01 May 2017
Stonewater celebrates completion of 27 much-needed affordable homes in Pawlett
Leading social housing provider Stonewater has celebrated the completion of 27 village homes for affordable rent and shared ownership at its new cul-de-sac development Springfield Close in Pawlett, near Bridgwater in Somerset.
27 Apr 2017
Former Pig & Whistle pub transformed into 17 affordable homes in Bridgwater
The former Pig & Whistle pub, off Parkway in Bridgwater, has been officially reopened this week as a stylish new development of 17 much-needed affordable rental homes for local people.
11 Apr 2017
Longleigh Foundation awards £35k to fund vital recovery programme for Southampton women’s refuge
A Southampton women’s refuge has secured funding to pay for a vital recovery programme aimed at helping victims of domestic abuse regain their lives.
29 Mar 2017
Stonewater retains highest HCA rating
Stonewater, one of the UK’s leading social housing providers, has retained its top G1/V1 governance and viability ranking from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).
24 Mar 2017
Rugby MP Mark Pawsey visits shared ownership scheme in Bilton helping first time buyers
Rugby MP Mark Pawsey has visited Gardeners End in Bilton to talk to social housing provider Stonewater about how affordable shared ownership schemes can help struggling first-time buyers get a foot on the property ladder.
22 Mar 2017
Ribbon-cutting celebrates opening of 23 new affordable Stonewater homes in Siddington
A ribbon-cutting ceremony has marked the official opening of 23 affordable new Stonewater homes near Siddington village. The new rental and shared ownership properties which have been financed by social housing provider Stonewater are part of a 55-home development by Bloor Homes, named The Gateway.
13 Mar 2017
Construction starts on 30 affordable homes for Mendip locals in Evercreech
Construction has begun on a smart new rural development of 30 affordable homes for rent and shared ownership at Maesdown Road in Evercreech, near Shepton Mallet.
10 Mar 2017
43 affordable homes in Amesbury to help tackle growing housing shortage
Leading social housing provider Stonewater and housebuilder Bloor Homes have completed the first homes at a much-needed new development of 43 affordable homes in Princess Way, Amesbury.
09 Mar 2017
Ribbon-cutting in Welford-on-Avon celebrates completion of urgently-needed affordable homes
A ribbon-cutting ceremony has marked the completion of six stylish new Stonewater homes for affordable rent and shared home ownership in Welford-on-Avon.
08 Mar 2017
Spare a thought for women’s refuges on International Women’s Day
Two women are killed every week in England and Wales by abusive partners. International Women’s Day this week (8 March) offers an opportunity to reflect on the hugely valuable services provided by women’s refuges and shelters in the community. But these safe havens are struggling to survive. Since 2010, 17% of all refuges in England have closed while domestic abuse-related crimes were reported up by 61% between 2013 and 2016.
08 Mar 2017
Spring Budget – good news for housebuilding
We welcome the Chancellor’s multi-million pound education and training provision in this Budget to boost productivity.
03 Mar 2017
Construction starts on 25 new affordable homes in North Mundham
A turf-cutting ceremony has marked the start of construction on Stoney Meadow, a brand-new Stonewater development of affordable homes in North Mundham, near Chichester.
02 Mar 2017
Ten new affordable homes bring new life to disused industrial estate in Chard
A ribbon-cutting ceremony has celebrated the opening of Rosebank, a smart new development of Stonewater affordable homes built on a former disused industrial estate in Millfield, Chard.
01 Mar 2017
Construction begins on 30 affordable homes in Deddington
Leading social housing provider Stonewater has celebrated the start of construction on 30 new energy-efficient affordable homes on Banbury Road in Deddington village, near Banbury. The new rental and shared ownership properties are part of a larger 85-home development, named Deddington Grange, by housebuilder David Wilson Homes.
13 Feb 2017
Stonewater introduces Stonewater Homes for open market customers
Social housing provider Stonewater has introduced Stonewater Homes, a specialist service for its home ownership and market rent customers. Stonewater Homes will sell, manage and maintain Stonewater’s open market homes and estates and provide after sales services.
08 Feb 2017
Government’s Housing White Paper is a step in the right direction
For years, the Government’s house-building programme has focused on home-ownership, ignoring one in three Britons who cannot afford to buy. Yesterday’s Housing White Paper is a step in the right direction and indicates a shift in Government housing strategy towards a more balanced approach to building new homes which meets the needs of people in all financial circumstances. It is good to see a focus now on creating more low-cost rental homes as well as proposals to speed up housing construction and free up public land and brownfield sites for more affordable housing across all tenures.
06 Feb 2017
26 affordable Stonewater homes completed in Taunton as local house prices rise to nine times average salary
Henlade Close, a new Stonewater development of 26 urgently-needed affordable homes for local people in Henlade village, near Taunton, was officially opened today.
