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£5m investment to upgrade hundreds of homes

Bernicia is partnering with our friends at RE:GEN, investing more than £5m into upgrading hundreds of our homes across North Northumberland and Houghton-le-Spring – part of our on-going commitment to provide properties people are proud to call home. Work is underway in Northumberland delivered by our contractor RE:GEN in…

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Hundreds more new homes built to help tackle regional shortage

Bernicia has invested more than £35m in building 208 new homes in the last year, constructing some of our most energy efficient properties ever to help meet our promise of investing in homes and communities. Bernicia is also committed to building over 200 more homes across the region in this…

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Help us on our journey to deliver improved customer service

We’re asking our tenants to help us to continue improving the services we provide, by completing a short survey which should take no more than 15 minutes to complete. But what’s it all about, we ask about individual experiences in relation to day to day services for repairs…

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Baking dough to make dough

A Newcastle bakery has teamed up with Bernicia to help unemployed people rise to the challenge of finding work, baking in new skills and self-confidence. Ten budding bakers are learning the art of making bread and pastries from the experts in the kitchens of the Big River Bakery in…

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Bernicia team win top green energy award

A great win for our Assets and Property service – officially honoured in the North East of England Energy Efficiency Awards as the top housing association/landlord of the year. Our talented team was also highly commended for the delivery of our two-year £10.2m retrofit programme, which includes our £8m social…

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Insure your home contents – it’s important

It’s vitally important that you insure the things in your house that mean so much to you, just in case the unexpected happens. Clothes, keepsakes, electrical goods and furniture – all the stuff we take for granted in our every day lives, are expensive and in some cases irreplaceable. Bernicia…

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Easter Bank Holiday contact

We’ll be handling emergency calls only over the Easter Bank Holiday break. So that’s from 5pm tonight (Thursday April 17) through to next Tuesday at 8.30am (April 22). Our offices will be closed during this time. Our phone number if you have an emergency…

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Bernicia and Newcastle United Foundation deliver Berwick job opportunities

Employability experts at Bernicia and the Newcastle United Foundation are uniting to deliver job opportunities for young people in Berwick. They are working with local employers including the Lindisfarne Inn and County Healthcare to deliver two-week long employability courses to give young people not in work or education the skills…

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56 new affordable homes on track for Berwick

A £13m scheme is on track to deliver quality new affordable homes to help tackle a housing shortage in Berwick. Bernicia and its construction partner Ascent Homes plan to have the first properties completed on the site of the former Seton Hall by late summer. In total, 56 homes are…

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£8m programme delivering cheaper bills and warmer homes ahead of target

Jeff Cook is looking forward to cheaper bills in his more energy efficient home – one of the final properties to be upgraded in our £8m programme delivering new technology into 826 properties. Our contractor 0800 Repair fitted Solar PV panels to the roof of Jeff’s home in Bedlington –…

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Become an Independent Member of our Customer Services Committee

We’re recruiting for a tenant member on our Customer Services Committee. Salary: £2,730 including £500 travel It’s an exciting time to join us as we move into the last year of our current Corporate Strategy and start to develop our exciting future plans and Strategy. Are you someone who…

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Working Together for Safer Homes

The safety and well-being of our residents are our top priorities. As part of our on-going commitment to fire safety, our Building Safety and Bernicia Living teams are delivering a series of fire safety and inspection events across all 26 Bernicia Living age exclusive living locations. These events are designed…

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£5m investment to upgrade hundreds of homes

Hundreds more new homes built to help tackle regional shortage

Help us on our journey to deliver improved customer service

Baking dough to make dough

Bernicia team win top green energy award

Insure your home contents – it’s important

Easter Bank Holiday contact

Bernicia and Newcastle United Foundation deliver Berwick job opportunities

56 new affordable homes on track for Berwick

£8m programme delivering cheaper bills and warmer homes ahead of target

Become an Independent Member of our Customer Services Committee

Working Together for Safer Homes