Mount Green Housing Association has been awarded a two-year management contract for a council’s new social housing development

Reigate & Banstead Borough Council’s £7m Wheatley Court scheme in Redhill town centre is the local authority’s first to be delivered since its large scale voluntary transfer (LSVT) of housing stock in 2002.

The scheme comprises a mix of 32 one and two-bed flats, all of which are available for affordable rent and will be allocated to households on the council’s housing register to help tackle local demand.

Appointed following a competitive tender process, Mount Green already manages more than 1,600 homes across Surrey and Sussex, including 250 homes in the Reigate and Redhill area.

Rob Mills, Mount Green’s Director of Business Operations, said: “Wheatley Court is a great example of how town centres can regenerate brownfield sites and buildings that are no longer being used to provide much-needed homes for local people.

“As an independent housing association, we are always looking for opportunities to increase our support across the communities where we operate, to enable more individuals and families to thrive with good-quality and affordable housing. We’re really pleased to be embarking on this new venture with Reigate & Banstead Borough Council and look forward to welcoming Wheatley Court’s new residents over the coming weeks.”

Cllr Caroline Neame, Executive Member for Housing and Support at Reigate & Banstead Borough Council, said: “We are pleased to partner with Mount Green to let and manage these new homes in this landmark housing scheme for the Council. By delivering the project ourselves, we have been able to regenerate an outdated site, contributing to our regeneration ambitions for Redhill town centre, as well as providing more affordable homes to meet local need. The homes will all be let to people on our housing register.”