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With investment from Homes England. GCH is developing plans to bring back into use a vacant building in the London Road area of Gloucester, creating homes and opportunities for young people who find themselves without a place to call home. This much-needed new scheme will offer a supportive and empowering space for young people, where […]

Our Customer Scrutiny Group has launched a survey for GCH customers to have their say on the communal areas where they live. The survey should take less than 5 minutes to complete, but will help the group look closely at how services are run and make recommendations for change.  The Customer Scrutiny Group is a group of

To keep our communities safer, we are installing new CCTV cameras at Matson shops. This will help us effectively address any instances of anti-social behaviour or criminal activity, such as fly tipping.  The cameras will be installed at Matson shops between Tuesday 12 March and Thursday 14 March 2024. Images will be remotely stored and

Your new Repair Handbook has a fresh new look and the latest advice on caring for your home. The drawings and prompts will help you identify the cause of problems and report any faults clearly. It tells you what is GCH’s responsibility to deal with and when things are the customer’s responsibility. The digital handbook

The latest issue of our customer magazine has updates about our new developments in Kings Quarter and Podsmead and our plans for more biodiversity in Kingsholm. Read about some great things happening in the community, and what actions we’ve taken on damp and mould as a result of the recent customer scrutiny exercise. There’s also

As part of our commitment to create communities where people can thrive, we are starting to introduce native planting in our green spaces around the Westgate and Kingsholm areas. We have allocated around 2800 square metres of green space and £3,000 to our biodiversity scheme, including planters in The Dukeries, heritage fruit trees in Sweetbriar

National debt charity Step Change advises that rent should come first. “Not paying your rent or your mortgage over a period of time could result in you losing your home. This is a very serious outcome which is why it is such a priority. If you are worried about falling behind with priority debts, it’s

The National Housing Federation has published its new report Let’s fix the housing crisis: delivering a long-term plan for housing. It is a call for an ambitious, long-term plan to fix the housing crisis.   England is in a housing emergency. Across every community in the country, millions of people are being let down by a

Congratulations to Kyra aged 7 who has won our Christmas card design competition for tenants! Kyra is pictured with her winning design and her £25 gift card prize. See below for our Highly Commended designs. Well done Summer, Poppy, Alivia and Rowan for your festive entries.