Last year mhs homes joined in partnership with Taylor Wimpey on the Development Team's largest project to date.

The national developer offered mhs homes 63 new build properties on the Bells Lane site in Hoo, consisting of 26 x 1 bedroom flats, 8 x 2 bedroom flats, 17 x 2 bedroom houses, 5 x 3 bedroom houses and 7 x 4 bedroom houses. The new homes form part of the final phases of a much larger development in Hoo. The first properties which were handed over and occupied in March 2010, were all for general needs accommodation and provided 37 new family homes.  The remaining 26 x 1 bedroom flats form the brand new sheltered accommodation pictured above. This scheme, named Great Paul House will be completed by the end of September 2010 and let to a mixture of residents, some from Kent Homechoice and others from another mhs homes sheltered scheme in Hoo, St Werburgh Court. The old sheltered scheme is no longer fit for purpose and will be demolished in the future. It is an exciting opportunity for mhs homes to relocate residents to a brand new block less than a mile away.

mhs homes has been able to provide these new homes by working with Medway Council to secure just under £4.4 million pounds of grant funding from the Homes and Communities Agency. All the properties have achieved an Eco Homes Very Good accreditation.

An official opening is due to be scheduled to mark the completion of the scheme at the end of September, with representatives from the HCA, Medway Council, mhs homes and Taylor Wimpey.

Residents' Coffee Morning

Resident consultation is a key priority for mhs homes and an essential element in our drive for continual improvement.

In line with the Resident Involvement Strategy, the Development Team have been working to gain feedback from our customers who live in the new homes which have been delivered since March 2008.

On the 25th June we held our first Resident Involvement event, where we welcomed customers from our new build rented properties to Broadside for a coffee morning.

Customers were able to have an informal chat to members of the Development Team about the design, layout and functionality of their home, members of Housing Management regarding neighbourhood issues and the Lettings Team about their applications process. 

The experiences and opinions shared by the residents that attended the coffee morning will be taken in to consideration at the early design stages for future schemes. Their feedback is important in helping us to build homes and communities for our residents, as we strive to achieve 100% satisfaction. We plan to carry out a similar event soon for the customers living in our new build shared ownership and intermediate rent properties. Check back for further information.