Grand Union Housing Group

Grand Union Housing Group is a leading provider of affordable housing and related services in Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, owning and managing nearly 11,000 properties. The Group is ideally placed to create and sustain neighbourhoods across Milton Keynes and the South Midlands growth area. Grand Union Housing Group (GUHG) also helps people to enter the housing market through shared ownership and other home ownership initiatives. Currently developing around 200 new homes per year in partnership with developers and landowners, it is committed to raising standards of delivery. It also enjoys development partner status with the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) on its Affordable Homes Programme. The Group currently has three subsidiary organisations: Aragon Housing Association, which is one of the largest affordable housing providers in Bedfordshire; MacIntyre Housing Association, which provides specialist accommodation and support to people with learning disabilities; and South Northants Homes, which owns and manages 3,000 affordable homes transferred from South Northamptonshire Council in March 2008. GUHG and its subsidiaries are members of PlaceShapers, a national alliance of more than 100 community-focused housing associations. Together they own and manage more than 725,000 homes and provide services to more than two million people. Find out more at www.placeshapers.org Rockingham Forest Housing Association (RFHA) own and manage stock in six local authority districts; East Northamptonshire, Wellingborough, Kettering, Daventry, Northampton and Corby, including shared ownership properties and market rented properties. RFHA is an innovative and high performing organisation with an excellent reputation in their local area. They manage and maintain their properties to a high standard, encourage and provide opportunities for tenant involvement and drive continuous improvement through performance monitoring and regular service reviews. As a community based organisation they are close to their customers and work with a range of local partners to provide a broad range of services and support for their tenants.