The G15 is an organisation of the largest housing associations in and around Greater London in the United Kingdom,[1] which collectively are responsible for managing in the region of 600,000 homes in London.[2] They state their purpose as "working to solve the housing crisis by delivering good quality, affordable homes of all types".[3]
In February 2023, the G15 group confirmed that Fiona Fletcher-Smith, group CEO of L&Q, has been appointed as the network’s chair. The moves came after confirmation that current vice-chair Richard Hill (CEO of One Housing), will be joining BPHA as its new head in April.[4]
Membership
editThe G15 originally had 15 members, but some of them have since merged.[5] The current members are:[3]
| Rank | Name | Date founded | Significant mergers | No. of dwellings | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A2Dominion Group | 1947 | In 2008, A2 and Dominion merged, forming one of the UK’s largest housing groups, A2Dominion | 39,000 | a2dominion.co.uk |
| 2nd | Clarion Housing Group | 2016 | Formed by merger of former G15 members Affinity Sutton and Circle in November 2016[6] | 125,000 | clarionhg.com |
| 3rd | The Guinness Partnership | 1890 | Founded by Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh,[7] a great grandson of the founder of the Guinness Brewery, to help homeless people in London and Dublin. | 60,000 | guinnesspartnership.com/ |
| 4th | Hyde Group | 1967 | Established in 1967. Swallowed many smaller housing associations in Early 2000's. All were branded Hyde in 2011 under its One Hyde, One Vision initiative. | 50,000 | hyde-housing.co.uk |
| 5th | L&Q | 1963 | Former G15 member East Thames merged into L&Q in December 2016[8] | 105,000 | lqgroup.org.uk |
| 6th | Metropolitan Thames Valley | 1963 | Metropolitan Housing Trust merged with Thames Valley Homes | 57,000 | metropolitan.org.uk |
| 7th | Notting Hill Genesis | 1963 | Former G15 members Genesis and Notting Hill merged in 2018 | 68,000 | nhg.org.uk |
| 8th | Peabody Trust | 1862 | Former G15 member Family Mosaic merged into Peabody in July 2017.[9] Former G15 member Catalyst merged into Peabody in April 2022.[10] | 104,000 | peabody.org.uk |
| 9th | One Housing Group[2] | 1962 | Formed by merger of Community Housing Association (1972) and Toynbee HA (1962). Now part of Riverside Group | 17,000 | onehousing.co.uk |
| 10th | Southern Housing | 2022 | Former G15 members Optivo and Southern Housing Group merged in 2022 | 78,000 | southernhousing.org.uk |
| 11th | Network Homes | 1974 | Founded as Brent People's Housing Association. Now part of Sovereign Network Group | 21,000 | networkhomes.org.uk |
References
edit- ^ "Thinking Big". Inside Housing. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ a b "One Housing joins G15". One Housing Group. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ a b "g15 represents London's 15 largest housing associations | g15 represents London's 15 largest housing associations". Archived from the original on 16 February 2013.
- ^ "G15 confirms L&Q head as next chair". Housing Digital. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Roundup of merger activity". G15. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Peter Apps (30 November 2016). "Clarion Group formed as mega-merger completes". Inside Housing. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Our history". The Guinness Partnership. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ Robyn Wilson (7 December 2016). "Housing associations L&Q and East Thames confirm merger". The Architects' Journal. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ Tom Knowles (4 July 2017). "Peabody Trust merges with Family Mosaic in £6 billion deal". The Times. Times Newspapers. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Grainne Cuffe (1 April 2022). "G15 landlords complete merger to create 104,000". Inside Housing. Ocean Media. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- "The Rise of the Housing Association". Archived from the original on 14 July 2009. A snapshot of the G15 in 2009.