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At its meeting on 9th December, Ludlow Town Council agreed to take ownership of the green on Sidney Road. This followed an offer from Connexus (of which South Shropshire Housing Association is a part) to sell the land to the town council for the nominal sum of £1.
Connexus had previously gained planning permission for 5 bungalows on the site. Vicki Tomlinson, Director of Development, attended a Town Council meeting earlier this year where she listened to concerns from residents and... Read more
Prospective Parliamentary Candidates for the Ludlow constituency visited the Marstons Hub development this week, including a tour of the revamped Ludlow Foyer youth service and all-new Grain Loft extension. Heather Kidd (Liberal Democrat), Kuldip Sahota (Labour), and Philip Dunne (Conservative) learned about our forthcoming developments and the struggles faced by housing associations in providing affordable and social housing to rural communities.
The... Read more
What makes a good kitchen? Is it durability? Appearance? We needed some help from our tenants to find out, so we invited a few of them along to our kitchen supplier day.
Tenants were joined by teams from across Connexus, putting kitchen units from 4 suppliers to the test. Kitchens were provided by suppliers on the Central Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC) framework. Attendees were asked to complete a survey,... Read more
Work to construct 20 affordable new homes in Condover, South Shropshire reached an important milestone today. Dignitaries from SSHA (a part of Connexus), Shropshire Council’s Right Home Right Place team, Condover Parish Council and contractor Hawk Developments attended a ‘topping out’ ceremony to mark rapid on-site progress since construction began in March 2019.
Richard Woolley, Chief... Read more
Start date: November 2018
Practical Completion: January 2020
Units: 7 rented (4 x 2 bedroom house, 1 x 2 bedroom bungalow, 2 x 3 bedroom house), 6 Shared Ownership (2 x 2 bedroom house, 4 x 3 bedroom house)
Shared Ownership: Shared ownership properties will be released for sale in October 2019, ready for the site's practical completion in January 2020. To register your interest in these Shared Ownership... Read more
Start date: February 2019
Practical Completion: May 2020
Units: 16 rented (10 x 2 bedroom house, 1 x 2 bedroom bungalow, 5 x 3 bedroom house), 16 Shared Ownership (3 x 2 bedroom house, 13 x 3 bedroom house)
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South Shropshire Housing Association (SSHA), a part of Connexus Group, were honoured today to welcome Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to our new affordable housing development in Bishops Castle. The development consists of 24 properties, including a mix of affordable rents and shared ownership properties. Mr Jenrick showed particular interest in the... Read more Posted on: Thu 4 July, 2019
Wrapping up our Rural Housing Week coverage, we unveiled a PassivHaus plaque that celebrates the energy-efficiency of our innovative affordable housing development in Much Wenlock, Shropshire. Callaughtons Ash residents were joined today by Richard Wooley, Chief Executive of Connexus, David Turner, Shropshire Councillor for Much Wenlock, and other local figures in unveiling a plaque celebrating the Passivhaus energy efficiency standard.... Read more Posted on: Fri 28 June, 2019
The theme of Rural Housing Week 2019 is Building for rural communities. We’ll be joining in the discussion by sharing case studies and articles around this theme, looking at our work to deliver high quality, affordable housing and support communities. Community engagement is vital for Housing Associations in rural areas, helping us to build developments that respond to local needs. With this in mind, we’ll be exploring our commitment to first-rate,... Read more Pages |