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Systems, Courage, and Building What Comes Next
Last night, I had the privilege of giving the pre-dinner speech at the E3M Leaders Dinner – an evening filled with CEOs, strategists,...
Richard Kennedy
Jun 192 min read


'Highly Commended' - Backing the Small Sites Aggregator
We’re delighted that Cornerstone Place was Highly Commended in the ‘Unlocking Housing Supply’ category at the 2025 Homeless Link...
Cornerstone Place
Jun 122 min read


Small Sites. Big IMPACT
As the Government begins work on delivery for the newly announced Small Sites Aggregator initiative, we wanted to share a real-world...
Cornerstone Place
Jun 62 min read


Small Sites Aggregator: How Cornerstone Place Is Helping Unlock Land for Social Housing
Government backs SME builders with Small Sites Aggregator
Cornerstone Place
May 302 min read


The Next Generation of Social Entrepreneurs: Reflections from LSE
This week, Cornerstone Place Co-Founder Richard Kennedy had the privilege of speaking to students on the MSc Social Innovation and...
Cornerstone Place
May 282 min read


A Conversation with Florence Eshalomi MP
Last Friday, our Co-Founder Richard Kennedy had the opportunity to meet Florence Eshalomi MP , Chair of the Housing, Communities and...
Cornerstone Place
May 232 min read


Cornerstone Place Shortlisted for Homeless Link Excellence Award 2025
We’re proud to share that Cornerstone Place has been shortlisted for the Homeless Link Excellence Awards 2025 , in the category of...
Cornerstone Place
May 191 min read


Scones, Surpluses and Serious Solutions: Unlocking LGPS for Social Housing
This week, Richard Kennedy, Co-Founder of Cornerstone Place, had the privilege of attending the launch of “New Stable” , a landmark...
Cornerstone Place
May 142 min read


Celebrating Collaboration at the Northern Housing Awards
We had a fantastic evening at the Northern Housing Awards last night at The Point, Emirates Old Trafford . Cornerstone Place was...
Cornerstone Place
May 21 min read


Cornerstone Place Shortlisted for Three Northern Housing Awards
We’re proud to share that Cornerstone Place has been shortlisted in three categories at the upcoming Northern Housing Awards 2025 —a...
Cornerstone Place
Apr 251 min read


Harnessing Brownfield Land: Productive Discussions with MHCLG
This week, Cornerstone Place co-founders David Ball and Richard Kennedy met with Thomas Dannatt and Philip Bell at the Ministry of...
Cornerstone Place
Mar 121 min read


Reflections from New Homes New Ways Summit
Driving Systems Innovation for Social Rent Housing Earlier this week, we had the opportunity to attend the second day of the New Homes,...
Cornerstone Place
Feb 142 min read


Regenerating Communities: Transforming Unused Faith-Owned Spaces into Affordable Homes
At Cornerstone Place, we are always exploring innovative solutions to the housing crisis. That’s why we were delighted to attend the...
Cornerstone Place
Feb 132 min read


Building Brighter Futures in Rochdale
At Cornerstone Place, our mission is simple: to ensure that everyone has access to quality housing, regardless of their background or...
Cornerstone Place
Feb 61 min read


Coming along nicely!
Our Greater Manchester development sites are coming along nicely! On this project in particular, the innovation behind modern...
Cornerstone Place
Dec 17, 20241 min read


10 Downing Street 10th December
Honoured to represent the social enterprise sector at 10 Downing Street today with the great and the good Peter , Dave , Sarah , ...
Cornerstone Place
Dec 10, 20241 min read


Boston Consulting Group Social Enterprise Awards 2024
(From BCG footage) It was a privilege to be one of the finalists at the inaugural BCG Social Enterprise Awards. We didn't win this time...
Cornerstone Place
Nov 14, 20241 min read


We Are Finalists!
Boston Consulting Group launched their first ever Social Enterprise Award this year with their partner organisations Cambridge Centre...
Cornerstone Place
Nov 7, 20241 min read


Cornerstone Place exhibit at New Homes New Ways, The Building Centre, London
It was a privilege to be one of the partners at the New Homes New Ways exhibition opening night yesterday. 'There are plenty of small...
Cornerstone Place
Oct 25, 20241 min read


Cornerstone Place at the Labour Party Conference
It’s been great being at the The Labour Party conference over the last few days. It’s the first time for Cornerstone Place and it was...
Cornerstone Place
Sep 25, 20242 min read


Speaking at the HCS in Liverpool
It was fantastic to attend and be asked to speak at the inaugural Chartered Institute of Housing and National Housing Federation...
Cornerstone Place
Sep 11, 20241 min read
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