News & Blog

Over two days in Northmoor and Oldham, colleagues came together to deliver Winter Warmer packs and spread community spirit.

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 […]

Great Places shortlisted for prestigious North West Residential Property Award 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]