Housing providers

Housing providers

Data was released in October 2022 by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) about housing owned by registered providers across the country. This was based on data collected for the year April 2021 to March 2022.

The latest data shows a total of 73 housing providers owning and managing more than 66,000 homes across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and West Suffolk.

You can find out more about the Regulator of Social Housing here.

What is a registered housing provider?

Registered housing providers include local authority (council) landlords and ‘private registered providers’ such as not-for-profit housing associations and for-profit organisations (adapted from this government webage).

They are organisations that provide affordable homes for people in housing need. They are also known as Registered Social Landlords or Housing Associations. They are required to be on the register in England and they are run independently from councils. They vary in size and can be not for profit or profit-making. They are the main developers of new homes in the social housing sector.

On this page, we have included almshouses and some charitable housing providers, aiming to give a complete picture of housing partners active in our area, and the types of homes they own and manage.

Who are the big ones?

Cambridge City Homes and South Cambridgeshire District Council housing are the only two councils who continue to own and manage council housing. The other local authorities have transferred their housing to a housing association partner, known as stock transfer landlords. These are:

  • Sanctuary in East Cambridgeshire
  • Clarion in Fenland
  • Chorus in Huntingdonshire
  • Cross Keys in Peterborough
  • Flagship and Havebury in West Suffolk.

How many others are there?

In addition, in each district there are other housing providers who own and manage homes. These include housing associations, almshouse trusts and other providers registered with Homes England.

Some own very small numbers of homes and focus on particular locations or issues – others have a large number of homes across the whole area.

  • 29 registered providers own housing in Cambridge, representing 6,112 homes
  • 29 registered providers own housing in East Cambridgeshire, representing 5,946 homes
  • 32 registered providers own housing in Fenland, representing 6,078 homes
  • 37 registered providers own housing in Huntingdonshire, representing 11,488 homes
  • 35 registered providers own housing in Peterborough, representing 17,159 homes
  • 34 registered providers own housing in South Cambridgeshire, representing 5,757 homes
  • 36 registered providers own housing in West Suffolk, representing 13,629 homes

Many of the providers operate in more than one district, which is why the number of providers on the list above does not add up to 73.

In 2023 we updated this directory using the 2021-22 government data. We’ve included a guide to the type and number of homes each provider owns and/or manages in that district, and links to their website home page so you can find out more. We have also added links to regulatory judgments where they are available.

Where does the data come from?

  • The list of providers comes from the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH). The data is gathered from each provider in March /April each year, it’s then checked and published – usually in October. As soon as we can, we publish the local information here on Cambridgeshire Insight.
  • Provider web addresses have been added. Some providers do not appear to have a website but these can be added, if you can provide the missing information. In the case of some smaller charities, in 2021 a link to the Charity Commission listing has been added so you get a little more background about these providers.
  • Provider names and stock numbers will change during the course of a year, so the list is reviewed and updated annually when the RSH data is published.
  • The most recent update can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/lists-of-registered-social-housing-providers-and-regulatory-judgements

Look-up tools and other information, can be found here.

Regulatory judgements

Links to regulatory judgments (where available) which are made by the Regulator of Social Housing, were added from August 2021 onwards. The source of the links can be found here. Only housing providers with more than 1,000 homes nationally, get a regulatory judgement. This explains why some smaller providers don’t have a link to a judgment report.

You can find a full list of regulated providers here.

Where an association is part of a group, the link provided may take you to the regulatory judgement for the whole group, not the individual organisation listed – for example, both Chorus Homes and Cotman Housing Association became part of the Places for People group, so the links provided against Chorus and Cotman take you to the Places for People regulatory judgement. Similarly, the MHT link takes you to Thames Valley Housing’s regulatory judgement as MHT is now part of that merged group.

There is a page about regulatory standards here if you want to know more.

Notes

In each district’s table, LCHO is short for low cost home ownership.

Cambridge

In Cambridge, council housing is owned and managed by Cambridge City Homes, please see https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/housing.

Here is a list of housing providers registered with Homes England who own and/or manage homes in Cambridge, with a guide to the number and type of homes as at March 2022.

