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NIHE Asset Management Strategy Elma Newberry Housing Executive The Regional Housing Authority Presentation Outline Corporate Asset Management The NIHE assets NIHE Approach to Regeneration Informing Community Asset Transfer

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The Regional Housing Authority

NIHE Asset Management Strategy

Elma Newberry Housing Executive

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The Regional Housing Authority www.nihe.gov.uk

Presentation Outline

 Corporate Asset Management

– The NIHE assets

 NIHE Approach to Regeneration

– Informing Community Asset Transfer Framework

 Contemporary Community Development

– Emerging Initiatives

 CAT Issues/Opportunities/Next steps

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The Regional Housing Authority www.nihe.gov.uk

NIHE Corporate Asset Management

 Current assets

Asset Type Value at 31 March 2013 (figures in £ millions) – Housing Stock 3,310 (87,959 properties) – Development Land 45 (260 hectares) – Commercial Properties 11.9 – Offices/Depots 26.6 – Hostels 15.5 – Travellers Sites 2.7

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The Regional Housing Authority www.nihe.gov.uk

NIHE Corporate Asset Management

 operates an asset management strategy

Land Terrier/Land Asset Site Identification Property Scheme Programmes Office accommodation Strategy

 limit its land and buildings holdings to the minimum

required to perform strategic objectives

 Surplus land disposals  Vacant stock open market sale

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The Regional Housing Authority www.nihe.gov.uk

NIHE Regeneration Experience

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The Regional Housing Authority www.nihe.gov.uk

NIHE – Experience Community Asset Transfer

 34 commercial facilities /24 land transfers/320 residential units

supporting 221 community facilities Peace building and cross-community asset sharing

 SLIG Suffolk-Lenadoon  Long process of cross-community dialogue based on the need

to use the interface as an asset to provide services local people need

 Social enterprise offering multiple facilities and services &

incentivising new private sector investment

 Building trust and common cause between disadvantaged

communities

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The Regional Housing Authority www.nihe.gov.uk

Cross community Asset Sharing

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The Regional Housing Authority www.nihe.gov.uk

Cross Community Asset Sharing

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The Regional Housing Authority www.nihe.gov.uk

Challenges

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Keeping projects going with revenue costs for example, difficult to keep computer suites sustainable as outreach courses are cut back

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Fire and safety regulations require a significant up grade of community houses

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Making the financial case to transfer housing assets for wider regeneration ends

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Skills of groups and officials in developing asset transfer

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Housing Executive is an enabler, the hard work is taken forward by the groups who need support to make projects sustainable

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The Regional Housing Authority www.nihe.gov.uk

NIHE Contemporary Community Development – Emerging Initiatives

 Community Cohesion Strategy

– Integrated Regeneration Plans

 Tunnels Project, Markets Belfast  Gilpins Project, Sandy Row

 Community Development Strategy

– SCNI

 Local Social Enterprise Projects; small grants programme

 Housing- Led Regeneration

– Support programme

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The Regional Housing Authority www.nihe.gov.uk

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The Regional Housing Authority www.nihe.gov.uk

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The Regional Housing Authority www.nihe.gov.uk

Gilpins Site – Feasibility Study

 Steering Group – BCC, NIHE, BRO, South Belfast

Partnership, local councillors and community representatives.

 Consultation process – Community organisations,

traders, women's groups, sports clubs, local bands, Orange lodge etc.

 Development of Options – good practice elsewhere,

resources, skills and training requirements

 Promotion of social enterprise

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The Regional Housing Authority www.nihe.gov.uk

CAT – Social Enterprise

 Policy is wider than the transfer and

management of assets

 Examples of social economies based on CAT

highlighted by the Joseph Rowntree Trust

Small scale run by volunteers
Medium with growth potential
Large scale professional styled social

enterprises

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The Regional Housing Authority www.nihe.gov.uk

NIHE Issues for CAT

 Procurement of Services  Public accountability – Disposal regulations  Legislation/EU Regulations ; State Aid  Asset Liabilities  Asset Management

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Opportunities / Next steps

 Regeneration linked to CAT and promotion of social

enterprise

 Social enterprise - opportunity to retain finance

within deprived neighbourhood

 Resources, skills development, employment and

learning opportunities

 Social enterprises requires the development,

management and maintenance of alliances and networks

 Produce NIHE CAT policy & support programme