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Liverpool housing groups merge

2 August 2010 | By Emily Twinch

Three subsidiaries of the 15,000-home Plus Dane Housing Group in Liverpool are to merge to form Plus Dane Merseyside.

CDS Housing, Greater Hornby Housing Association and New Generation Housing Association came together last week in a move that will also see the group’s Cheshire operations renamed Dane Cheshire.

Ken Perry, chief executive of Plus Dane Group, said: ‘As a neighbourhood investor, Plus Dane is dedicated to providing the best possible service to our customers and maximising the resources we can put back into our homes and neighbourhoods to help improve quality of life, choice and opportunity for local people.

‘Amalgamating our three Merseyside housing organisations will enable us to unite their strengths and enhance the service we provide to our tenants, whilst ensuring that we continue to deliver on our commitment to spending less on running our business, and putting more investment into our neighbourhoods.’

The group consulted tenants on the merger, which is expected to create ‘significant financial savings’ and has been approved by the Tenant Services Authority.

In July 2008, Cheshire based Dane Housing Group merged with Merseyside based Plus Housing Group to form the Plus Dane Housing Group.

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