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Latest changes on the Housing Rights website
Find the answers at www.housing-rights.info This specialist website from BMENational and the Chartered Institute of Housing has ...

BME National
Jun 10, 20142 min read
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BMENational Elects New Chair
BMENational, the representative body for more than 60 black and minority ethnic housing organisations managing over 60,000 social homes,...

BME National
Jun 10, 20142 min read
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#MetroBank provides 25-year loans to HAs as it seeks rapid sector growth
Social Housing, Vol.25 No.9, September 2013 Metro Bank is offering 25-year bilateral loans to housing associations while looking to...

BME National
Sep 24, 20131 min read
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Arawak Walton honoured founder members
Plaque ceremony 15 August  2013 FOUNDER MEMBERS ARE HONOURED We were honoured to be joined by Tony Lloyd, Police and Crime Commissioner...

BME National
Aug 15, 20132 min read
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Jamaican Community Leaders Praise Nehemiah UCHA On Recent Visit
Two prominent community leaders from Jamaica visited the UK recently to meet with church leaders, police representatives and church...

BME National
Aug 7, 20132 min read
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Will BME communities become majority in the UK within next 40 years?
BME communities will become majority in Britain by 2070 The Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford revealed that black and...

BME National
May 30, 20131 min read
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Pine Court step up to the plate
Pine Court Housing Association Published by Ben Patey for Sovini in Housing For Liverpool-based BME Housing Association Pine Court,...

BME National
May 29, 20131 min read
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Celebrating the contribution volunteers make to BME organisations
Seva, Sadaqah and Ubuntu; Celebrating BME Volunteering During Volunteer Week (1st-7th June) Voice4Change are holding an event to...

BME National
May 17, 20131 min read
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Panorama and Sol Campbell highlight the plight of young black men
In 2006 the black youth unemployment rate was 37 per cent; 2.5 times higher than the white youth unemployment rate. In 2012 the...

BME National
May 16, 20133 min read
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HCA appoints experts to advise on equality issues
Chairman of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), Robert Napier, has announced appointments to its specialist Equality and Diversity...

BME National
Apr 25, 20132 min read
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Congrats to our Chair, Lara Oyedele, for being one of the power players in the sector
Lara is granted as one of the most influential movers and shakers in the housing sector! Congratulations for reaching no. 39. Chair,...

BME National
Apr 12, 20131 min read
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Sadeh Lok shortilsted for top industry award
A Huddersfield-based housing association, which only two years ago was staring at financial disaster, has been shortlisted for a national...

BME National
Mar 5, 20132 min read
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IDS Finance Director retires after 33 years service
Original article: http://london.housingnews.co.uk/ Abdur Choudhury IDS director of finance, Abdur Choudhury retired this week after 33...

BME National
Feb 7, 20131 min read
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New Director Appointment at Voice4Change England – Kunle Olulode
by Rushena on Fri, 2013-01-25 11:09 As the Chair of Trustees at Voice4change England it gives me great pleasure to announce that Kunle...

BME National
Jan 29, 20132 min read
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Lawrence Stewart A Great Man and Asset to the Housing Association World has Died
Lawrence a life committed to housing – a celebration Lawrence was  a housing and finance practitioner and consultant with Board...

BME National
Jan 23, 20131 min read
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EHRC Race Commissioners Must Stay!
The Black and Minority Ethnic Voluntary and Community Sector Coalition deplore the likely decision to axe two key race equality experts...

BME National
Nov 12, 20122 min read
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Bronze Women Poetry Celebration
#CécileNobrega #Olmec #TheBronzeWomanProject

BME National
Oct 4, 20121 min read
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Nicola Adams Brings Home Gold For Unity’s Silver Anniversary
Unity’s contribution to Nicola Adams helps her to achieve her ambition and make Olympic history. On Wednesday 12 September, Leeds-based...

BME National
Sep 26, 20122 min read
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Congratulation to Leeds Irish Health and Homes on achieving GOLD status with Investors in People
The letter reads as follows: I am delighted to send my best wishes to Leeds Irish Health and Homes on achieving GOLD status with...

BME National
Sep 14, 20121 min read
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Blog: In response to @savechildrenuk report, how can HAs help to tackle #childpoverty ?
by Jas Bains (CEO of Ashram HA) Today Save the Children published their Child Poverty in 2012: It shouldn’t happen here report. This...

BME National
Sep 6, 20122 min read
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