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In Partnership with InCommon we were delighted to run our first ever intergenerational workshop in Manchester last month as part of the Empower programme. Children from Prospect House Primary Specialist Support School visited their neighbours at our Extra Care scheme, The Byrons (just a one minute walk away!). The children and residents will be meeting […]

This International Day of Older People, we are celebrating the positive impact that our older customers have on our schemes and communities. Moving into an Independent Living scheme is just another chapter to help you live your life as freely as anyone else with a helping hand should you need it. Your front door is […]

Great Places has partnered with Yorkshire based property developer Citu to deliver 16 new, zero-carbon homes for shared ownership in Kelham Central, located in Sheffield’s Kelham Island neighbourhood. The new homes, part funded by Homes England, are a mix of high-quality 3 and 4-bed townhouses and will be available for shared ownership offering first-time buyers, […]

Plans approved for UK’s ‘first of a kind’ majority LGBTQ+ Extra Care scheme Plans have been approved for the UK’s ‘first of a kind’ purpose-built majority LGBTQ+ Extra Care social rent housing scheme in Whalley Range, south Manchester. Our proposals for the site of the former Spire Hospital on Russell Road, Whalley Range were approved […]

We know how important it is for our customers to be able to contact us easily in a range of ways and to do this its important we have the right technology to make this possible. Over the next few weeks, we are moving our Customer Hub onto some new systems that will in the […]

Insight has just finished a scrutiny that looked at customers’ experience of a moving into a Great Places home. Customer feedback about the lettings process and new homes was used to find out whether customers had been satisfied and what things mattered most to them about this service. All the scrutiny information collected helped Insight […]

Great Places Housing Group has maintained its G1/V2 regulatory grades following the recent inspection by the Regulator of Social Housing and received a C2 grade against the new Consumer Standards. The Regulator found that Great Places demonstrated the effectiveness of its governance arrangements and continues to effectively manage the risks of its activities allowing it […]

Our very own Neighbourhood Services Manager, Majid Manzoor, is to be featured in Housing Today’s prestigious Top 30 Housing Champions list. This list, set to be unveiled later in September, highlights the exceptional work being done by individuals in the social housing sector. The selection panel identified Majid’s dedication and positive impact on his local […]

Great Places Housing Group has hosted the Leader of Manchester City Council and the council’s Housing Lead on a visit to two of our affordable housing developments in Manchester city centre. Council Leader Cllr. Bev Craig and Cllr. Gavin White, Executive Member for Housing and Development were joined by our Chief Executive, Alison Dean and […]