News & Blog

It's the most wonderful time of the year - but with the increased risk of fire, let's all stay aware of how to stay safe.

On Monday 1 December and Tuesday 2 December, Northmoor in Longsight and The Primrose Centre in Oldham came to life with teamwork and community spirit as around 20 Great Places colleagues spread across the two days, gathered for our second round of TOinC Days (Time Out in Communities), supporting our annual Winter Warmer Campaign. In […]

As part of our Gas Servicing Contractor Sureserve’s social value commitment, Great Places’ customers are receiving Winter Warmer Packs to help them stay warm and supported during the colder months. Each pack includes essential winter items such as hats, gloves, and blankets, along with 10 food staples including bread, porridge, biscuits, beans, and soup. These […]

We’re pleased to announce that our Affordable Development team has been shortlisted for the Social Housing Development of the Year category at the North West Residential Property Awards 2026 for its development at Downley Drive in New Islington. Downley Drive, a £19.5 million scheme delivered in partnership with Manchester City Council, Homes England, Buttress, SFP,, […]

Fuel poverty affects a growing number of people, if you are struggling with your energy bills, the Money Matters team may be able to help.

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 Secures £100 Million Funding to Deliver Over 650 Affordable Homes 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 […]

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 […]