News & Blog

From 30 November, we will be using a new platform for sending text message surveys to our customers, which include a link from Microsoft Forms. These surveys ask for your feedback around things like the speed of repairs, the quality and ease of reporting repairs, and your overall satisfaction following each appointment. We also use […]

Great Places’ Sustainability Team recently hosted a successful customer engagement event at our Pat Midgley Community Hub in Wybourn, to launch the start of our Warm Homes programme to deliver energy efficiency improvements to homes in our Sheffield Anchor Neighbourhood. The Wybourn Warm Homes programme is part funded through our partnership with Tees Valley Combined […]

Great Places is pleased to announce that we have secured £100 million in funding through the Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme (AHGS), managed by Venn on behalf of the UK Government. This significant investment will enable us to deliver more than 650 new affordable homes across the North West and South Yorkshire, while continuing to invest […]

Great Places’ and Kellen Homes’ plans for Riverpark, a development of 498 homes in Newton Heath, East Manchester have been approved by Manchester City Council. The new development, built on the site of the former Riverpark Trading Estate, will transform the brownfield site into a vibrant new neighbourhood. Almost half of the homes will be […]

Our Training and Skills Academy is helping customers gain valuable qualifications, including Level 2 Teaching Assistant and Level 3 Education and Training. The Great Places Training and Skills Academy continues to make a real impact, helping customers gain the skills and qualifications they need to thrive – both in education and in life. One of […]

Discover how Youth Elements is transforming Northmoor into a hub of opportunity and creativity, empowering young people to learn and thrive.

Candle safety might sound obvious – but did you know that candles are actually the leading cause of all house fires?

Braving the rain, customers of Northmoor came together for a spirited community clean-up, paving the way for better neighbourhood.

Northmoor customers welcomed to first Warm Homes Engagement event Great Places’ Sustainability Team recently hosted the first in a series of planned customer engagement events, aimed at supporting residents set to benefit from energy efficiency improvements to their homes. These upgrades are part-funded through the Government’s Warm Homes Social Housing Fund. Held at the Community […]