Social housing providers team up for residents

Two social housing providers, Equity Housing Group and Johnnie Johnson Housing, have joined forces to offers residents a new repairs service.

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Warren Lewis
15th February 2018
Kier repairs

From this month, the two providers will launch a partnership, entering a contract with Kier to provide repairs and maintenance services for 9,000 properties across the North West and Yorkshire and Derbyshire.

The joint partnership came after a number of workshops where residents of both housing providers requested further investment in the repairs service. They will now benefit from enhanced communication, reduced lead times for repairs and first-time-fixes, where possible for all issues that may arise.

Collette King, Group Chief Executive of Equity Housing Group, said of the partnership: “Too often there is a lack of collaboration between providers working in the same areas, which can be to the detriment of residents. Equity Housing Group and Johnnie Johnson Housing have properties in similar areas of operation and share the same core values. Working together allows us to strengthen our service offering together, so there was no hesitation when the idea of a partnership was discussed.

Those using our properties are at the forefront of all decisions we make, and we are looking forward to working with both Johnnie Johnson Housing and Kier to provide the best repairs service possible for all our residents.”

Yvonne Castle, Chief Executive at Johnnie Johnson Housing said: “The decision to work together came from our drive to provide an outstanding service for all of our residents. This collaboration will enable that and will benefit residents across both ours and Equity Housing Group’s properties.”

Phil Oades, Kier Regional Director, said: “We are delighted to have been appointed to work with Equity Housing Group and Johnnie Johnson Housing to provide repairs and maintenance works to its properties.  We look forward to working in partnership to develop a fresh, more efficient service that is driven by achieving improved outcomes for residents and the wider communities.”

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