1972 - Manchester Methodist Housing Association (MMHA) is formed
1975 - Salford Community Housing Association founded
1980 - BME specialist Ashiana Housing Association set up
1986 - Selhal Housing Association established, incorporating Community Housing Association and stock from the YWCA
1991 - Stephen Porter joins MMHA as Chief Executive
1991 - MMHA takes over First Peterloo
2000 - Salford CHA becomes Space New Living
2001 - Longridge and Shaw Heath, Knutsford, acquired by MMHA
2003 - MMHA merges with Selhal, creating Manchester Methodist Housing Group (MMHG)
2005 - MMHG head office moves to Southern Gate
2005 - Affordable ownership division Plumlife founded
2006 - Great Places Housing Group is formed with merger of MMHG and Ashiana
2007 - Space New Living joins Great Places Housing Group
2007 - Wybourn and Richmond Park, acquired in Sheffield, and Parkway Housing Association formed
2008 - Windmill Housing Association becomes part of MMHA
2009 - Great Places is simplified so that just one name is used
2010 - ONE restructure - single services management team
2011 - Large-scale Oldham PFI contract is won
2012 - Great Places secures a record £200m bond issue
2013 - All repairs are brought in-house
2013 - Matthew Harrison becomes Chief Executive
2013 - Tony Davison becomes Group Chairman
2015 – Developed 750 properties – more homes than ever before
2016 – Great Places achieves a record turnover of £103.9m
