18/07/2025
Article by: Great Places
The Old Ribbon Mill in Macclesfield has entered a new era, as Great Places transforms challenges into opportunities since 2022.
16/07/2025
Great Places has hosted Manchester City Council’s Housing Lead to celebrate the topping out of our new affordable housing development in Manchester city centre. Cllr. Gavin White, Executive Member for Housing and Development was joined by our Executive Director of Growth, Helen Spencer and members of the project team at the event to mark the […]
11/07/2025
New Chair and appointment of four new Board Members from September 2025 Following the latest round of recruitment, we’re delighted to announce that we have appointed Great Places’ first female Chair, Cath Purdy, as well as four new Board Members. Mervyn Jones’s tenure as Chair will come to an end in September 2025, which is also when […]
Social purpose is at the heart of Great Places Housing Group. A not-for-profit organisation, Great Places owns over 26,000 affordable homes in more than 30 local authority areas across the North West and South Yorkshire. In 2024/25 Great Places delivered 726 new affordable homes and sold 196 homes for shared ownership. It invested over £230 million into building new homes as well as running a wide range of projects and initiatives to help our customers and their communities. It currently has over 2,300 homes on site.
