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23 September 2025

Handover of affordable homes in Staffordshire 

We partnered with Persimmon Homes West Midlands to deliver 24 properties for affordable rent and shared ownership at its Horton’s Keep @ Burleyfields development. They include a mix of one, two and three-bedroom homes, aimed at helping local people access secure, energy-efficient housing in this popular area. Lee Perry, Technical Director at Persimmon West Midlands, and Charlotte Cartlidge, Project... Read more

12 September 2025

Planning approved for new affordable homes in Shrewsbury

The £10m development off Cedars Drive comprises a mix of homes for social rent, affordable rent and shared ownership. It will provide four one-bedroom maisonettes, two two-bedroom bungalows, 13 two-bedroom houses, 17 three-bedroom houses and two four-bedroom houses in both terraced and semi-detached designs. The development will also feature a range of sustainable features, including air source heat... Read more

10 September 2025

Keys handed over to residents of new social housing development

The homes in Dawley have been built following the careful demolition of the garages and flats that previously occupied the site, which were deemed no longer fit for purpose. Housing Plus Group has now handed over the keys to all 18 new properties, which have been built by local developer R1 Construction. The development includes a mix of family houses, bungalows and apartments, providing high-quality,... Read more

9 September 2025

Housing Plus Group appoints SJ Roberts Construction to deliver 64 new homes in Shropshire town 

Fifty-seven of the new homes, which will be available for social rent, shared ownership and market rent, will be a mix of one, two and three-bedroom houses. A further seven properties will be delivered through the redevelopment of the old Grade-2 listed Ellesmere railway station buildings. The new homes will be highly sustainable, thanks to the inclusion of solar PV panels and air source heat pumps.... Read more

21 August 2025

Former shops make way for new homes

The former Wrekin Housing Group office in Dawley High Street, once a busy base for local housing services, closed in 2019. The neighbouring convenience store has also lain empty for several years. But the site is now entering an exciting new chapter, with the shops being demolished to make way for four new one-bedroom apartments. The scheme is being delivered by R1 Construction for Housing Plus Group,... Read more

31 July 2025

Housing Plus Group named one of the UK’s biggest builders 

Housing Plus Group appears in a list of the Top 50 Biggest Builders in the country in a new report published by Inside Housing.  With more than 33,000 homes across Shropshire, Staffordshire and Telford & Wrekin, Housing Plus Group has been included in an annual list which ranks housing associations by the total number of homes completed during 2024-25.  The affordable housing provider made the... Read more

24 July 2025

27 new affordable homes completed in Prees

The £4 million development offers a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom houses and bungalows, available for affordable rent and shared ownership. All homes have been prioritised for those with a strong local connection, helping families remain in the place they call home. The project is the result of a unique partnership between local residents, Housing Plus Group, Shropshire Council, and Prees Parish... Read more

14 May 2025

Housing Plus Group celebrates completion of new affordable housing development in South Staffordshire village 

The £2.1 million development, known as Coopers Meadow, located off Common Lane in Bednall, is providing a mix of two and three-bedroom homes for social rent and shared ownership.  Housing Plus Group was awarded £660,000 in funding from Homes England for the project and had the backing of Acton Trussell, Bednall and Teddesley Hay Parish Council.  As well as providing high quality, affordable and... Read more

12 May 2025

‘We’ve got our happy ending through shared ownership’

Husband and wife, Gary and Karen, had been privately renting following the collapse of their haulage company in 2018 but wanted the safety and security of owning their own home again.  “We wanted to secure our future,” explains Gary who now works as a sales representative.  “We’d had to move out of a couple of rented properties due to the landlord selling up and we wanted something more long... Read more

10 April 2025

Work begins on new affordable homes in Wem 

The homes are being built for Housing Plus Group by long-term partners Morris Property, as part of a wider land disposal scheme led by Morris & Company. The development will include three two-bedroom bungalows and one three-bedroom bungalow, designed to provide accessible, well-designed homes for local people.  This project reflects our ongoing commitment to delivering more than housing — creating... Read more

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