03 Feb 2017
38 affordable rental homes opened in Stroud as local house prices exceed nine times average salary
A brand new £5 million development of 38 houses for affordable rent for local people was opened today by Stonewater, a leading social housing provider, in Bisley Old Road, Stroud.
03 Feb 2017
Stonewater completes 46 affordable homes to help priced-out Dorset locals
A ribbon-cutting ceremony today has marked the completion of 46 affordable homes for local people in Pemberly, a new Stonewater development in Littlemoor, near Weymouth.
02 Feb 2017
Stonewater appoints new development manager for affordable housing in Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire and Hertfordshire
Leading social housing provider Stonewater has appointed Rebecca Fleckney, from Tingrith, Bedfordshire, as Development Manager based at the firm’s Milton Keynes office.
01 Feb 2017
Why housing’s new commercialism is good for ‘ethical careers’
By David Blower, Stonewater Executive Director of Corporate Services
26 Jan 2017
Stonewater launches new Longleigh Foundation to help most vulnerable people hit by welfare cuts
Responding to the impact of Government Budget and welfare cuts affecting some of its most disadvantaged residents, leading social housing provider Stonewater has launched the Longleigh Foundation, a new independent national charity.
06 Jan 2017
£10.6m funding boost for Stonewater affordable homebuilding programme
Leading social and affordable housing provider Stonewater’s homebuilding plans have received a £10.6 million funding boost from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).
22 Dec 2016
Bedford refuge’s online ‘wish-list’ aims to bring festive cheer to homeless women and children this Christmas
Staff at Stonewater Asian Women’s Refuge in Bedford are appealing to members of the community to help bring a little festive cheer to homeless and vulnerable women and their children staying at the shelter this Christmas. The refuge has set up an Amazon wish-list of much-needed items which can be purchased online and sent directly to the shelter at the touch of a button.
22 Dec 2016
Southampton refuge’s online ‘wish-list’ aims to bring festive cheer to homeless women and children this Christmas
Staff at South Hampshire Women’s Refuge in Southampton are appealing to members of the community to help bring a little festive cheer to homeless and vulnerable women and their children staying at the shelter this Christmas. The refuge has set up an Amazon wish-list of much-needed items which can be purchased online and sent directly to the shelter at the touch of a button.
22 Dec 2016
Swindon projects’ online ‘wish-list’ aims to bring festive cheer to homeless people this Christmas
Staff at four of Stonewater’s supported housing projects in Swindon are appealing to members of the community to help bring a little festive cheer to homeless and vulnerable people this Christmas. The Swindon projects team has set up an Amazon wish-list of much-needed items which can be purchased online and sent directly at the touch of a button.
22 Dec 2016
Quay Foyer’s online ‘wish-list’ aims to bring festive cheer to homeless youngsters this Christmas
Staff at Quay Foyer in Hill Street, Poole are appealing to members of the community to help bring a little festive cheer to homeless and vulnerable young people staying at the shelter this Christmas. The Foyer has set up an Amazon wish-list of much-needed items which can be purchased online and sent directly to the shelter at the touch of a button.
22 Dec 2016
Exeter Foyer’s online ‘wish-list’ aims to bring festive cheer to homeless youngsters this Christmas
Staff at Exeter Foyer in Commercial Road are appealing to members of the community to help bring a little festive cheer to homeless and vulnerable young people staying at the shelter this Christmas. The Foyer has set up an Amazon wish-list of much-needed items which can be purchased online and sent directly to the shelter at the touch of a button.
22 Dec 2016
Abingdon Foyer’s online ‘wish-list’ aims to bring festive cheer to homeless youngsters this Christmas
Staff at Abingdon Foyer in The Square are appealing to members of the community to help bring a little festive cheer to homeless and vulnerable young people staying at the shelter this Christmas. The Foyer has set up an Amazon wish-list of much-needed items which can be purchased online and sent directly to the shelter at the touch of a button.
15 Dec 2016
32 new affordable homes bring Christmas cheer to Eastleigh house-hunters
Leading social housing provider Stonewater has brought some Christmas cheer to house-hunters in the Eastleigh area with the completion of 32 smart new affordable village homes off Winchester Road in Fair Oak.
15 Dec 2016
Plymouth residents to benefit from housing stock transfer to local social landlord
Leading social housing provider Stonewater has completed the transfer of 92 social rent homes in Plymouth to the city’s largest social landlord Plymouth Community Homes (PCH). The sale includes estate management responsibilities for a further 100 privately owned properties in the area.
14 Dec 2016
More new affordable homes for local people completed in Poundbury
Leading affordable housing provider Stonewater has completed four new three-bedroom family homes for affordable rent in Poundbury’s North East Quadrant, on the outskirts of Dorchester.
02 Dec 2016
Stonewater retains A1 credit rating at ‘upper end’ of Moody’s HA scale
Stonewater, one of the UK’s leading social housing providers, has retained its A1 credit rating from independent credit ratings agency Moody’s.
