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We’re delighted to be taking part in a ground-breaking new artist residency project that will shed light on LGBT people’s experiences of sheltered housing and independent living schemes while looking at how LGBT visibility can be improved in these settings. The Back in the Closet project will see five artists paired with five older persons’ housing schemes […]

The Deputy City Mayor of Salford (and Lead Member for Housing & Neighbourhoods), Cllr Tracy Kelly, joined representatives from Great Places Housing Group, Dérive and Watson Homes to visit the first phase of a new affordable housing development at Jane Street, Salford. Delivered by Great Places and Dérive and built by Watson Homes, the new […]

Work has started on transforming a former abattoir into a £5.5million housing development in Royton. Great Places have worked in partnership with Grasscroft Property and Wiggett Construction, to enable delivery of 39 new homes on Edge Lane. The site has been derelict since 2014 when it was last used as the Harvey Ashworth abattoir. The […]

Great Places Housing Group has chosen Aareon as its provider of housing management software and digital solutions. Great Places has procured Aareon QL ERP solution, 1st Touch Mobile for staff remote working, 1st Touch Self-Service App and 360 Customer Portal for tenant engagement & 360 Contractor Portal for its contractor management. Commenting Aareon’s appointment, Sharon Hayes, […]

What is Hate Crime? A Hate Crime is any behaviour that someone thinks was caused by hostility, prejudice or hatred of: Disability (including physical impairments, Mental Health problems, learning disabilities, hearing and visual impairment) Gender identity (people who are transgender, transsexual or transvestite) Race, skin colour, nationality, ethnicity or heritage Religion, faith or belief (including people without […]

Great Places tenant Stuart Hutton-Brown’s career journey has taken him from retail to counselling – but it’s his new career that is giving him the most satisfaction as well as providing an increasingly vital service in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. And his dedication to his new-found calling has been recognised as he has been […]

Great Places has teamed up with a number of other housing providers in Oldham to help support Action Together’s COVID-19 recovery fund through a £70,000 joint donation. The monetary contribution will mean voluntary groups from across Oldham, who have been working hard to support those in the local community through the pandemic, will have access […]

Universal Credit is a single monthly payment for people in or out of work, the main difference is that your rent will no longer be paid directly to your landlord and will be included in your monthly payment. Many of our customers have made embarked on their journey to make the switch to Universal Credit. Before you […]

Blackpool based mental health support service, Stand Together and Recover (STAR), is receiving expert advice from legal specialists Bevan Brittan, thanks to social value support offered as part of its involvement with Great Places’ Legal Services Procurement Framework. Bevan Brittan responded to STAR’s request for help in securing new premises as part of its plans […]