Great Places is a housing association in the United Kingdom, formerly the Manchester Methodist Housing Association. Great Places provides 25,000+ homes mostly in North West England.[2] The organisation is an industrial and provident society headquartered in Manchester.
| Formation | 2005[citation needed] |
|---|---|
| Type | Housing association |
| Purpose | Housing management |
| Location | |
Region served | North West England, Yorkshire |
Budget | £68.5 million[1] |
Staff | 629 |
| Website | www |
In 2020, Equity Housing Group merged into Great Places. The combined organisation has 25,000 homes.[3]
Pakistani Billionaire Sir Anwar Pervez is the largest private donor to this social housing group.[4]
Its developments include:
- Islington Square in east Manchester.[5] This was designed by the architects Fashion Architecture Taste, who in 2014 were described as "fondly remember[ing the development] as the archetypal regeneration project of the Blair years".[6]
- Park Hill, Sheffield.[7]
In 2008, it managed a pilot home zone in Northmoor, Manchester.[8]
References
edit- ^ http://www.greatplaces.org.uk/Publication/Great%20Places%20annual%20report%202011%20for%20email%20and%20web.pdf [dead link]
- ^ http://www.greatplaces.org.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/Great%20Places%20Housing%20Group%20-%20map%20of%20where%20we%20work.pdf [dead link]
- ^ Place North West https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/great-places-completes-merger-despite-far-from-ideal-circumstances/
- ^ "Top 50 political donors who bankrolled the UK election 2019".
- ^ Rose, Steve (17 April 2006). "Give us a frill". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Fearn, Hannah (4 February 2014). "'The race to build new homes drives down quality', says leading architect". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Cooke, Rachel (23 November 2008). "How I learnt to love the streets in the sky". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Ward, David (1 August 2001). "Pioneering 'home zone' transforms neighbourhood". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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