Connected exceed development targets

The Connected partnership, namely Shepherds Bush Housing Group, Octavia Housing & Care and the Origin Group, has smashed its 2007/2008 development targets.

Thanks to close collaboration, good financial acumen and sharing best practices, the figures for the financial year are more than a little impressive:

• For start on site development properties the requirement was 263 for the twelve months, and the teams have smashed the figure by starting to create an astonishing 541 new homes - over 200% of the target.

• For completions of new homes, the Connected partnership development teams have created 537 homes within the year, when the target was 469 - exceeding by some 15% which is a magnificent achievement.
  

Paula Fance, SBHG's Director of Development and Sales says: "The Connected partnership is an excellent and innovative approach to creating affordable housing. Working with our peers enables the Group to take on larger projects and obtain more Housing Corporation funding than we could achieve independently.

"We are delighted that the Connected partnership is having a real impact for people in creating quality homes. With the extra funding secured from the Housing Corporation for 2008/11 we will go from strength-to-strength and I look forward to many more successes in the future."