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Northern social landlord consortium adds three new members
A consortium of social housing providers in the North West has added three new members.
JV North’s total board membership has risen to 13 with the appointment of Johnnie Johnson Housing, Muir Group and Peaks & Plains Housing Trust.
The procurement body is currently working on plans to take advantage of the government’s Affordable Homes Programme.
Johnnie Johnson Housing intends to build 1,000 new affordable homes in its current development programme.
Director of development and growth Lisa Johnson said: “We are delighted to be joining JV North at a time when it is procuring a £560m framework to build over 4,000 homes in the North of England.
“We have over 50 years’ experience in social housing and we aim to deliver affordable homes that cater for residents over the age of 55.
“With smart adaptions and resident safety being our main priority, we are looking forward to working with JV North to build safe, secure and affordable housing.”
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Alex Fury, assistant director of assets and growth at Muir Group, said: “It is the perfect time for us to be joining JV North as we enter into the 2021-26 Affordable Homes Programme.
“We very much look forward to further developing relationships across the consortium with the aim to grow our development programme and deliver urgently needed affordable homes across the North West and our East of England region.”
Peaks & Plains Housing Trust plans to build more than 200 new homes by 2023.
Chief executive Mark Howden said: “JV North is an important opportunity for us to explore alternative ways that we can provide much-needed quality homes as part of our commitment to create great places to live.”
Since forming in 2007, the consortium has built more than 8,000 homes across its membership.
In addition to the three newly added organisations, its members are Bury Council, Community Gateway Association, One Manchester, Plus Dane Housing, Sovini, Stockport Homes with Stockport Council, Torus, Trafford Housing Trust, Weaver Vale Housing Trust and Wythenshawe Community Housing Group.
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