Something New is Happening in Housing
We are approaching an exciting milestone as we prepare for the formal approval of our merger with Housing Plus Group.
The formal merger will be completed on January 6th 2025, at which time The Wrekin Housing Group will become part of the new Housing Plus Group.
Over the coming weeks, you might start to see some differences, such as our staff wearing different lanyards.
This merger represents an incredible opportunity to combine our strengths and do more for our customers. Leading the new organisation will be Wayne Gethings as Chief Executive of the new Housing Plus Group. Wayne will work alongside Catherine Dass as the Chair during our transition period and Debbie Griffiths who will be the Senior Independent Director and Vice Chair.
When the two organisations merge in the New Year, the new Housing Plus Group will become one of the largest housing associations in the West Midlands with more than 33,000 homes and we are looking forward to the increased social and economic impact we will make in communities right across Shropshire, Staffordshire and Telford & Wrekin in the next 5 years.
Our new group will be more resilient, with plans to invest an additional £55 million in existing homes and a greater capacity to build more affordable homes, cementing our leading role in providing much needed housing and care across our communities.
It will continue to work with and listen to customers, to help deliver better services for them. It is also set to provide even more opportunities for our employees and be a great place to work.
The merger will not affect the services you currently receive and there is no change to your right to live in your home. It will also not affect your rent or service charge – which are set in line with government guidance.
While our merger is close to being completed, there is still a lot of work to do to bring our services together, so, for now, we will continue to use ‘The Wrekin Housing Group’ as our trading name. We will continue to keep you updated.
Help us shape the future
If you would like to have your say and help us shape what the new Housing Plus Group lokks like, please get in touch by calling 01952 217100, or emailing getinvolved@wrekin.com.
18th December 2024