If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.

Updated using stock figures @ March 2022 General needs Supported housing Older people LCHO Total Regulatory judgement
Abbeyfield Society 17 17 Click
Anchor Hanover Group 71 71 Click
Argyle Street Housing Co-operative 84 37 121
bpha 846 5 55 40 946 Click
Catalyst Housing 87 8 21 50 166 Click
Cherry Hinton Almshouse Charity (takes you to Charity Commission listing) 2 3 5
CHS Group 598 121 155 874 Click
Chorus Homes (previously Luminus, part of the Places for People group) 207 2 209 Click
Clarion Housing Group 218 24 242 Click
Flagship Housing Group 110 110 Click
Futures Housing Group 3 33 36 Click
Hastoe Housing  4 13 17 Click
Heylo Housing 16 16 Click
Housing 21 81 9 90 Click
Hundred Houses Society 883 1 884 Click
London & Quadrant Housing Trust 169 169 Click
MHT (formerly Metropolitan) 662 113 24 799 Click
Orbit Group 14 14 Click
Origin Housing 12 44 56 Click
Orwell Housing   15 15 Click
Papworth Trust 14 14
Paradise Housing Co-operative 11 11
Riverside Group 41 111 152 Click
Sage Housing Group 7 31 38
Sanctuary Housing  504 504 Click
Stonewater 1 27 28 Click
Waters Almshouses (links to CHS website) 6 6
YMCA Trinity Group 80 80
Total 4,455 467 495 695 6,112

 

East Cambridgeshire

Here is a list of housing providers registered with Homes England who own and/or manage homes in East Cambridgeshire, with a guide to the number and type of homes as at March 2022.

If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.

Updated using stock figures @ March 2022 General needs Supported Older peoples LCHO Total Regulatory judgement
Accent Group 12 15 27 Click
bpha 8 15 23 Click
Cambridgeshire Cottage Housing Society (no website) 8 8
CHS Group 363 33 120 516 Click
Clarion Housing Group 101 58 159 Click
Eastlight Community Homes (formerly Colne Housing Society) 8 8 Click
Empower Housing  7 7 Click
Flagship Housing Group 134 25 159 Click
Futures Housing Group 2 2 Click
Hastoe Housing 93 25 118 Click
Heylo Housing 31 31 Click
Havebury Housing Partnership 28 26 54 Click
Hundred Houses Society 89 23 112 Click
Longhurst Group 64 65 21 150 Click
Mary Hatch Almshouses with Diamond Jubilee Cottages (takes you to Charity Commission listing) 6 6
MHT (formerly Metropolitan) 63 4 9 76 Click
Muir Group 1 1 Click
Orbit Group & Orbit South 34 4 38 Click
Papworth Trust 4 4
Places for People Group 4 4 Click
Progress Housing Group 6 6 Click
Saffron Housing Trust 5 1 6 Click
Sage Housing Group 40 26 66
Sanctuary & Sanctuary Affordable Housing 3,222 52 951 105 4,330 Click
Sovereign Housing  1 1 Click
Stonewater 25 9 34 Click
Total 4,286 115 1,022 523 5,946

Fenland

Here is a list of housing providers registered with Homes England who own and/or manage homes in Fenland, with a guide to the number and type of homes as at March 2022.

If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.

Updated using stock figures @ March 2022 General needs Supported Older peoples LCHO Total Regulatory judgement
Accent Group 348 68 14 430 Click
Anchor Hanover Group 27 27 Click
Bespoke Supportive Tenancies 12 12 Click
bpha 2 3 5 Click
Catalyst Housing 4 4 Click
Chorus Homes (previously Luminus, part of the Places for People group) 14 22 36 Click
Chrysalis Supported 3 3
CHS Group 28 1 29 Click
Clarion Housing Group 3,569 419 87 4,075 Click
Cotman Housing Association (part of the Places for People group) 5 5 Click
Cross Keys Homes 47 20 67 Click
First Priority Housing  3 3 Click
Flagship Housing Group 3 3 Click
Funding Affordable Homes 1 1
Futures Housing Group 9 9 Click
Golden Lane Housing 6 6 Click
Home Group 75 21 16 112 Click
Housing 21 31 31 Click
Hundred Houses Society 35 1 36 Click
Inclusion Housing CIC 38 38 Click
Longhurst Group 259 23 60 63 405 Click
MHT (formerly Metropolitan) 59 1 60 Click
Muir Group Housing  98 19 7 124 Click
My Space Housing Solutions 10 10 Click
Papworth Trust 20 20
Places for People Group 1 14 15 Click
Reside Housing  16 16 Click
Saffron Housing Trust 1 1 Click
Sanctuary Housing  145 14 130 5 294 Click
Wisbech Charities (takes you to Charities Commission listing) 21 21
Total 4,673 250 756 219 5,898

