Housing

The West Midlands Region is home to 5.3 million people and is home to one of the most diverse populations outside of London. At its hearts lies the conurbation (Birmingham, the Black Country, Solihull and Coventry), with a population of 2.25 million and at the other extreme lies the rural and more remote areas of Shropshire and Herefordshire. These two extremes of 'urban settlements' and 'isolated communities' pose particular challenges for housing within the Region, which have been addressed.

The Regional Housing Executive

Following the transfer of the Regional Housing Board from Government Office for the West Midlands (GOWM) to the Assembly, a new Board, known as the Regional Housing Executive (RHE) was launched on Thursday 28 September 2006. The initial key responsibilities of the new Executive was set out in a letter sent from DCLG, further information on the RHE and its wider reference group, the Regional Housing Partnership (RHP).

For more information on the Regional Housing Executive

The Regional Housing Strategy

For more information on the Regional Housing Strategy

The principles and policies inherent within the RHS dovetail those in the West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy (WMRSS). Detailed information on the WMRSS is available here.

Contact

If you have any queries, in connection to Housing please contact the Secretariat:

Steve Forrest - Head of Housing, tel 0121 678 1064 or email
Emma Kiteley - Senior Advisor, tel: 0121 678 1037 or email
Fran Gilbert - Monitoring and Research Advisor, tel: 0121 678 1040 or email
Jo Hill - Policy Officer, tel: 0121 678 1033 or email.
Gemma Poxon - Policy Officer, tel 0121 678 1055 or email
Michael Craggs - Senior Regional Support Officer, tel 0121 245 0155 or email