Focus on: Katy Tutcher

News – 5 July 2022 At Grand Union we have a Wellbeing & Support team, dedicated to supporting customers with a range of needs, including mental and physical health, social wellbeing, hoarding and more. The team is a five-strong group of Wellbeing Coordinators, who help customers with complex needs, and Advisors, helping those with low-level needs. Katy Tutcher is one…

We made the Top 50 Biggest Builders for 2022!

News – 28 June 2022 Grand Union Housing Group is delighted to have made Inside Housing’s Top 50 Biggest Builders list for 2022. Despite the challenges of rising costs, issues with supplies, a shortage of labour and the Covid-19 pandemic, the Milton Keynes based housing association built 308 new homes in 2021/22, with nearly half of those (147) for social…

PH Jones update

News – 21 June 2022 We wanted to give you an update on how things are going with our heating contractor, PH Jones, following some of the issues you’ve been facing. We’re pleased to say that they’ve added more staff to their office team which is having a positive impact, with call wait times now significantly reduced. They’ve also brought…

Board members visit new Bedfordshire developments

News – 16 June 2022 Members of Grand Union Housing Group’s Board and Executive team were excited to have an opportunity to visit two of their new Bedfordshire developments recently, to see for themselves the fantastic progress that has been made. Last year was record-breaking with over 300 new homes built, the first time we’ve reached that figure in our…

Focus on: Anthony Moye

News – 1 June 2022 With recent rises in fuel costs and the need for organisations to limit carbon emissions, we’ve seen a huge demand in fitting Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs) on our properties. ASHPs convert energy from outside into usable heat for the home, where it can be used to heat radiators and hot water. Special Project Surveyor…

Claiming Pension Credit

News – 31 May 2022 Did you know some people may not be getting Pension Credit when they are eligible to receive it and it’s estimated around ÂŁ1.8 billion is not being claimed! People of State Pension age may be entitled to Pension Credit even though they have some savings, a retirement income or own their home. Pension Credit can…

Small changes, big difference

News – 30 May 2022 Net zero carbon by 2050 is a headline that we have become used to seeing. Climate change is a complex global issue and it can seem difficult to understand what we individually need to do to achieve it. Key to becoming net zero we need to change our behaviours. Our behaviours don’t have to be…

Giving you a voice

News – 27 May 2022 Here at Grand Union, we believe it’s really important to hear ideas and opinions from all our customers. We asked you for your views last year and you told us we need to listen to you more and use your views to improve our services. That’s why we are launching Grand Union Voice, our new…

Environmentally friendly gardening

News – 25 May 2022 Our Wellbeing Coordinator, Emma Dagless, has been delivering therapeutic gardening sessions for the past five years and is currently delivering Gardening for Wellbeing sessions in Milton Malsor, West Northants, on Monday afternoons and in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, on Tuesday mornings. Emma says: “I know how good gardening is for me, and the people I garden with.…

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