MHP beats the FiT deadline

Posted by MHP on December 19, 2011 | No Comments

Older and vulnerable service users across 13 of Metropolitan Housing Partnership’s (MHP’s) sheltered housing schemes are the latest residents to benefit from a solar panel project funded by Metropolitan Housing Partnership (MHP) and delivered by Apollo.

The £400,000 solar PV (photovoltaic) project has been completed in time to benefit from the Governments current Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) programme that incentivises the installation of renewable energy technologies. Under the FiT, MHP will get money for the extra electricity generated by the solar panels and for any surplus amount which is sent back to the National Grid. MHP expects to get FiT payments of over £40,000 a year to offset the cost of its investment in solar PV panels. Furthermore, residents will benefit from free electricity during the day.
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Bill Payne resigns as CEO of Metropolitan Housing Partnership (MHP)

Posted by MHP on December 2, 2011 | 1 Comment

After four years of leading the transformation and consolidation of the Metropolitan Housing Partnership (MHP) Bill Payne has decided, for personal reasons, to step down as its Chief Executive.

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Media put in the spotlight over coverage of the riots

Posted by MHP on November 18, 2011 | No Comments

Young people and media practitioners are to get the chance to meet and air their views about whether media coverage about England’s August riots was biased. The Media and the Riots Conference, will be held on Saturday 26 November at the London College of Communication in south London between 10am and 3pm.

The conference is being hosted jointly by the Citizen Journalism Educational Trust, and The-Latest.Com, and is supported by the London College of Communication and organisations like social landlord Metropolitan Housing Partnership. It’s being organised entirely by volunteers and is not funded, so is relying on donations and delegates fees to pay for the event. Read on…

Granta Housing Society receives TPAS accreditation

Posted by MHP on November 18, 2011 | No Comments

Demonstrating that residents are at the forefront of what it does Granta Housing Society has been awarded the Resident Involvement Quality Standard (RIQ) accreditation by TPAS, the leading national tenant participation organisation.

Granta Housing Society, which is part of Metropolitan Housing Partnership, has over 2,600 homes in all six counties of the East region and is now one of 38 social landlords to have received the accreditation. Granta passed all seven themes of the assessment which included proving a strategic commitment to resident involvement, to demonstrating it knows its residents and their aspirations. Read on…

Ebony horse club riding high

Posted by MHP on November 10, 2011 | No Comments

A £1.7m horse riding centre in Brixton, South London, has been officially opened by the Duchess of Cornwall.

The Ebony Horse Club is a charity that aims to improve the life skills, education and aspirations of children and young people in Lambeth. MHT London was involved in the development stages of the new riding centre and has already seen a number of its young residents benefiting from the project.

The new riding centre has stabling for eight ponies and horses, a stable yard, paddock, floodlit arena, tack room, classroom and offices. The activities provided by youth workers include riding lessons, classes about horse care and holidays for senior young riders. Read on…

Spirita joins forces with police to tackle anti-social behaviour

Posted by MHP on November 8, 2011 | No Comments

Spirita has been working with partners to create a stronger sense of community on the St. Ann’s estate and has recently obtained court possession orders for two of its properties in response to drug-related activity. The court action was taken by Spirita, which is part of Metropolitan Housing Partnership, as a last resort to dealing with anti-social behaviour (ASB) and has made Brewster’s Road a safer place to live. Read on…

Lambeth’s job fair for local residents

Posted by MHP on November 2, 2011 | No Comments

Lambeth residents are being invited to attend a free jobs fair at Lambeth Town Hall in the Assembly Hall on Friday 4th November 2011 from 11am to 3pm.

The fair is being coordinated in a partnership between L&Q, Metropolitan Housing Trust, Viridian Housing, Hyde Housing (Hyde Southbank), Lambeth Council and the Jobcentre Plus. 28 organisations will be in attendance, offering employment, advice, tips and information to job seekers.

At the fair, attendees will be able to meet employers, get advice on CV writing, interview techniques and applications online as well as guidance on getting back into employment after an extended break. Employers will be advertising vacancies, apprenticeships and other available opportunities at the fair. Read on…

Housing and Migration Network report addresses housing needs for migrants

Posted by MHP on October 25, 2011 | No Comments

A recent report entitled ‘UK Migration: the leadership role of housing providers’ highlights how and why local authorities, regional partnerships and local housing providers should take responsibility for creating a positive environment at a local level to address issues of migration which affect the whole community.

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Metropolitan Home Ownership turns 30!

Posted by MHP on October 20, 2011 | 1 Comment

Metropolitan Home Ownership (MHO) is celebrating 30 years of providing low cost home ownership and intermediate housing solutions for people who have been priced out of their local housing market. During this time MHO, which is part of Metropolitan Housing Partnership, has helped 36,000 customers buy their own home and has just under 100,000 customers benefitting from its agency services.

In 1981 the average house price was £24,188, compared to £162,347 today. A lot has changed in the sector in the last 30 years, however, what remains the same, is the need to provide good quality affordable homes. MHO provides this service to a high standard and has been appointed as the local HomeBuy agent for six years running and the Homes and Communities Agency’s National HomeBuy Agent since 2007. In addition, 91% of its customers say they would recommend buying a home with MHO.

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Metropolitan Support Trust and L&Q join forces

Posted by MHP on October 19, 2011 | No Comments

In a first for L&Q, they have commissioned an external provider, Metropolitan Support Trust (MST), which is part of Metropolitan Housing Partnership, to run a support service for L&Q tenants. The STAY (Sustaining Tenancies among the Young) project in Southwark and Lambeth provides essential support for 16-24 year-olds to remain in their homes. With 25% of L&Q’s young general needs tenants not managing to sustain their tenancies beyond the first year, this brand new initiative will help them through the vital first few months.

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