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Yorkshire and the Humber

Combining urban settlements and extensive rural areas, Yorkshire and the Humber faces issues including housing demand and affordability, regeneration and renewal.

Yorkshire and the Humber has more national park land than any other of England’s regions, but it also includes major towns and cities such as Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield, Hull and York. North Yorkshire and the Humber area are predominantly rural, while South and West Yorkshire are mainly urban.

The decline of traditional industries, along with greater household mobility and changes in people’s aspirations, has led to a complex market of demand patterns across the region. House prices mean that home ownership is often out of the reach of lower-income families and first-time buyers. We are looking for innovative ways of addressing these issues and maintaining momentum in the current economic downturn.

Our priorities

The HCA’s priorities for Yorkshire and the Humber are to:

work in partnership with local authorities and other stakeholders to deliver the regional housing strategy and the National Affordable Housing Programme
promote housing market renewal in South Yorkshire, Hull and East Riding, and new housing Growth Points in the Leeds and Sheffield City regions
transform communities by maintaining delivery of key regeneration schemes
meet the needs of vulnerable people and those living in rural communities.

Our activities

Our current activities in Yorkshire and the Humber include:

Housing market renewal pathfinders: In South Yorkshire and Hull & East Riding, housing market renewal pathfinders are transforming local housing market conditions and driving economic regeneration.
West Yorkshire Priority Intervention Area: We are regenerating housing markets throughout West Yorkshire, particularly in the five towns of Castleford, Pontefract, Knottingley, Normanton and Featherstone.
Housing Growth Points: We are working with the government and local authorities to establish investment programmes support housing growth and the delivery of eco-towns in West and South Yorkshire.

Yorkshire and the Humber: Regional Investment Strategy 2009 - 2011

The 2009 to 2011 period provides the opportunity for new ways of working to ensure that we do our utmost to maintain momentum during the market downturn, and to improve the places in our region to the benefit of the people who live and work in Yorkshire and the Humber.

We will work in partnership with local communities and key stakeholders – including local authorities, private developers, Yorkshire Forward and Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) – to ensure that our strategy matches local ambitions.

Yorkshire and the Humber : Regional Investment Strategy 2009 - 2011 - PDF (1.65 MB)

Events

Presentations from the maximising employment potential workshop for the Yorkshire and The Humber region on 26 February 2010

Regional Investment Statement data

The National Affordable Housing Programme (NAHP) funding is allocated through a process of continuous market engagement. Our quarterly regional investment statements set out the proportion of this funding that has been allocated for each region.

Contact details

David Curtis
Regional Director – Yorkshire and the Humber

Leeds office
2nd Floor
Lateral House
8 City Walk
Leeds
LS11 9AT

Looking for the Yorkshire and the Humber office locations? You can find them on the HCA office page.

Last updated: 10 July 2009