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Stonewater gives cautious welcome to Shared Ownership changes
29 August 2019
Responding to the announcement by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government and The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, Sue Shirt, Executive Director – Customer Experience
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Supporting women fleeing domestic abuse
28 August 2019
Stonewater opened its Bedfordshire South Asian Women’s refuge (SAWR) in 2008
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Stonewater highlights chance to tackle domestic abuse across society
14 August 2019
Leading housing provider Stonewater has said the Government must ensure more is done to address domestic abuse across society,.
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Stonewater welcomes £1bn boost to Homes England affordable house building partnership
28 June 2019
Leading national housing provider, Stonewater, has welcomed the Government announcement of £1 billion being made available to fund thousands more social and affordable homes.
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We were delighted to welcome Ben Bradshaw MP at our young persons Foyer in Exeter
23 May 2019
Ben Bradshaw MP visited Exeter Foyer on Friday 10 May 2019 to meet the foyer’s young residents and find out more about the support provided by Stonewater at the foyer - which is in his constituency.
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Inside Housing opinion piece by Sue Shirt, Executive Director Customer Experience
08 May 2019
Stonewater owns around 8,200 homes in the Midlands and we are one of the housing associations involved in the Voluntary Right to Buy (VRTB) pilot currently running in the region.
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South Asian Women’s Refuge (SAWR) – Mrs S'* story
18 March 2019
Mrs S* was fleeing extreme violence and abuse when she came to came to Stonewater’s South Asian Women’s Refuge (SAWR).
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Our financial future
05 March 2019
Stonewater is making progress towards finalising a £100 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB).
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Stonewater welcomes rent settlement confirmation
27 February 2019
Stonewater welcomes the confirmation by Housing Minister, Kit Malthouse, for a five-year rent settlement of CPI +1% from April 2020, for both housing associations and local authorities.
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Matt Rodda MP and Cllr Tony Page visits local homes helping first time buyers
24 January 2019
Local Stonewater residents were delighted to welcome their local politicians to their homes at Robert Parker Road in Reading this morning (Friday 18 January).
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Stonewater position on leasehold Right to Manage (including Rectory Court)
04 December 2018
Nicholas Harris, Chief Executive, Stonewater:
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Opinion piece in Social Housing from Nicholas Harris, CEO at Stonewater
31 October 2018
It has been a while since we’ve had a “good news budget”, and Monday’s budget speech felt like welcome relief.