Somer Housing Group’s reputation for resident involvement has been cemented after two of its members were awarded accreditation by the Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS).
Around 100 new affordable homes are expected to be built in the next three years, as a result of a development agreement just signed between Merlin Housing Society and Somer Community Housing Trust.
The Tenant Services Authority (TSA) is the new regulator for housing associations like Redland. From last December it replaced the Housing Corporation as the body which monitors, regulates and inspects housing associations.
Somer Housing Group is pioneering a new scheme for would-be homeowners in Bristol called ‘Rent to Buy’.
A development in Long Ashton has been successful in providing more affordable homes for the village.