Jigsaw Homes has become a lead partner with Tameside Council to help deliver its new Housing Strategy.
Jigsaw is one of the borough’s major landlords who have joined the Tameside Registered Provider Partnership to help shape the housing provision across Tameside over the next five years.
Tameside Council yesterday signed a Joint Working Agreement with 14 housing providers to deliver the housing the borough needs as part of Tameside Council’s Housing Strategy. Jigsaw Homes Group’s Chief Executive Hilary Roberts spoke at the launch of the new partnership.
The strategy aims to make Tameside one of the best places to grow up, get on and grow old. Its vision is that sustainable growth will shape a balanced market that provides good quality and affordable housing to meet the needs of all residents.
As one of the largest providers of homes in Tameside, Jigsaw will be working with the council and partners on the strategy to; invest in and deliver new homes and specialist housing, support social value, a low carbon society and homelessness prevention and help improve health.
Hilary Roberts said: “We are pleased and proud to be working together with the Council as part of this partnership to make sure we continue to provide more, quality affordable and sustainable housing that the borough needs.
“With more than 16,000 homes across the borough, we also play a wider role in making sure our residents thrive and benefit from living in healthy, sustainable communities.”
Tameside Council Leader Councillor Brenda Warrington and Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Employment Cllr Ged Cooney attended the launch.
Cllr Warrington said: “This collaborative, partnership working will give Tameside the fresh impetus needed to ensure we provide good quality and affordable housing that fulfils our residents’ requirements.”
Cllr Cooney said: “The partnership will help achieve our ambition to build longer-term relationships in the housing sector, create solutions to our challenges and deliver with a focus on the needs of local people.
“It will deliver the type of housing we need, in the locations we need it, to rebalance communities and demonstrate that new homes are truly affordable to local people.”
The Registered Providers own more than 20,000 properties in Tameside between them and as well as Jigsaw Homes, includes Onward Homes, Ashton Pioneer Homes, Irwell Valley Homes, Regenda, Your Housing, Mosscare St Vincent’s Housing Group, Arcon Housing Association, Great Places Housing, Johnnie Johnson Housing, Southway Housing Trust, Progress Housing Group, Trafford Housing Trust and First Choice Homes Oldham.
The Partnership will now meet quarterly. The Council will also give support by creating a Developer Hub, an online tool to help developers and Registered Providers better understand the housing development process in Tameside.
