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The COVID-19 Pandemic has been a challenging time for all and we want to understand how we can learn from this to improve our tenant offering. So far tenants have told us… 90% could access the services they needed during the lockdown period 90% were happy with how we communicated with them during the lockdown […]

The regeneration consultation event for Podsmead that we recently wrote to all residents about has unfortunately been cancelled, in response to the new government guidance forbidding gatherings of more than 6 people. Although it has been a difficult decision to make, resident and staff safety must be our first priority and given the recent increase

Gloucester City Homes (GCH) is proud to support the National Housing Federation’s new initiative “Homes at the Heart”. The campaign aims to bring social housing providers together to create a “once-in-a-generation investment in social housing” to make sure that everyone has a safe, secure, and comfortable place to call home. The theme of the campaign

From 23rd September the minimum income floor will apply after a 12 month grace period to all ‘gainfully self-employed’ who make a new claim for Universal Credit.  This means that the DWP will work out your entitlement to Universal Credit based upon how much you would earn in a minimum wage job working the hours

Gloucester City Homes (GCH) in-house repairs service, PropertyCare, is working with the Gloucester Buildbase store to manage repairs supplies in a new and innovative way. The new partnership has enabled basic repairs supplies and materials will be accessible to PropertyCare operatives from their own ‘pop-up store’. The latest RFID (radio frequency identification) technology will be

Gloucester City Homes (GCH) is proud to support the National Housing Federation’s new initiative “Homes at the Heart”. The campaign aims to bring social housing providers together to create a “once-in-a-generation investment in social housing” to make sure that everyone has a safe, secure, and comfortable place to call home. The theme of the campaign

GCH have started a contract with Gloucester Buildbase to supply building and repairs supplies in a more efficient way. We are pleased to announce this also benefits tenants who are able to access discounts. All you need to do is show your GCH Tenancy Agreement in store and discount will be applied. Discounts are varied

Gloucester City Homes (GCH) is proud to support the National Housing Federation’s new initiative “Homes at the Heart”. The campaign aims to bring social housing providers together to create a “once-in-a-generation investment in social housing” to make sure that everyone has a safe, secure and comfortable place to call home. The theme of the campaign

This Summer saw Gloucester City Homes’ (GCH) fifteenth Annual Garden Competition and it was a popular way to showcase local residents hard work over the lockdown period.  Each year the competition celebrates the hard work and pride that people put into their gardens which makes Gloucester’s communities more vibrant and beautiful places to live. All types of gardens are encouraged to enter and this year

We are delighted to launch three brand new homes for affordable rent in Headlam Close, Tuffley. The development, built on a former caravan parking-lot, consists of two 2-bed houses and a 2-bed dormer bungalow which were built by local company Aqua Construction. Robert Panou, Head of Development and Assets at GCH says, “Despite the delays