News & Blog

All this week we are putting the spotlight on our supported housing services, in the run up to Starts at Home Day 2021 this Friday. The day celebrates the difference supported housing makes to thousands of people’s lives, people like Nigel. Nigel is a 36-year-old man with Asperger’s and suffers with depression and anxiety. Nigel […]

All this week we will be celebrating Starts at Home Day 2021, a day to celebrate Supported Housing and the difference this makes to thousands of people’s lives, ensuring those people that need extra support have a safe home that meets their needs. Great Places provides Supported Housing through specialist services and expert support that promotes […]

Work is starting on the Radclyffe Green development in Chadderton, Oldham being delivered with Countryside Homes as part of our ongoing partnership. Countryside is due to shortly commence construction on this second housing development at Broadway Green, a collection of two, three and four bedroom homes just two miles from Oldham town centre. The mixed-tenure […]

Great Places Housing Group has appointed three new members to their Board, effective from 16 September 2021. Nahim Ruhi-Khan, Patrick Ricketts and Sandra Palmer will join the Board to replace three longstanding members and Committee Chairs who have served the Board for approximately seven years. With experience working in the public sector and social housing, […]

The Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has officially opened Northmoor's brand new Hub.

Four key planning applications have been agreed by Manchester’s planning committee this week – representing an exciting next phase of regeneration across the Poland Street Zone in Ancoats and in New Islington. Ancoats Mobility Hub – Approved  The Mobility Hub, which was brought forward by Manchester Life Strategic Development Company Limited on behalf of Manchester City Council, enables Ancoats to place […]

Following an In-Depth Assessment (IDA), Great Places Housing Group has received a top rating of G1/V1 from the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH). The Regulator looks at the work of housing associations in England to make sure they are governed properly and that they are financially viable and also judges a housing provider’s viability and governance, including […]

Following an In-Depth Assessment (IDA), Great Places Housing Group has received a top rating of G1/V1 from the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH). The Regulator looks at the work of housing associations in England to make sure they are governed properly and that they are financially viable and also judges a housing provider’s viability and governance, including […]

The Bowland House project in Blackburn is now six months in and works are progressing well. Like with any project of this nature, it has had its ups and downs, but our amazing neighbourhoods team, our contractor Casey and our wonderful Bowland House customers have helped to make everything work. In relation to the works, […]