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Alison Dean, CEO at Great Places, has embarked on her second round of regional visits, now in the South Region.

Ellen Court in Radcliffe recently celebrated its 20th Anniversary. To mark this special anniversary we invited key partners, colleagues and customers to visit the scheme and celebrate. The scheme provides specialist support and accommodation for women aged between 16 and 25 who are pregnant or have children under five. We are committed to helping these women […]

Great Places struck gold as we were named as Homebuilder of the year at the UK Housing Awards. We beat off some very stiff competition to land the gong at The Point, Old Trafford, Manchester. The judges said: “This is a homebuilder with a long-term vision who could demonstrate how seriously they took the long-term stewardship […]

To continue getting your benefits, you must claim Universal Credit by the deadline date on your Migration Notice. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has started telling most customers on Housing Benefit they must claim for Universal Credit. Universal Credit is replacing Housing Benefit and will be paid as a single monthly payment for […]

Great Places recently hosted MP Afzal Khan, showcasing their specialist housing schemes and new supported living accommodations.

Safeguarding Adults Week, we took the opportunity to hone in on the key things we as housing professionals need to be aware of to create good working practices when it comes to safeguarding. We marked each day by taking a deep dive into the key themes.

Great Places and its subsidiaries had a four-midable result as the Insider North West Property Awards shortlist was released. Great Places has been shortlisted in the Housebuilder of the Year and Social Housing Development of the Year of the categories as well as the Deal of the Year category for Mellands Park with the land […]

Great Places has started work on 132 new affordable homes in the next phase of Pheasant Hill Park neighbourhood on the former colliery site in Rossington, Doncaster. The development, to be delivered in partnership with Harworth Group and Vistry-owned Countryside Partnerships, will be a mix of 1-bed apartments and two, three and four-bed homes all […]

Blackpool South MP Chris Webb visited the £50 million Foxhall town centre development to cast his eye over some very special artwork. Mr Webb was joined by Year 5 and 6 pupils from Revoe Learning Academy who created artwork adorning the hoardings at Great Places Housing Group’s Foxhall Village West site. The pupils were asked […]