News & Blog

Our joint venture company Forge New Homes, has completed the purchase of a seven-acre greenfield site from Wildgoose Homes Limited. The deal enables Forge to acquire the site in Beckingham, an attractive commuter village on the Lincolnshire/Nottinghamshire border. Having worked on the site prior to its acquisition, Forge New Homes has already secured planning permission, […]

On the latest leg of her regional tour, our new CEO, Alison Dean, visited colleagues and customers in Preston, Leyland and Blackburn, accompanied by Chief Financial Officer Mike Gerrard. The tour was expertly hosted by colleagues Fee, Julie, Jeff, Nosh, Jake and Suzi, and took in a wide range of our homes and communities, shining […]

We will soon be writing our new Customer Voice Strategy, this is the document that sets out how customers will have a strong voice in the design, delivery, and scrutiny of the services Great Places offer. It is important to us that we continue to listen to the views of our customers and so we’d […]

How one organisation we’re supporting is thriving in its delivery of language lessons across Sheffield.

In Ordsall, our Neighbourhood team celebrated a significant achievement by assisting one of our customers to transform his living conditions.

Great Places has submitted plans for its ‘first of a kind’ purpose-built majority LGBTQ+ Extra Care housing scheme in Whalley Range, south Manchester. Our Affordable Development Team has submitted proposals planned for the site of the former Spire Hospital on Russell Road, Whalley Range, which was demolished in 2019. The brownfield site has since remained […]

Earlier this week, Alison Dean, our newly appointed Chief Executive, and Steve Mather, our Chief Property Officer, went on a tour of some of our stock in Oldham. This visit allowed Alison and Steve to talk to customers about their experiences with us and better understand some of the challenges. Overview of Alison and Steve’s […]

Knutsford charity and key partner of Great Places, The Welcome, is delivering more than meals through its Meals on Wheels service.

Our Money Matters Team is always on hand to provide support and advice for customers who may be struggling with the rising cost of living, trying to navigate what benefits they may be entitled to, or needing general budgeting advice. Cara Chisholm from the team recently helped Mark and Tracey (names changed) a couple in […]