News & Blog

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 […]

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.