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NI DSD Visit – Alex McGuireExecutive Director of Property

Wheatley Housing Group – Who we are

2 July 2013

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Our Group

FUNDING LTD

WHEATLEYENTERPRISES

INNOVATIONS

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GHA/ Circa 45,000 properties/Record tenant satisfaction – 87%/ Ethos of direct tenants involvement

and influence-3 Area Committees with £1.5m Area

Fund for local projects

- Network of LHOs

- RTOs/ Culture of excellence:

- IiP Gold accreditation

- CSE accredited

- EFQM – 5 Star for Excellence

- Care Commission maximum 6 star rating

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£1.2b investment across Glasgow to make homes warmer, safer and drier:

-additional £900m into Glasgow economy & 4,337 jobs created since transfer

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GHA/Focus now on improving environment and delivering ‘Better Lives’ via projects such as

- Bursary Programme (xx bursaries to date)

- Glasgow Gold

- Wider Action – Silver Deal, Award winning apprentice programme

/Current major projects:

- Community Improvement Partnership

- Transformational Regeneration Areas

- Housing Options

- Digital Inclusion

Investment complete, focus on Better Lives

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Cleaner, greener,safer communities

Innovative Community Improvement Partnership

Enforcement Officers

Environmental Gold Standard

Glasgow House – Innovative design

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Better Lives

Bursaries for tenants

Wider Action

Award winning apprentiship programme

Services designed at point of delivery, empowering tenants

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Cube/ Circa 3,300 properties/Operates in 8 Local Authority Areas/Set up in 1990 for Scottish Homes stock transfer in Glasgow and West Dumbarton

/ Joined the group in 2012

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Innovation at Cube

•new state-of-the-art district heating and hot water system in Cube's Wyndford Estate in Maryhill, Glasgow

•system provides low cost, environmentally-friendly energy and is part of a £27million regeneration of the Cube Housing Association homes and surrounding estate

•Nationally recognised – Prince Charles & Energy and Climate Change Select Committee visit

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Part of the Wheatley Group

Your Place Property Management

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YourPlace Property Management

Scotland’s ‘feel good Factor’

Over 24,500 customers

Common Repairs team

Class leading customer satisfaction

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YourPlace Property Management

Letting & Management

•In-house capacity, including Marketing, Legal etc.

•Access to Group services and contractors

•Informed new legislation

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Lowther Homes• Fully owned subsidiary,

with a separate Board

• Full and mid market rented stock across Glasgow and beyond

- 234 full market- 184 mid market

• Profits ‘Gift Aided’ within the group

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A growing group

As a group, we have plans to continue to grow:

- WLHP partnership

- Loretto Housing and Care partnership

- Focus on the central belt in Scotland, partnerships and asset growth

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Wheatley Group Geographical Footprint