Posted 31.01.14
SBHA Becomes the First Housing Association to Run a Local Post Office Service
Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) became the first housing association in the UK to operate its own Post Office Local. This brings the much needed postal, banking, and financial services back to the community.
Following the closure of the local Station Road Post Office in October 2012, community leaders and residents contacted SBHA to see if a solution could be found and a new community focus established.
Introducing the Post Office Local into a housing association was a new venture for both the Post Office and SBHA, it being the first commercial venture for the housing association and the Post Office's first new format branch outside of a retail environment.
The project was taken on by SBHA Staff many of whom live in the local area and who felt passionately about this service for the community.
Posted 17.01.14
The National Housing Federation has opened its 2014 Community Impact Awards for entries. (13th January). The awards celebrate the difference that England's housing associations make through creating opportunities and bringing local communities together.
Housing associations are asked to submit projects for consideration in the following categories:
Entries should be made online via the NHF's dedicated site by Friday 24 February 2014.
Entrants will be shortlisted by an online judging panel during March 2014, with tenants, sector specialists, notable individuals and key housing association partners selecting the strongest projects for four local awards ceremonies during April and May.
Posted 13.01.14
Housing Association Creates New Internal Maintenance Service
One Housing Group has announced plans for a new internal maintenance service company to manage and carry out repairs and maintenance to over 13,000 properties that it owns across London, the South East and Home Counties.
The service is being created to offer better value for money for customers and to ensure that repairs and maintenance work is being carried out to a high standard.
The service will be launched in summer 2014 and will take a phased approach to bring all the repairs and maintenance services in-house over the following 12 months.
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Gallions Housing Association Joins the Peabody Group
Gallions HA has announced that it has formally joined the Peabody Group (3rd January 2014), which means that the the Group now owns and manages around 27,000 homes across London.
Peabody has appointed a new Gallions board and its Chair, David Avery, said:
"This is a new start for Gallions. There is no doubt this has been a challenging time for the organisation.
"The immediate focus of the new board will be to look at all of the issues facing homeowners and tenants, and to ensure that residents are happy with the quality of services we provide.
"We are actively following up on the recommendations of the independent review commissioned by the previous board."
