Work will include external decoration, heating upgrades, new roofs and lifts
Clarion Housing Group has said it is to spend more than £1bn over the next 20 years upgrading 67,000 of its homes across England.
The housing association, which owns a total of 125,000 homes, has appointed three contractors to undertake the work, worth £1.17bn.
Energy and utility company Engie will work on Clarion’s homes in Birmingham, Coventry and East Anglia.
Properties in north London will upgraded by contractor Wates, while construction firm United Living will oversee refurbishment work on homes in south London, Dorset and the home counties.
Work will include external decoration, heating upgrades and boiler replacements, electrical work including testing and rewiring, new roofs and lifts, and kitchen and bathroom refurbishments.
Peter Nourse, Clarion’s assets director, said the longer-term contracts provided security to both the group and its partners “to realise the benefits of collaboration and investment at scale”.
Last month Clarion reported a £154m surplus for its 2018/19 financial year, down 5% on its previous annual results, on turnover of £816m, a decrease of 2%.
It also announced the appointment of former National Housing Federation boss David Orr as the new chair of its housing association board, replacing David Avery, who has become the chair of the Clarion group board.
In July Clarion was granted planning permission to redevelop the site of a former naval housing estate in Plymouth into 204 new homes (pictured).clarion
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