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Work is progressing in preparation for submission of plans for Russell Road towards to the end of next month. Thanks to everyone who shared their views on our plans as part of the consultation. Following the consultation and further discussions with the planning team at Manchester City Council, we’ve been working with the project architects […]

Great Places has started work on our £20m apartment scheme at Laystall Street just off Great Ancoats Street, in Manchester city centre. The new nine-storey residential development, being delivered in partnership with Eric Wright Construction and part-funded by Homes England and Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s Brownfield Housing Fund, will provide 89 one and two-bed apartments […]

Universal Credit is a welfare benefit to help people with living costs. It must be claimed online and you will be responsible for managing your claim in your Universal Credit journal. Help to Claim can support you in the early stages of your Universal Credit claim, from the application through to your first payment. Help […]

Insight customer scrutiny group has just finished their review looking at how communal space in and around neighbourhoods and blocks of flats are managed to ensure these are places people wish to live. What Insight heard from customers is that it is important these spaces are maintained, kept clean, safe, and free from hazards or […]

Savills Financial Consultants has helped Great Places secure three new deals worth a total of £284m with Santander, NatWest, and ABN Amro. Funding of £109m and £100m has been agreed with existing lenders Santander and NatWest Bank, respectively. New partner ABN AMRO has lent 25,000-home Great Places £75m. All loans are revolving credit facilities (RCFs). […]

Athelstan Primary School is a big part of our key neighbourhood of Richmond Park, Sheffield, educating many of our customers’ children aged 4-11. Recently, we’ve provided the school £4,000 as part of our Community Resilience Fund, which has been used to purchase iPads for pupils who do not have the same access to online learning […]

Great Places is urging customers to be aware of the potential dangers posed by lithium-ion batteries in e-bikes and e-scooters, following a rise in the number of related incidents in Greater Manchester.

Rents are changing in 2023 and for most of our customers will go up by 7%. Here are 5 things you may not know about what your rent pays for.