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Tackling empty homes could help solve housing crisis

8th January, 2019

Salix Homes chief executive Lee Sugden on why tackling empty homes and buildings could help solve the housing crisis.

The housing sector can help stub it out

20th November, 2018

Read Lee Sugden's latest blog on the affects of smoking in social housing

The private rented sector can be the solution, not the problem.

28th August, 2018

Salix Living service director gives his take on the recent findings by Shelter that people on housing benefit are being discriminated against in the private rented sector.

'Health and Housing should go hand in hand'

12th July, 2018

As the NHS turns 70 this month, our chief executive Lee Sugden shares his thoughts on how the health and housing sectors must work together.

‘Rethinking housing’ for an ageing population

28th March, 2018

By 2050, one in every four people will be over 65. And one in every six people alive today will live to be 100. Compare that to the 15,000 centennials alive today and it puts into perspective the ageing person challenge.

The world has changed. Housing has not.

28th March, 2018

By Lee Sugden, chief executive at Salix Homes

We are in the grips of a revolution - a digital revolution.

Three years ago, never would I have imagined you could have restaurant-quality food from the comfort of your own sofa at 3am; order a taxi at the click of a button whenever and wherever you need one; or get your shopping delivered straight to your door in under an hour.

And even further from my thoughts was that I’d be able to get my digital friend ‘Alexa’ to do it all for me.

A Budget for Housing?

28th March, 2018

By Lee Sugden, chief executive, Salix Homes

A rather jovial chancellor stood at the despatch box this week to deliver his second budget of the year. I am not sure about his jokes about cough sweets and Jeremy Clarkson, when we are dealing with something as important as our countries future they seem rather irrelevant. On the other hand, maybe it shows a human touch behind the scripted words.

Putting the Great into Greater Manchester

28th March, 2018

As the electorate of Greater Manchester gears up to vote for its first permanent region-wide Mayor tomorrow (Thursday), I took to the streets of Rochdale this Bank Holiday weekend to do some informal canvassing of opinion.

Cooking on a budget

23rd March, 2018

Top tips for cooking on a budget

Plan Ahead! Planning meals before you go shopping avoids impulse purchases
Love your leftovers! Can you re use them? Freeze them? Eat them for lunch the next day?
Using a slow cooker is a great way to have a hot meal on the table when you walk through the door and you can use cheaper cuts of meat
Check your fridge freezer and cupboards so you're not buying things you already have
Check use by dates and eat items that are due to run out first reducing waste