BUILDING A STRONGER FUTURE TOGETHER

Shepherds Bush Housing Association (SBHA) is proposing to partner with The Guinness Partnership Limited (TGPL) to create a stronger housing offer across west London.

It’s proposed that initially SBHA would join Guinness as a subsidary. This means that, like now, SBHA would have its own Board running the association on a day to day basis.

The difference is that SBHA would sit within a Group which allows access to a greater pool of expert resources and improved financial strength, giving us more certainty on being able to improve the quality of homes quicker.

We think this is an exciting proposal that will deliver real benefit for our customers. In this document you will find more information on our organisations, the benefits of the proposals, what this means for you, and how to provide your feedback.

We believe the partnership will make us stronger and enable us to do more for the customers and communities we serve across west London.

We will:

Residents will receive investment to their homes, of over £200 million in the next ten years, which is sooner than we can currently invest as an independent SBHA.

Residents will have a stronger voice and more chances to engage with us - enabling residents to help shape the future of housing across west London.

The community will benefit from improved services and maintenance across our local green spaces and estates, and an investment of at least £350k in a new community fund over the first three years of partnership.

Over the first years of the partnership, we hope to create up to 1,000 new homes in west London. With an improved combined financial plan, SBHA will not need to sell as many properties, which will in turn create more choices for rehousing options.

By combining our strengths at a national and local level we will create a strong partnership in west London, enabling us to anticipate and respond to the increasing challenges in the sector more effectively.