Huntingdonshire

Here is a list of housing providers registered with Homes England who own and/or manage homes in Huntingdonshire, with a guide to the number and type of homes as at March 2022.

If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.

Updated using stock figures @ March 202 General needs Supported Older peoples LCHO Total Regulatory judgement
Accent Group 423 63 12 498 Click
Anchor Hanover Group 189 189 Click
Bespoke Supportive Tenancies 7 7 Click
bpha 615 13 260 888 Click
Catalyst Housing 49 49 Click
Chorus Homes (previously Luminus, part of the Places for People group) 5,379 118 455 149 6,101 Click
CHS Group 308 6 82 396 Click
Clarion Housing Group 109 17 126 Click
Cotman Housing (part of the Places for People group) 30 30 Click
Cross Keys Homes 349 171 520 Click
Dimensions (UK) 5 5
Golden Lane Housing 5 5 Click
Guinness Partnership 67 23 90 Click
Hastoe Housing  46 12 58 Click
Havebury Housing Partnership 50 17 67 Click
Heylo Housing 93 93 Click
Home Group 18 18 Click
Housing 21 107 107 Click
Hundred Houses Society 19 3 22 Click
Hyde Housing  118 40 158 Click
Inclusion Housing CIC 3 3 Click
Longhurst Group 339 38 46 58 481 Click
MHT (formerly Metropolitan) 314 29 58 401 Click
Muir Group Housing  524 38 36 24 622 Click
Orbit Group 1 1 Click
Papworth Trust 34 34
Places for People Group 72 10 82 Click
Platform Housing 23 17 40 Click
Progress Housing Group 3 3 Click
Ramsey Welfare Charities (takes you to Charity Commission listing) 44 44
Reside Housing  31 31 Click
Sage Housing Group 132 64 196
Salvation Army Housing  36 36 Click
Stonewater 51 33 84 Click
Total 8,945 459 980 1,104 11,488

Peterborough

Here is a list of housing providers registered with Homes England who own and/or manage homes in Peterborough, with a guide to the number and type of homes as at March 2022.

If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.

Updated using stock figures @ March 2022 General needs Supported Older peoples LCHO Total Regulatory judgement
Accent Group 1,350 219 124 1,693 Click
Anchor Hanover Group 145 145 Click
Bespoke Supportive Tenancies 6 6 Click
bpha 340 189 529 Click
Chorus Homes (previously Luminus, part of the Places for People group) 17 17 Click
Chrysalis Supported 19 19
Clarion Housing Group 331 7 338 Click
Cross Keys Homes 8,679 73 1,209 501 10,462 Click
First Priority Housing  40 40 Click
Funding Affordable Homes 3 3
Futures Housing Group 26 26 Click
Golden Lane Housing 17 17 Click
Grand Union Housing Group 1 1 Click
Guinness Partnership 3 3 Click
Habinteg Housing  7 7 Click
Heylo Housing 66 66 Click
Home Group 457 31 29 517 Click
Housing 21 130 130 Click
Hundred Houses Society 1 1 Click
Hyde Housing  676 23 266 12 977 Click
Inclusion Housing CIC 22 22 Click
London & Quadrant Housing Trust 2 2 Click
Longhurst Group 1,169 148 339 176 1,832 Click
Muir Group 18 5 23 Click
National Community Homes CIC 4 4
Papworth Trust 31 31
Places for People Group 70 18 88 Click
Saffron Housing Trust 1 1 Click
Sage Housing Group 40 9 49
TBG Open Door 1 1
Westmoreland Supported Housing 22 22 Click
Windrush Housing 9 9 Click
YMCA Trinity Group 78 78
Total 13,178 552 2,308 1,121 17,159

South Cambridgeshire

In South Cambridgeshire, council housing is owned and managed by South Cambridgeshire District Council – please see https://www.scambs.gov.uk/services/council-tenants for more detail.

