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CLES Annual Conference18/19 October 2006
Time for a Change
Presentation by Rod Cahill
Chief Executive, Catalyst Housing Group
Chair, G15 Group of London Housing Associations
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Who is Catalyst?
• 15,000 homes in West London and out to Oxford
• Housing Corporation development partner• Engaged in mainstream development and
regeneration
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Who is G15?
Affinity SuttonAmicus HorizonCatalystCircle AngliaEast ThamesFamily MosaicGenesisHydeLondon and QuadrantMetropolitanNetworkNotting HillPeabodySouthern
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Who is G15?
• 250,000 homes owned or managed in London
• Benefit 700,000 Londoners• Homes for rent• Homes to buy• Housing with support• Neighbourhood regeneration• Training and employment• Financial inclusion• Youth mentoring• Child care …………
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G15 Agenda
• What we build• Who we house• Optimising the capacity of the HA sector• Promoting home ownership• The case for London• The case for HAs as developers and
regenerators ……
Integrated approach to development, management, maintenance and community develoment
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How are we going about it?
• Speed• Innovation• Reduced cost• Increased density• Increased quality
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G15 legacy: some stats
• 50,000 new homes over the next five years
• £6.5 billion spend• 25% grant input• By end of the decade 15,000 homes p.a.
in London• Half for rent• Third for shared ownership• 17% outright sale
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G15 legacy: some principles
• Long term view• Mixed communities – owners and renters;
families as well as singles• Integrated approach to development,
management and community development• Focus on neighbourhoods• High quality design
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Bermondsey Spa
• Hyde Housing Group• 200 metres from new Bermondsey
Underground station• 627 homes• 322 dwellings per hectare• 65% 2 bed or more• Third for outright sale• Health centre, supermarket, shops and
retail• Eco Homes very good
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Barkway Court
• Circle Anglia Group• Clissold Park, Hackney• 106 homes• 260 dwellings per hectare• 40% outright sale• Paying for affordable homes• Which include 40 sheltered homes for the
elderly• Meets Borough’s Agenda 21 sustainable
development objectives
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New River Green
• Southern Housing Group• Former Marquess Estate, Islington• 377 homes• 185 dwellings per hectare• 65% rent, 20% shared ownership, 15%
sale• Supported housing • Surgery, church, retail units, art gallery• Neighbourhood agreement
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Oaklands Court
• Catalyst Housing Group• Uxbridge Road, Shepherds Bush• 45 homes• 214 dwellings per hectare• Range of dwelling types, 1-4 bed• Roof garden• Major addition to high street
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Future legacy: some issues
• What housing mix do we want?• What about families?• Who are we going to allocate rented
homes to?• Who are we going to sell homes to?• What are we going to do about service
charges?