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This year we were once again recognised by Inside Housing as one of the top 50 ‘biggest builders’ of affordable and social homes.   Between 01 April 2023 and 31 March 2024, we delivered 510 new homes and one of the schemes which helped us achieve this result was our Canalside Close development, located in Blakenall Heath in #Walsall.   Zara Randall, one of our customers who moved into her new home on Canalside Close earlier this year, said: “I am absolutely thrilled with my new home at Canalside Close. I have barely had to put the heating on since I moved in as it is so well insulated. I am living close by to family and friends which is making a really positive impact on my life.”   Find out more about our Canalside Close development here: bit.ly/4hBam5j

To help us embed our GSA Way commitments and behaviours with colleagues, we’re recognising those who have gone the extra mile. Our Way to Go Hero for October 2024 is our Care Assistant, Tejinder Kaur. Tejinder was nominated for her outstanding contributions to her team and our customers. Way to Go Tejinder!

Our how we’re doing monthly performance infographic shows our performance for the three most important areas of customer service for our landlord service (our contact centre, repairs, and complaints resolution) based on what our customers have told us. Our infographic shows the areas where we still need to make improvements and highlights those where we are performing well. You can view our October infographic here: bit.ly/41JQc12

Happy Diwali to everyone who is celebrating today #diwali2024

We’re looking forward to handing over our new homes at our Springvale development early next year.   We’re developing 57 new, energy efficient affordable homes, transforming the now demolished Springvale Sports and Social Club on Millfields Road, Bilston. This development is now in its second phase, with the first phase having already provided 24 affordable homes, consisting of one- and two-bedroom apartments, on a former office space. Dating back to 1939, the Springvale Sports and Social Club was partly built using funds raised by employees at a nearby ironworks. The former clubhouse has given its name to our new development. Find out more about our Springvale development here: bit.ly/42W9lOD

Our business strategy objective to create a culture which empowers our people includes a commitment to invest in the development of our colleagues - working with them to build their capability and skills. We’ve worked with our leaders and PA Consulting to develop our GSA Leadership Development Programme which is just one part of our wider commitment to empower colleagues by helping them gain the skills, knowledge and expertise they need to do a great job for our customers. All our leaders will complete our Leadership Development Programme over the next two years, and we’ve had over 130 leaders take part in the programme since its launch in January this year.

We’re proud to be a member of the Matrix Housing Partnership; a consortium of social landlords led by GSA, which includes, Black Country Housing Group, Citizen, The Pioneer Group, Rooftop Housing Group and Trident Group – UK.   Homes England, a non-departmental public body which funds new affordable housing, awarded the Matrix Housing Partnership £84.5million in 2018 to support the delivery of 2,124 social and affordable homes across the West Midlands and South West England.   Our Swan Lane development in West Bromwich, will deliver the 2000th home through our strategic partnership with Homes England.   Find out more about the partnership and our Swan Lane development here: bit.ly/3ObWukT

We’re one of the biggest social housing and care providers in England and we’re currently recruiting. We are proud to provide social housing and support services to 54,000 people across our four localities. Below are some of the opportunities we currently have available, and we’d love to hear from you!   > Arborist > Community Officer > Compliance Coordinator > Former Tenant Team Leader > Housing Officer To find out more about these opportunities take a look at our website now: bit.ly/3WxZM5d

In an uplifting display of community collaboration, staff from Morro Partnerships, our supply chain partner, recently spent a day at Chapter House assisting with the first phase of a garden tidy-up. The team dedicated their time and resources to build planters for the scheme, all part of their social value commitments related to our Swan Lane development in West Bromwich.   Partnerships like these can make a real difference and the residents at Chapter House will benefit from these changes for years to come, thanks to the commitment and hard work of teams like Morro.   The efforts at Chapter House are part of our broader initiative linked to our Swan Lane development where Morro Partnerships is constructing 147 homes for affordable and social rent.   Find out more here: bit.ly/3NK63a5

We develop and offer new homes for social rent, affordable rent, shared ownership, and outright purchase. The communities we serve are some of the hardest hit by the housing crisis, and our goal is to keep building high-quality homes, ensuring more people have access to affordable, decent housing. We’re dedicated to investing £250 million in new homes from 2023 - 2028. Learn more about some of our new developments here: bit.ly/4431xte