JV North welcomes three new members as 2021/26 Affordable Homes Programme begins

JV NorthDevelopment, Homes England, Members

JV North has welcomed three new members as the 2021/26 Affordable Homes Programme gets underway. Johnnie Johnson Housing, Muir Group and Peaks & Plains Housing Trust have joined taking the number of full Board members to 13. Bury Council, Community Gateway Association, One Manchester, Plus Dane Housing, Sovini, Stockport Homes with Stockport Council, Torus, Trafford Housing Trust, Weaver Vale Housing … Read More

JV North appoints specialist to maximise new Shared Ownership model & Rent to Buy opportunities

JV NorthHomes England, Members, News

JV North has appointed a specialist consultant to help members with their delivery of Shared Ownership and Rent to Buy homes. Clay & Co has a proven track record of helping large numbers of housing providers and assisting Homes England with its 2016/21 Shared Ownership Affordable Homes Programme. Exclusive quarterly housing market reports will be provided to JV North’s Board … Read More

Site of former Crossley Motors factory to become homes paying homage to old vehicles

JV NorthCommunities, Development, Home building, Homes England, Members, News, Shared ownership, SOAHP 2016/21

Land that was home to an historic Manchester motor factory is being transformed into houses that feature a nod to vehicles made on the site. JV North member One Manchester is building 45 properties on the old Crossley Motors factory in Gorton. The new homes in Crossley Street will feature brickwork stacked vertically to the front elevation in an architectural … Read More

JV North member One Manchester brings derelict brownfield land back into use with 66-home scheme

JV NorthDevelopment, Home building, Homes England, Members, News, Rent to Buy, Shared ownership

JV North member One Manchester has unveiled a £7.8m development scheme that will provide high quality affordable homes on derelict brownfield land. Bank Bridge will help meet housing demand in the popular area of East Vale close to the cycle track and velodrome. The development will rejuvenate this area of Clayton transforming it into a vibrant community with residents being … Read More

JV NORTH CHAIRMAN TELLS HQN CONFERENCE SECTOR NEEDS TO BE BOLD & STICK TO ITS HOUSING OBJECTIVES

JV NorthConsultants, Contractors, Development, Home building, Homes England, SOAHP 2016/21

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JV North’s Chairman says the sector needs to be bold and stick to its housing objectives despite Covid-19 and the departure from the EU at the end of the year. Wayne Gales, who is also Chief Executive of Weaver Vale Housing Trust, was speaking as a panellist in the ‘Unlocking Development’ workshop of Housing Quality Network’s (HQN) annual conference. The … Read More

JV NORTH MEMBER TRANSFORMING DISUSED GREEDY PIG PUB SITE INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN CHESHIRE

JV NorthAffordable rent, AHP, Communities, Development, Homes England, Members, News, SOAHP 2016/21

A derelict pub and café in the heart of Cheshire named the Greedy Pig is being transformed into affordable housing by a JV North member. Weaver Vale Housing Trust’s (WVHT) development sees 46 much-needed high-quality affordable rented homes being built in Winsford. Bringing the site – which has sat vacant for seven years – back into use allows the Trust … Read More

JV NORTH MEMBERS MAXIMISE THE BENEFITS OF PARTNERSHIP WORKING TO NAVIGATE COVID-19 RISKS & CONTINUE BUILDING HOMES

JV NorthConsultants, Contractors, Development, Home building, Homes England, News

JV North members have been working together to navigate the risks and capitalise on the opportunities created by the coronavirus. When lockdown was announced the consortium’s programme management consultant Saffer Cooper hosted twice weekly video conferences with JV North’s Development Group to provide extra support and guidance. And weekly sessions continue to take place. JV North’s Development Group is made … Read More

OUR RECIPE FOR A HOUSEBUILDING RECOVERY HAS SEVERAL KEY INGREDIENTS

JV NorthHome building, Homes England, Members, News

JV North Chairman Wayne Gales outlines how housebuilding can be reignited and help the economy to bounce back, provided the sector is given the right ingredients. “The coronavirus has acutely reminded us of the importance of ‘home’. While most have found being housebound challenging, we should consider the homeless; those in unsuitable properties; private renters without registered provider security; in … Read More

JV NORTH MEMBERS BUILT ALMOST 4 HOMES EVERY WORKING DAY IN 2019/20

JV NorthAffordable rent, Communities, Development, Government, Home building, Homes England, Investment, Members, News

JV North members built the equivalent of nearly four homes every working day during the past year. Homes England figures running from 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020 show 987 properties were completed. This is the equivalent of 3.8 homes every working day. Other figures reveal 1,015 properties started on-site (3.96 homes a day). Investment by members was supplemented … Read More

JV NORTH REACTION TO NEW £12bn AFFORDABLE HOMES PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED IN THE BUDGET

JV NorthAHP, Budget, Government, Home building, Homes England, News

Social housing consortium JV North has welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement of a new £12bn, five-year Affordable Homes Programme in today’s Budget. The consortium has Community Gateway, Jigsaw, One Manchester, Sovini, Torus, Trafford Housing Trust, Weaver Vale Housing Trust and Wythenshawe Community Housing Group as members. JV North is building over 4,550 homes in the 2016/21 Shared Ownership Affordable Homes Programme … Read More