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This morning, our Chief Executive @SeamusLeheny along with housing colleagues from @ApexHousingAssn @ClanmilHousing @RadiusHousing @Choice_Housing briefed @NIA_Communities outlining the need for a viable funding model for the future delivery of social housing in NI.

Look at this for a beautiful new housing development! 😍 🫶 81 stunning new Social Homes by @ClanmilHousing at Loftlines in the heart of Titanic Quarter #Belfast Managed a sneak peak today and these homes will change lives for the better.

Common Ground supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB)

The first #CommonGroundPEACEPLUS quarterly newsletter is here!📍 Project objectives 🚀 Launch highlights 👥 Meet the Delivery Team Read it here: nifha.org/2026/02/16/com… Email to join our mailing list: commonground@nifha.org

We’re proud to be a partner in the Common Ground Project, a new cross-border initiative launched to strengthen inclusion and community leadership. 🤝 Supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the @SEUPB, and led by @NIFHA.

Reducing oversights and saving time on compliance, whilst providing HA Boards with visibility & assurance, are key to keeping everyone safe, from homebuilder to tenant… We hear from @Plentific and @grove_housing about what this means in practice. Book at: tinyurl.com/4yumybwv

With the Decent Homes Standard and the Housing Development Design Guide both under review, this will be a really interesting session with Barry McCarron @koreretrofit and Paul Isherwood @nihecommunity around what the respective outcomes will mean for housing associations. Book at: tinyurl.com/4yumybwv

The impacts of DfC housing development funding changes have been widely debated in recent months - we hear what these impacts will be for specific housing hypes and communities from two key players in our sector @AlphaCRW @Choice_Housing Book at: tinyurl.com/yc7kkddw

Thanks to everyone who attended yesterday’s session on how we can deliver more intermediate homes in mixed-tenure developments. Thanks to our partners @CIHhousing and @CommunitiesNI, and facilitator @AndrewjudeWebb who made it such a productive morning.

@coownershipni @CIHhousing @CommunitiesNI @AndrewjudeWebb Excellent event guys, a conversation we need to keep pushing and delivering on!

📌 Book now for our Housing Development & Asset Management conference. Fascinating debate ahead on the possibilities for geothermal energy across NI. This will be an insightful and practical session on a potential new pillar for local sustainable infrastructure Book at: tinyurl.com/yc7kkddw @UlsterBankNI @Aico_Limited @NHBC

🎉 Today we’re launching Common Ground!  Common Ground is a new cross-community project bringing people together across Northern Ireland and the Border Region of Ireland to promote integration, understanding, and meaningful connection.  The launch brought together a wide range of stakeholders from the housing, community, and public sectors.  Over the coming months, we’ll deliver community leadership development, heritage, culture and arts programmes, and capacity-building initiatives across the social housing sector, creating spaces for learning, collaboration, and shared experiences that strengthen relationships and build resilient, inclusive communities.  We are proud to deliver Common Ground in partnership with: 
@Irish Council for Social Housing, @Apex Housing Association, @Choice Housing Association, @Clanmil, @Radius, @Rural, and @Woven Housing Association  Common Ground is a project supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).  @NIFHA @SEUPB @DepartmentofRuralandCommunityDevelopmentandtheGealtacht   
#CommonGroundPEACEPLUS #Community #Inclusion #CrossCommunity #PeaceBuilding

That's a wrap on all things Housing for 2025 ✔️ Time to log out and tune out. It's been a busy and enjoyable year. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas with a peaceful & prosperous New Year. 🎄🥳🎅

🎄Merry Christmas from everyone at NIFHA 🎄 As 2025 draws to a close, we’d like to say a big Thank You to all of our partners, sector colleagues and stakeholders for working with us throughout the year. We’re proud to play a part in creating safe, secure places to call home across NI.

Our 2025 Sector Global Accounts were launched this morning at our annual Housing Finance Conference! We would like to thank Sumer NI for their work in helping us prepare these accounts. Get in touch with our team for your copy.

Brian Clerkin outlining keys changes to grant levels for new housing and the impacts for HAs #housingfinance ##NIFHAHFC25 @NIFHA

#NIFHAHFC25 Brian Clerkin of Sumer NI outlining the headline figures of the HAG / TCI analysis - specifically the impact the reduction of HAG will have on viable homes going forward

Talking all things finance on Thursday! ... economy … sector global acs … impact of grant reduction … what the bankers think …new funding options … treasury management … finding the right staff … regulation… – it’s all there: DON’T MISS OUT! Book at tinyurl.com/yz9uunk3

Nearly half of social homes currently planned in Northern Ireland are no longer viable due to a cut in funding from Stormont, according to research by a body representing housing associations. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… @BBCNewsNI @NIFHA