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Great Places support to 422 Community Hub enhances local services and strengthens the community of Longsight.

Insight customer scrutiny group has been looking at how it feels for customers to move into a Great Places home. Moving house can be a busy time for anyone, there is always lots of things to co-ordinate and sort out. The purpose of Insight’s scrutiny was to check the process to find out from customers’ […]

As summer continues on, lots of us will be relaxing and eating outside. But it’s important to stay safe, and here’s a quick reminder on the risks. Maybe you want to enjoy a picnic in the park on a nice day? Be careful of the risks of using a barbecue, especially disposable barbecues, in parks […]

Our Money Matters Team has recently teamed up with water and energy saving consultants Cenergist to offer home visits and adaptions to help customers save money on their water and energy bills. The free home visits are available to Great Places customers in eligible postcode areas. Cenergist consultants will look to contact customers to arrange […]

Our joint venture company, Forge New Homes has commenced work on the creation of 32 fully electric new homes in Waverley. Waverley Green will feature a unique collection of two- and three-bedroom terraced homes at Olive Lane – each of them sustainable thanks to the developer’s innovative use of electric energy supplies. The 1.5-acre site […]

Our joint venture company, Forge New Homes, recently held an event to mark the start of work on its new development on the site of the former Bolsover Hospital into an exclusive development of 58 new homes. Known as Welbeck Gardens, the development is being delivered in partnership with the Lindum Group. The event marked […]

It has been shocking and disturbing to see the violent events and riots in our country in recent days. Great Places values the diversity of our customers and communities and we want to ensure that our customers, their families and visitors are able to live without fear of abuse, harassment, intimidation or attack motivated by […]

At Great Places, we're proud to support Flourish Together's transformative course empowering women with new skills and confidence in the wellbeing sector.

Amy Davies, our Head of Independent Living, has been awarded a coveted Churchill Fellowship which will enable her to travel to Berlin, Lyon and Madrid, and conduct online learning with organisations in Sweden and the USA, as part of a research study into specialist housing and care provision for LGBTQ+ older people. Amy is one […]