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  South Lakes Housing (SLH) has today received confirmation of its governance and viability rating from the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) following an In-Depth Assessment (IDA), conducted over the past few months. The intensive process involved scrutinising a range of evidence including board reports, performance measures, delivery of the business strategy and financial and […]

#RuralHousingWeek! As part of the National Housing Federation’s #RuralHousingWeek, we are delighted to announce that South Lakes Housing have been highly commended at the recent Unlock Net Zero awards in Manchester for our #Passivhaus Affordable Housing development at Lune Walk, Halton. The judges commendation said : “An inspiring ambitious project which demonstrates a real mix […]

South Lakes Housing (SLH) has been successful in securing £3.5m of match funding through the Government’s Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF).  SLH are delighted to be key part of a consortium led by Westmorland and Furness Council that has successfully attracted £5.1 million of funding from the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2.1 to deliver […]

We’re excited to announce that we have become an adopter of the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS). John Mansergh, Director of Business Improvement at South Lakes Housing (SLH) said: “We are delighted to become an adopter of the Standard. It is a commitment we made in last year’s financial statements as we feel […]

South Lakes Housing (SLH) is delighted to be bringing forward plans for the proposed redevelopment of Yewbarrow Lodge to create much-needed new affordable homes in Grange.   Before we submit a planning application, we want to hear the views of the local community and provide the chance for you to ask any questions through community consultation. […]

Each year we review our customers’ rent. The amount we can increase rent by to cover increases in our running costs follows a formula set by the Government. Normally, annual rent increases match the rate of inflation in the previous September, plus 1%. This would have meant a rent increase of 11.1% in April 2023. […]

We take our responsibility as a social housing provider very seriously, and ensuring our customers have a safe and secure home to live in is our main priority at South Lakes Housing (SLH). We have several systems and processes in place to ensure we proactively identify any damp and mould problems in our homes as […]

South Lakes Housing (SLH) have developed a new Sustainability Strategy for decarbonising their business, improving the energy efficiency of their existing homes and developing new homes, creating sustainable communities and achieving a target of net zero by 2050.    SLH are committed to taking action to alleviate the impact of climate change on their customers, communities […]

This year we celebrated our 10th Anniversary! Over the last 10 years SLH has achieved some pretty incredible milestones, and we wanted to say thanks to a few customers who have helped us and their communities along the way! Steve Parkinson on a daily basis always keeps the estate where he lives tidy by picking […]

                  As winter approaches, South Lakes Housing (SLH) has been busy supporting our sheltered residents by providing Winter Warmth Kits in response to the cost-of-living crisis. The idea came about by meeting with our sheltered housing residents, Age UK South Lakeland, Manna House and South Lakes Citizens […]

We are asking a sample of around 1500 tenants to share their views on the services we provide through a Customer Perception Survey, this Winter. It is important for us to understand how Customers feel about the services we provide, to be sure we are delivering them in the way and to the standard that […]

In its latest round of stability checks, the Regulator of Social Housing has regraded the financial viability rating of South Lakes Housing from a V1 rating to a V2 rating, which reflects that we remain compliant with their strict standards of Governance and Viability. The Regulator assesses all housing associations regularly against aspects of the […]

At 11am on the 11th November we will be observing the national two-minute silence for Remembrance Day. We’re asking you to please join us as we pay our respects and remember the sacrifices of servicemen and women and honour all those who have served to defend our freedom and way of life.

The Unlocking Success Bursary Scheme, funded through the Northern Housing Consortium Charitable Trust, awards bursaries of £500 to help tenants develop learning and skills to support future employment. This year South Lakes Housing’s customer Jennifer has been one of the successful applicants in receiving the bursary. Jennifer explained, “I wish to do a course in […]

As part of National Customer Service Week, we thought we would share with our customers an overview of what it is like working to work in our Customer Hub. On average we deal with 1929 calls a month, 1289 emails and 48 live chats with all enquiries varying consisting of diagnosing and logging repairs, taking […]