Here's what's happening at Bernicia and in our communities.
Media enquiries and business information requests: Gordon Arnott, Head of External Relations
gordon.arnott@bernicia.com T: 0191 238 3306 M: 07595 653 339
Our phone lines could be busier than normal on Monday morning (January 22nd) as we receive calls from tenants about Storm Isha. The Met Office has issued an amber wind warning and yellow rain warning for the North East. Very strong winds are…
Traditionally, society has (generally) considered age 65 to be the time to consider retirement and for people to embrace a more relaxed, less active, and slower pace of life should they be in a position to do so. However, times are now rapidly changing, and this attitude is becoming more…
Bernicia offices will be closed to the public from Friday December 22nd until Tuesday January 2nd. We’re still contactable though if you have an emergency repair or urgently need to speak to us. Call us on Tel: 0344 800 3800, go to MyBernicia at www.bernicia.com or email contact@bernicia.com We wish…
Bernicia is delighted that the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has once again confirmed top grades for our governance and financial viability. Retaining our G1 V1 ratings demonstrates that Bernicia is well governed and financially resilient. The ratings are the highest housing associations…
With the dark nights here, we know it can be a worrying time for some of our tenants. Bernicia is here to support tenants who may be suffering anti-social behaviour and help people look after themselves and their property. We are…
With the colder weather now here, we’ve prepared information to help tenants stay safe and warm in their homes. There’s lots of easy to follow tips, advice and videos to help people look after their homes and themselves this winter. This includes: Keeping your home affordably warm Preventing and tackling…
With over 40,000 North East households on the waiting list for social housing, there’s a desperate need to rapidly build more genuinely affordable homes across the region. A group of North East based housing providers have joined forces to tackle this crisis head on and to…
ny congratulations to all our exceptional colleagues who were honoured as winners at the Bernicia Excellence Awards 2023. Winners were presented with their trophies and prizes at a celebration event held at the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle, celebrating the very best of Bernicia. The excellence awards…
North East housing association Bernicia has further strengthened its boards and governance structures with the appointment of three leading professionals with decades of housing and business sector experience. Gurpreet Jagpal, Vicky Miller and Richard Cave bring a wealth of housing sector, commercial business and charitable sector…
The painters and decorators have been in at the Bedlington Learning Hive – making the property even more welcoming to the local community. This year has been the busiest ever at the hive – with its specialist staff from the Northern Learning Trust charity helping…
A great day meeting Northumbria Lodge tenants to discuss building and fire safety and the range of measures Bernicia has introduced to keep people safe in their homes. Our housing, estates and compliance teams met with tenants over a cuppa to talk about their lives in the Cowgate tower block…
Tenants and landlords have the opportunity to give their opinions on important new Consumer Standards and Code of Practice being introduced by the Regulator of Social Housing. The standards will help set expectations that social landlords have to meet and that the Regulators will seek assurance against. Andrea Malcolm, Bernicia…
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