08/09/2023
The Assets Team has continued to be hard to deliver a range of improvement projects across our regions as part of our ongoing major works programme. Works to our Clifford Court development in Stockport are now complete. The £1 million 12-month programme at the scheme has included significant improvements to the scheme of 87 flats […]
07/09/2023
The Regulator of Social Housing has revised its consumer standards, and is holding an open consultation on their proposed new standards. This is an opportunity for anyone who lives or works in social housing to contribute their thoughts.
05/09/2023
Bury South MP Christian Wakeford unveiled a new sculpture as part of a recent visit to Cube Homes‘ and Great Places Housing Groups’ Water Mill Gardens development in Prestwich. The artwork was commissioned by the developers to celebrate the long manufacturing heritage of the site, which was home to the Cussons factory, famous for producing […]
04/09/2023
On Saturday 26 August as part of HouseProud North West and Rainbow Roofs, Great Places participated in Manchester Pride! Our float was decorated in line with our spin on this year’s theme ‘Queerly Beloved’ – with Bee balloons and letters carried by our walkers spelling ‘Bee Proud, Bee Loved, Bee Home’ to reflect the Manchester […]
30/08/2023
The community centre in Sheffield was once a thriving building, but became unused over the pandemic. Over the past year, we've revitalised the place, and hosted a Family Fun Day to celebrate its reopening and found out more about what's on at the centre.
30/08/2023
Building contractors, construction services consultants and clients working in new build housing in the North of England can find out more about the soon to be issued tender for the renewal of our Innovation Chain North (ICN) framework at an event on Wednesday 13 September (10.00 – 11.30am; arrivals from 09.30am). The framework tender will […]
21/08/2023
Andy Bonnington, who recently joined us as our new Director of Sustainable Assets provides an update on last year’s programme in terms of achievements and highlights and looks to what will be the key priorities in the year ahead. 2022 was an eventful year in the world of social housing assets and investment programmes, leading […]
17/08/2023
Customers from across Lancashire have been sharing gardening tips around communal food growing. A group of customers from Bowland House in Blackburn travelled to Thorncross in Fleetwood where they met another Great Places customer who is running a similar project. Aateeka Bashir, Community Partnership Manager, said: We had a really good session with some peer-to-peer […]
14/08/2023
Great Places Housing Group is set to deliver more than 500 new homes across Greater Manchester after a new grant from Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s(GMCA) Brownfield Housing Fund. Great Places has received an allocation of £8.4million in the 2023 round of funding, on top of the £4.3million allocation it secured in 2022, to unlock the […]
