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So Let’s build some homes

So Let’s build some homes. Suffolk Housing, an Iceni partners view. Who are we?. Operate across East Anglia, based in Bury St Edmunds Traditional Housing Association since 1974 Approaching 3000 homes - 650 through Iceni 110 new homes on site today, all with Iceni

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So Let’s build some homes

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  1. So Let’s build some homes Suffolk Housing, an Iceni partners view

  2. Who are we? • Operate across East Anglia, based in Bury St Edmunds • Traditional Housing Association since 1974 • Approaching 3000 homes - 650 through Iceni • 110 new homes on site today, all with Iceni • Bidding for 70 new homes per year through Iceni Homes • Founder member of Iceni Homes

  3. Strategic Advantages • Gives you clout – being part of a 250 home programme per annum makes you more relevant • Improves strategic thinking and national policy interpretation – 3 heads are better than one • Internal benchmarking as if you were one organisation – share financials • Shared risk and shared reward

  4. Operational Advantages • Keep opportunities ‘in the family’ • Benchmark development appraisal assumptions – remain competitive • Swap homes within the programme if non-delivery looks possible • Develop meaningful and long term relationships with developers • Create a forum for sharing ideas on risk, financing etc.

  5. So what else is in it…. • Iceni Board training • Builds Capacity by sharing of risk registers, policy, strategy and business intelligence • Cross working on other cost saving including maintenance and cost sharing groups • Building for sale? • Gives me three trusted senior colleagues – a network with a shared interest

  6. So…why wouldn’t we? • This type of partnership inevitably means we’ll be pushed into merging • Working together means we’ll be fighting over development opportunities • The risk is too great; we’re better off protecting what we already have • We don’t have the skills necessary to do this type of thing

  7. This could be the model that fits? • Go flirt…see who you might feel comfortable with • Dig around, do your due diligence • Be open, (but not in the way we normally say we are) • Leap, and the net will appear!

  8. Contact Ian Winslet, Chief Executive, Suffolk Housing Ian.winslet@suffolkhousing.org Twitter @suffolkhousing Find us on Facebook SuffolkHousing Shameless plug…. Suffolk Housing is 40 years old this year and to celebrate is undertaking a challenge bike ride to raise money for the Special care baby unit at West Suffolk Hospital. If you are able to support us please visit our Just Giving page on the link below. www.justgiving.com/suffolkhousingbikeride

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