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JV NORTH COMMITS TO BUILDING TWO-AND-A-HALF HOMES EVERY WORKING DAY

JV North16th August, 2018HCA, Home building, Homes England, News, SOAHP 2016/21

JV North has committed to building two-and-a-half homes every working day until April 2021. The consortium’s new target comes after building the equivalent of one home every working day since forming in 2007. JV North is building 4,763 homes in the 2016/21 Shared Ownership Affordable Homes Programme. Made up of nine full landlord members in Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Preston and … Read More

DEVELOPMENT OF THE MONTH: SUMMERS QUAY, STALYBRIDGE

JV North18th July, 2018Home building, Investment, News

Canal-side living at Summers Quay is New Charter Homes’ (part of Jigsaw Homes Group) first build-to-rent development of 67, one and two-bed apartments and penthouses available for private rent. Named after Ada Summers – the town’s first female councillor and first British woman to sit as a magistrate and Justice of the Peace – it boasts views of Manchester and … Read More

INDEPENDENT LIVING SCHEME IS INSIDE HOUSING’S DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEEK

JV North11th May, 2018Home building, Homes England, News

JV North member Torus’ £11 million independent living scheme has been positioned as the Development of the Week in today’s edition of Inside Housing https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/ih-digital-editions

JV NORTH CLAIMS RECORD £43m HOMES ENGLAND GRANT IN 2017/18 FINANCIAL YEAR

JV North4th May, 2018AHP 2015/18, Home building, Homes England, Investment, News, SOAHP 2016/21

JV North claimed a record £43 million of grant from Homes England in the 2017/18 financial year as its development programme forges ahead. The funding was for the last year of the 2015/18 Affordable Homes Programme and the ongoing 2016/21 Shared Ownership Affordable Homes Programme. The grant, along with member investment, will finance the building of 1,355 homes. JV North … Read More

JV NORTH MEMBER’S £20m EXTRA CARE SCHEME IS INSIDE HOUSING’S DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEEK

JV North27th April, 2018Extra care, Home building, Homes England

JV North member Liverpool Mutual Homes’ £20 million extra care scheme christened The Maples features as Inside Housing’s Development of the Week in today’s edition https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/ih-digital-editions

CASE STUDY: MEMBER OF JV NORTH FRAMEWORK SHOWS THE BENEFIT OF INVESTING IN PEOPLE

JV North20th April, 2018Apprentices, Framework, Home building, Homes England, News, SME, Training & skills

Warden Construction Managing Director Richard Kenworthy

Warden Construction’s Managing Director, Richard Kenworthy, in the company’s joinery workshop So far, 39 companies have been appointed to JV North’s SME lot for its 2017/21 framework for schemes valued at under £1 million (a separate framework was created for works over £1 million). One of the chosen companies is Warden Construction, which has already won two schemes from JV … Read More

FOUR MAJOR SCHEMES STARTED ON-SITE BY JV NORTH MEMBERS

JV North16th April, 2018Extra care, Home building, Homes England, Independent living, News

An array of large-scale developments have been started on-site by JV North members as work to provide more affordable homes continues at pace. An independent living scheme by Community Gateway Association, Liverpool Mutual Homes’ (LMH) extra care scheme called The Maples, Torus’ Harpers Green and Cornfield Drive by Wythenshawe Community Housing Group are all £10m-plus schemes that are underway. In … Read More

JV NORTH MEMBER TORUS BEGINS £20m HOUSING SCHEME TO TRANSFORM DERELICT HOSPITAL LAND

JV North6th April, 2018CIH, Communities, Government, Home building, Homes England, News, SOAHP 2016/21

A JV North member has started a £20 million housing development to create affordable homes for local families. The Town Lane scheme in Kew by Torus will see a former hospital site transformed after standing derelict for several years. Remediation of the site is currently underway after which construction of the new homes will begin in earnest. More than 150 … Read More

JV NORTH APPOINTS NEARLY 40 SMEs TO HOME BUILDING FRAMEWORK

JV North13th March, 2018Consultants, Contractors, Framework, Homes England, News

JV North has appointed nearly 40 SMEs to its £180 million home building framework. In total, 38 companies have been selected since JV North launched a specific lot for small and medium-sized enterprises in September 2017. The lot sees the SMEs bidding for schemes valued at under £1 million by JV North’s housing association members. Work offered is divided into … Read More

HOMES ENGLAND CHIEF EXECUTIVE VISITS JV NORTH MEMBER’S VILLAGE 135 EXTRA CARE SCHEME

JV North7th February, 2018Home building, Homes England, News

The chief executive of Homes England visited a JV North member’s £22 million development of 135 luxury apartments with on-site extra care housing support. Nick Walkley was shown around Wythenshawe Community Housing Group’s Village 135 scheme that opened last summer. Wythenshawe Community Housing Group’s Chief Executive, Nigel Wilson, who is also chairman of JV North, guided the tour. He explained … Read More