Section: Registered Social Landlords

RSL Update

Aspire Housing

The Aspire Housing Group is tackling the blight of empty homes in Stoke-on–Trent by using construction apprentices to transform derelict properties into family homes.

Aspire Housing and partner organisation PM Training - both part of the Aspire Group - are working side-by-side to deliver the Youth Refurbishment pilot, with the Association supplying the properties and social enterprise PM supplying the apprentices.

Housing group using apprentice builders to tackle empty homes - 24Dash.com.

Sovereign Living

A subsidiary of the Sovereign Housing Group which specialises in home-ownership products has teamed up with a mutual building society to offer an affordable mortgage product on its homes in the South of England.

Social housing group teams up with 'mutual' building society to offer mortgages - 24Dash.com.

St Leger Homes of Doncaster

After a recent audit of its health and safety systems, St Leger Homes of Doncaster has been awarded the highest possible rating of five stars by the British Safety Council.

The accreditation is one of many the organisation has recently gained. Others include three stars from the Audit Commission, again the highest possible rating, and Customer Service Accreditation.

Wolverhampton Homes

Wolverhampton Homes managed to obtain a three star inspection and their best rent collection ever.

Anne Herrmann, who is Head of Rents Management at Wolverhampton Homes, explains how effective rent collection was a fundamental part of achieving excellence.

How rent free weeks left Wolverhampton Homes better off - Guardian Housing Network.

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Reporting on May 2011

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