miners and police clashed during the 1984-85 strike. I went along for @insidehousing.bsky.social to see how developers approached its regeneration.

Really well-deserved shortlisting of @kathyswinds.bsky.social here!

Fiona MacGregor speaking on stage

Really interesting start to #SHFC25 with RSH chief exec Fiona MacGregor, who says the sector's knowledge of stock and tenants is starting to bear fruit in terms of repairs

Inside the government’s ‘disastrous’ military housing deal In 2024, the Ministry of Defence agreed to buy back thousands of military homes from the private equity-backed firm it sold them to in 1996. Jenny Messenger finds out more.

I get inside the MoD's "disastrous" military housing deal and how it eventually extricated itself in the April issue of @insidehousing.bsky.social: www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/insi...

Jayne Bryant, cabinet secretary for local government and housing: "Housing is at the heart of social justice - it’s a fundamental building block of happy, safe communities"

#CIHTAI25

This Is How You Interview a Government Official Michel Martin's relentless questioning of Troy Edgar revealed there may be no evidence behind the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil.

Impressive but essential nerve-holding here
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The NHF's Kate Henderson pushing back this morning at Housing Finance 2025 against the idea that managing but not owning homes is a good plan

Interesting opening sessions at the National Housing Federation's Housing Finance conference, esp on the potential for big changes for HAs around separating owning from managing homes

Interesting and detailed report on how to fix the labour and skills shortage in the construction sector (from Mark 'modernise or die' Farmer)

Welsh tenant body calls on landlords to be more transparent over homes’ flood history Tpas Cymru has called on the social housing sector to make sure tenants are informed about the flooding history of their homes, after properties are left damaged by severe floods.

Tenant body Tpas Cymru has written to housing association chief execs and local authorities calling for tenants to be given vital information about the flood history of their homes:

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Welsh tenant body leads call to change ‘outdated’ heat pump rules TPAS Cymru has called on the Welsh government to remove planning red tape, claiming it is preventing tenants from accessing affordable, energy-efficient heating.

TPAS Cymru and others call on the Welsh government to change its heat pump rules www.insidehousing.co.uk/home/welsh-t...

Affordable housing provision in Wales drops by 3% in 2023-24 Affordable housing provision in Wales dipped by 3% in 2023-24, with the number of affordable homes delivered across the country during the year totalling 3,255.

The latest affordable housing data for Wales shows a slight drop year on year, with more than 10,000 homes still to come to meet the 20,000 target www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/afforda...

In Leeds and looking forward to @northernconsortium.bsky.social's Northern Housing Summit today!

Waqar Ahmed: L&Q’s risk-taking money man took a gamble - and it paid off in spades The ambitious finance director who drove some of the sector’s biggest mergers is retiring. He tells Jenny Messenger about his long list of financial firsts.

It was a pleasure to chat to Waqar Ahmed, L&Q's group finance director, on his career in social housing and what got him started in the first place www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/waqa...

Big news for the Welsh social housing sector