News & events

This section will provide you with useful information on news and events. if you would like any further information please use the contact details provided at the bottom of each section.

Proposal for Whitefriars to Join the West Mercia Housing Group

Whitefriars is thinking about joining the West Mercia Housing Group. This will strengthen its longer term position as a landlord, service provider and developer of new homes in the city.

Customer consultation on the proposal runs from the 16 June to the 28 July 2008. Click here or on the link below for a copy of the consultation leaflet which gives more information on the proposal, what it will mean if it goes ahead and how you can give us your views.

We think that the main concern of our customers will be about who owns their homes in future, who rent is paid to, their continued rights and the accessibility of locally delivered services. The simple answer if that none of that would change. Whitefriars would still own and manage its homes in the city through its existing staff and offices, but would join and benefit from being part of a larger group of associations.

The existing members of the group are Nexus, Harden and Kemble who manage their properties elsewhere in the Midlands. www.wmhousing.co.uk

We believe that joining the group can bring the following benefits :

• savings in running costs, through sharing and modernising of systems
• sharing of good practices and experiences to provide better approaches to service delivery
• more investment in local community projects as efficiency savings are delivered
• building more affordable homes locally. WMHG have preferred development status with the Housing Corporations joining them will enable more new housing development for rent in Coventry
• more national and local influence in the future of housing.

Have your say on the proposal or ask your question by :

• emailing us at consult@whitefriarshousing.co.uk or
• phoning 024 7676 7151 or
• completing the tear off slip on the consultation leaflet sent to all tenants, leaseholders and licensees and returning it freepost to the address given
• download the consultation leaflet [Acrobat pdf 549Kb].
   

Garden Competition 2008

It is once again that time of year for the Whitefriars Garden Competition. This time it is open to all of our residents and we want as many as possible to get involved. Whether you enter every year or if you have never entered a competition before, we would love to get your entry. You don't have to be the greatest gardener in the world, it's about getting involved and making your little piece of the world something to enjoy.

All you have to do is fill in the form below and we will do the rest. We will sort out which categories you are eligible to enter and arrange for the judge to come out and see you.

New Category

To open up the competition to as many people as possible we now have the new category of Best Individual Planting. It may be that you have a simple garden with one border you are proud of, a planting around a water feature or tree, or even a collection of tubs on your patio - it's wide open!

This category recognises people who may have just a part of their garden they are proud of and want to enter that area too..

Free Tree

Nowadays everyone is keen to do their part for the environment and we are no exception. Trees are great for the planet and help to make the city a more attractive place. So this year we are giving away free trees.

• Please call us on 024 7676 7029 if you want more details
• Download an application Form
   

Interested in buying a share of your home?

Whitefriars is one of a small number of Housing Associations in the country that have chosen to offer a brand new scheme called Social HomeBuy to some of their tenants. To find out more about this scheme

• Download Social HomeBuy Guide
• Download Social HomeBuy Leaflet

 

Shared Ownership - Affordable New Homes

• or visit www.wmhousing.co.uk