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Great Places is celebrating a double awards success as Great Places and Greater Manchester Housing First have both been selected as finalists in the CIH North Awards. Great Places has been shortlisted in the Excellence in Cultural Change and Transitioning category for our GREATER Together culture project, while GMHF has made the shortlist in the […]

Here at Great Places we understand that sometimes we all need a little helping hand. Life can be challenging for many reasons and for some people making ends meet each month can be a worrying time. To help support our customers, our dedicated Community Investment Team offers a range of services and solutions for customers, […]

Reducing condensation in your home helps to prevent damp and mould from occurring. Everyday jobs around the house like washing and drying clothes, cooking, and bathing all release moisture into the air, and it’s when this moisture settles on a cold surface, such as a wall or window, that condensation is created. If this continues […]

Great Places and Developer MCI Developments, part of Keepmoat Homes, are starting work on almost 100 new homes on the site of a former mill in Hathershaw at the end of the month, following planning approval in June. The £14 million Maple Mill scheme of 98 homes will be a mixture of two, three and […]

As a landlord it’s important to us that all our customers and their family members are able to live safely and independently within their homes. To help us do this, we have a policy that sets out how we will meet the needs of our customers who need assistance via an adaptation. An adaptation is […]

We have officially launched our Annual Report for 2021. It’s packed full of interesting stories and stats about what we’ve been up to this past year, how we’ve performed and what we have done as a business to grow, adapt and evolve in what has been a hugely significant 12 months. On 1 April 2021, we celebrated our […]

National Scrutiny Week hosted by the tenant engagement specialist TPAS takes place from Monday 27 Sep – 1 Oct with a week long programme of free online events. It’s your chance to get involved. Highlights for the week include: A live streamed event on YouTube, A Say What session and Fishbowl An interactive workshop to explore diversity in scrutiny See […]

The ribbon has recently been cut on the Ribble Valley’s latest affordable housing scheme delivered by Great Places Housing Group. Ribble Valley Mayor Tony Austin officially opened Phase 3 of the Petre Wood Estate in Billington, with VIPs including Great Places Housing Group CEO Matt Harrison, which features 31 affordable two and three-bedroom houses and […]

Great Places Housing Group has been successful in its bid to become a new Homes England strategic partner. The £240.8m of funding will enable Great Places to develop 4,920 grant-funded homes across the North by 2028. This announcement builds on Great Places’ excellent delivery success which has seen a high volume of new homes built […]