Here is a list of housing providers registered with Homes England who own and/or manage homes in South Cambridgeshire, with a guide to the number and type of homes as at March 2022.

If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.

Updated using stock figures @ March 2022 General needs Supported Older peoples LCHO Total Regulatory judgement
Accent Group 238 98 336 Click
Anchor Hanover Group 32 32 Click
bpha 611 16 25 401 1,053 Click
Cambridgeshire Cottage Housing Society (no website) 55 55
Catalyst Housing 48 8 56 Click
Chorus Homes (previously Luminus, part of the Places for People group) 44 26 70 Click
CHS Group 591 60 201 852 Click
Clarion Housing Group 527 9 123 659 Click
Cross Keys Homes 64 25 89 Click
Flagship Housing Group 269 15 125 409 Click
Grand Union Housing Group 3 3 Click
Guinness Partnership 32 2 34 Click
Hastoe Housing  8 1 9 Click
Havebury Housing Partnership 4 2 6 Click
Heylo Housing 30 30 Click
Hundred Houses Society 191 57 248 Click
Longhurst Group 38 13 51 Click
MHT (formerly Metropolitan) 674 43 114 831 Click
Orbit Group 8 11 19 Click
Papworth Trust 172 255 427
Paradigm Housing Group 10 10 20 Click
Places for People Group 78 49 127 Click
Riverside Group 12 12 Click
Saffron Housing Trust 1 1 Click
Sage Housing Group 24 12 36
Sanctuary Housing 29 34 74 10 147 Click
Settle group 4 1 5 Click
Stonewater 54 22 76 Click
Total 3,805 357 206 1,389 5,757

West Suffolk

Here is a list of housing providers registered with Homes England who own and/or manage homes in the former Forest Heath and St Edmundsbury areas, now known as West Suffolk, with a guide to the number and type of homes as at March 2022.

If you click on the blue provider name, their home page will open in a new window to help you find out more.

Updated using stock figures @ March 2022 General needs Supported Older peoples LCHO Total Regulatory judgement
Anchor Hanover Group 176 176 Click
bpha 5 13 52 70 Click
Brandon Poor’s Estate (no website) 7 7
Broadland Housing  91 91 Click
Catalyst Housing 1 1 Click
CHS Group 19 2 21 Click
Clarion Housing Group 141 127 268 Click
Co-op Homes (South) 3 3
Cotman Housing (part of the Places for People group) 52 2 54 Click
Estuary Housing  1 1 Click
Flagship Housing Group 3,885 82 400 346 4,713 Click
Golden Lane Housing 6 6 Click
Hastoe Housing  37 17 54 Click
Havebury Housing Partnership 5,760 99 265 157 6,281 Click
Heylo Housing 14 14 Click
Housing 21 123 123 Click
Inclusion Housing CIC 4 4 Click
Legal & General Affordable Homes Group 28 7 35 Click
London & Quadrant Housing Trust 1 1 Click
MHT (formerly Metropolitan) 150 17 25 192 Click
Orbit Group 314 41 80 85 520 Click
Orwell Housing  134 15 4 153 Click
Park Properties 21 21  
Papworth Trust 1 6 7
Reside Housing  13 13 Click
Riverside Group 16 57 73 Click
Saffron Housing Trust 4 1 5 Click
Sage Housing Group 100 44 144
Sanctuary  Housing  186 84 34 40 344 Click
Stonewater 226 7 233 Click
Total 11,169 428 1,098 934 13,629

Feedback?

If you have any feedback, suggestions, comments or additions to make, please e-mail sue.beecroft@cambridge.gov.uk – thank you!