23 Nov 2016
Stonewater cautiously welcomes Chancellor's affordable housing plans in Autumn Statement
"Stonewater welcomes the Chancellor’s plans to double annual capital spending on housing and free-up land supply to tackle the nation’s affordable housing crisis. We’re also cautiously pleased to see a more ‘flexible’ housing programme that responds to local market needs and we look forward to more details on this. It’s good to see the Government putting affordable housing at the centre of this Autumn Statement.
23 Nov 2016
78 families to benefit as new Stonewater homes help meet affordable housing shortage in Polegate
Local families struggling to find low-cost housing in Polegate are benefitting from the opening of 78 affordable Stonewater homes in Shepham Lane.
The Stonewater-funded scheme forms part of The Mill, a new Taylor Wimpey development which includes 182 properties for open market sale.
14 Nov 2016
Stonewater encouraged by Government’s £18m ‘capacity fund’
“We are encouraged by Housing Minister Gavin Barwell’s announcement of an £18 million ‘capacity fund’ to help local authorities tackle planning issues that hold up urgently needed homes from being built on public land. There is a real opportunity here for councils and housing associations to work together to ensure that these developments provide the right mix of affordable homes to meet local needs. This includes homes for low-cost, shared ownership and other tenures. We also hope that splitting up these large chunks of land into smaller development sites will open up the market to smaller, regional developers and their suppliers, creating local jobs for local people.”
Nicholas Harris, Chief Executive Designate, Stonewater
07 Nov 2016
Redundant undercroft car park to be transformed into affordable housing in Woolston
Leading social housing provider Stonewater has started work on an innovative refurbishment project which will transform boarded-up ground floor parking in a 1990s apartment block on Condor Close in Woolston, Southampton, into two smart new two-bedroom apartments for affordable rent.
28 Oct 2016
Celebrations in Millbrook as Stonewater hands over 1,000th affordable home
Local residents, council members and guests joined social housing provider Stonewater in Buttermere Close, Millbrook last week to celebrate the handover of the organisation’s 1,000th new home since its formation 20 months ago. Stonewater currently owns and manages 30,000 homes across the UK.
25 Oct 2016
15 new affordable houses completed in Horley
A stylish new development of 15 affordable homes at Fairfield Green in Horley was officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week (20 October), hosted by Stonewater, a leading social and affordable housing provider.
24 Oct 2016
Derelict site of former petrol station transformed into much-needed affordable apartments
A ribbon-cutting event this week celebrated the completion of a new development of 25 energy-efficient, affordable rental apartments at Goldcrest Court in Cowplain, Waterlooville.
14 Oct 2016
Local housing partnership set to deliver 10 much-needed affordable homes in Chilcompton
Affordable housing provider Stonewater has started work on a small rural housing development of 10 affordable homes in Chilcompton village.
13 Oct 2016
Ribbon-cutting celebrates 10 smart new affordable homes in Seacroft
Representatives of affordable housing provider Stonewater met with Leeds City Council to celebrate the completion of 10 one-bedroom houses for affordable rent at Parkside, South Parkway in Seacroft, Leeds.
12 Oct 2016
New Stonewater homes help address shortage of affordable rental housing in Burley-in-Wharfedale
A smart new housing development of nine village homes in Burley-in-Wharfedale is set to address an acute shortage of affordable rental accommodation for local families.
27 Sep 2016
40 new affordable homes to be constructed in Sileby
Leading social and affordable housing provider Stonewater met with representatives from Bellway Homes in Sileby near Loughborough, to celebrate the start of construction on 40 new affordable homes on Seagrave Road. The new homes are being built to meet a shortage of affordable housing for local people in the village.
21 Sep 2016
Ribbon-cutting celebration as new landlords take stock in Manchester
The stock transfer completion of Hamilton Lodge, a development of 24 social housing flats in Rusholme, Manchester, was celebrated this week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by representatives from social housing provider Stonewater, place-making organisation One Manchester and local residents.
16 Sep 2016
Stonewater welcomes Government decision to defer LHA supported housing rate
“The decision to defer the application of the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rate on supported housing to 2019/20 is welcome, as is the change to under 35s and the commitment to ring-fence additional funding...
14 Sep 2016
Stonewater bids for share of HCA Affordable Homes programme funding
Leading social and affordable housing provider Stonewater is hoping to secure funding from the next round of grant funding being allocated by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) under its Shared Ownership Affordable Homes 2016-2021 programme. The HCA is making £4.7 billion of capital grant available to housing associations and private builders and developers to help deliver a minimum of 153,000 affordable homes in England over the next five years.
13 Sep 2016
Much-needed affordable rental homes transform former Yeovil depot
A completion event in Yeovil has marked the official opening of Newcroft Court, a smart new community of 19 affordable rented Stonewater homes for local people.
