The geographic spread of its offices and diversity of its job roles has led Southern Housing Group to use online skills testing as part of its recruitment activities. As one of the largest providers of rented accommodation in south-east England, Southern Housing Group owns and manages 24,000 properties and houses 45,000 tenants in London, Kent,…
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General News
Good housekeeping
Housing associations and ALMOs across the country face a raft of targets governing future funding and status. The Decent Homes programme, which promised a certain level of social housing by 2010, looks set to miss its target. Combine this with the pressure of successfully passing Audit Commission inspections and Housing Corporation assessments and it’s clear…
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Mergers and mobility
We expect mergers and mobility to be the dominant drivers within the social housing sector over the next year and beyond. With much of the UK housing stock transferred into the not-for-profit sector and the increasing number of mergers within this market, the next 12 months will see housing associations continue to come together in…
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