Customers often ask when their kitchens or bathrooms are going to be replaced. We expect our kitchens to last 25 years before requiring replacement and our bathrooms 40 years. It may sound like a long time, but the majority of our kitchens and bathrooms will reach that before needing replacement. Of course if something is in a really bad state…
Housing provider Grand Union Housing Group (GUHG) has completed its £500k refurbishment of a supported living scheme in High Oaks, St Albans. Once a residential care home with shared facilities for six people, the scheme now boasts four self-contained one-bedroomed flats with a communal lounge, staff sleep-in room and garden. GUHG’s Head of Supported Living, Debbie Stuart said: “The old…
Grand Union Housing Group (GUHG), has been given the green light to build their single largest development to date. Britannia Gate, which is being built on the old Iron Works site opposite Bedford Hospital, will be made up 49 apartments for a mixture of market rent, shared ownership and supported living. GUHG worked closely with Bedford Borough Council to secure…
Local housing provider Grand Union Housing Group is working with Parrott Construction Ltd to build its first market sale homes in the picturesque village of Oakley in north Bedfordshire. The £2.5m project has commenced at the Lovell Road site to demolish the old buildings, a former builders’ yard, to make way for 15 new family homes. Plans include building 10…
All the communal areas of residential blocks, including hallways, stairs and shared balconies, are the responsibility of Grand Union Housing Group. We have a legal obligation to ensure that these areas remain safe to use and free from items that may cause or contribute to a fire. Our staff and contractors visit our housing schemes on a regular basis and,…
The Data Protection Act is changing and the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect from 25 May 2018. GDPR rebalances the relationship between individuals and organisations, giving greater control to people about how their personal data is used. Grand Union Housing Group is committed to treating your information securely and safeguarding your rights to confidentiality. We are…
Residents living in a specialist dementia care scheme in Bletchley are benefiting from a ‘Magic Table’ designed to help with their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. The interactive and innovative ‘Tovertafel’ (which translates to ‘Magic Table’ in Dutch) has been installed by local housing provider Grand Union Housing Group (GUHG) at Flowers House, which cares for 34 people living with…
Flowers House in Bletchley, a pioneering scheme between Aragon Housing Association and Milton Keynes Council for local people living with dementia, celebrated its fifth birthday recently with afternoon tea for the residents, their families, staff and guests. The scheme, which is situated next to the historic Bletchley Park, was opened in October 2012 providing a unique home to 34 people…
