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South Lakes Housing has achieved a Bronze Award in the Better Health at Work scheme which helps promote a healthy lifestyle to colleagues and shows we are committed to improving our colleagues’ health and wellbeing. The Better Health at Work Award recognises the efforts of employers in the North East and Cumbria in addressing health issues within the workplace. There […]

South Lakes Housing is supporting Children’s Mental Health Week, this year’s theme is ‘Express Yourself’ and we have an activity you can take part in: We want young people with support from parents to show us how they express themselves and how they have maintained their health and wellbeing during the pandemic. We are looking […]

South Lakes Housing is offering 17 properties on this fantastic development by Oakmere. Located on Underbarrow Road, Kendal, these homes will be perfectly situated for access to both local amenities and stunning walks across Cunswick Scar and Scout Scar. This acquisition is another positive step for our ambitious growth plans and our commitment to increasing […]

We are delighted to have been informed that we have retained our Governance (G1) and Viability (V1) ratings from the Regulator of Social Housing, based upon assurance obtained through the Stability Check process and other regulatory activity, as set out in Regulating the Standards. This rating, the highest available from the Regulator and considers a […]

From today (14 January), victims of domestic abuse will be able to access much-needed support from thousands of pharmacies across the UK, backed by the government. The Ask for ANI scheme allows those at risk or suffering from abuse to discreetly signal that they need help and access support. By asking for ANI, a trained […]

South Lakes Housing will be closed for the Christmas holidays from Thursday 24 December until Monday 4 January. We will be operating an emergency service, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from 1pm on Christmas Eve until 8.45am on Monday 4 January. If you have an emergency during this time please contact our […]

South Lakes Housing has decided to survey all the properties we own or manage. We currently have roughly 1000 properties still to complete surveys on. Lucion Environmental Ltd are our partners and are carrying out the survey on our behalf, they will ring you to make an appointment and advise you of the PPE precautions […]

We understand that the past few months have been difficult and we have seen true community spirit and support throughout our neighbourhoods during this time. We wanted to recognise all the people within our communities who have gone that extra mile so we created the South Lakes Housing Community Hero Awards. Thank you to everyone […]

Local residents are being urged to give their views on plans to build affordable homes in a popular Cumbrian market town. A consultation is underway for people living in Sedbergh where two housing associations, South Lakes Housing and Broadacres, are seeking to build 50 new homes. Feedback from the virtual consultation, which opens on 20th […]

Were getting into the festive spirit by asking children aged 17 or under who live in one of our homes to get creative and be in with a chance of designing our 2020 Christmas Card. The winning Christmas Card design will be chosen by our CEO Cath Purdy and the winner will receive a £25 […]

The safety and wellbeing of our customers, colleagues and contractors remains our number one top priority and we understand that many of you will have concerns around coronavirus. We are taking steps to minimise the disturbance of our services and the potential spread of coronavirus to our customers, colleagues and contractors. We are constantly monitoring […]

The Government has placed a new duty on individuals to self-isolate if someone tests positive or is identified as a contact by NHS Test and Trace. To support those on low incomes who cannot work during their self-isolation period, a Test and Trace Support Payment of a £500 lump sum payment has been introduced. Who […]

South Lakes Housing is delighted to be progressing our first scheme in Barrow, and developing 22 new high-quality family homes on Walney Island for affordable rent and shared ownership, for the benefit of local people. This is an exciting development that we hope is the first of many future schemes of quality homes in the […]

SLH together with a group of Tenants’ Committee representatives has published the Annual Report 2020. The report goes into detail about what weve achieved in 2020 and outlines some of our plans for the future. You can view the report here: Annual Tenants Report 2020 The Regulatory Standard on Tenant Involvement & Empowerment requires that […]

We understand that the past few months have been difficult and we have seen true community spirit and support throughout our neighbourhoods during this time. We want to recognise all the people within our communities who have gone that extra mile so we have created the South Lakes Housing Community Hero Awards. If you know […]