News and events

Keep up to date with all the latest news and events from believe housing.

veteran overcomes homelessness with new believe housing home

An army veteran who faced homelessness when his house was repossessed says he was “barely managing” his situation until he secured a new home with believe housing. 

Kim McGuinness praises believe housing’s energy upgrades and vows to expand retrofit in region

North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has praised believe housing for its ongoing programme of home energy upgrades.

clubhouse revamped thanks to believe housing and decorating contractor

A County Durham football club’s venue has been enhanced for fans and the wider community after its clubhouse was revamped.

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New Corporate Plan launched

Today we launch our new Corporate Plan, which will run from 2025 until 2028.

Celebrating gardens in our communities

This week is Community Garden Week, which celebrates the amazing community and school gardens across the UK.

Urgent action needed to address housing crisis in the North

A new state of the region report from the Northern Housing Consortium has been launched in parliament today.

£9.8m affordable housing scheme breathes new life into brownfield land

New homes built in Peterlee, County Durham, have completely transformed a once-derelict site and are helping to improve the lives of residents.

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North-east housing providers crack down on tenancy fraud.

Councils and housing providers across the North East of England have joined forces to fight social housing fraud, which is depriving families and vulnerable people getting the homes they need.

believe housing recognised nationally for community safety work

believe housing has been recognised nationally for its commitment to keeping customers and communities safe.  

affordable housing project breaks ground in County Durham

Work has started on a £5.3m scheme to bring previously developed land in County Durham back into use for much-needed affordable housing.

job support extended to whole communities in Durham

believe housing is expanding its employability support beyond just customers to entire neighbourhoods, offering one-on-one advice and support to people in its homes to help them access jobs.

local community holding up believe housing banner that says "we got the millionth pound"

believe housing hits £1m milestone in community grants

believe housing has marked a funding milestone, distributing a million pounds in grants to enhance communities and improve wellbeing across County Durham.