Welcome To South Western Housing Society
The Society was founded in 1944. We provide high quality affordable housing and work to strengthen communities in the rural areas and market towns in the south west region.
We own and currently manage 447 homes for rent and 47 homes for shared ownership in the counties of Somerset, Devon, Dorset, South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.
Our key objectives over the next five years are to:
- Manage and maintain our housing stock, delivering efficiency and value for money and providing viable and sustainable housing and support for communities in which we work.
- Manage our assets and resources and the organisation to support our aspirations.
- Develop new affordable and sustainable homes and increase our housing stock, securing loan funding to support our programme.
We are a Registered Social Landlord (RSL) managing and developing affordable homes in the South West.
As well as being registered with the Tenant Services Authority we have charitable status and we are members of the National Housing Federation.
Latest News
Fifteen New Affordable Homes Officially Opened at Huntspill Road Highbridge
5th March 2010
Clear blues skies and bright early spring sunshine shone when South Western Housing Society officially opened their new 15 housing project at Huntspill Road in Highbridge.
The new homes have been built by Southwestern Housing Society on the site of a former car lot at the gateway to Highbridge. The collaboration of the housing society and Sedgemoor District Council, and a further investment in excess of £1million public grant funding from the Homes and Communities Agency, the national housing and regeneration agency was needed to build these homes.
The society’s board members and staff were joined by Sedgemoor District Council Chairman Councillor Jane Moreton, officers from the Council’s Affordable Housing Team and representatives from the local community to celebrate the opening of this new housing development.
Speaking at the opening, Councillor Moreton recalled childhood memories of the site and went on to say “Over the past couple of years, the Authority has successfully overseen a dramatic increase in the numbers of new affordable homes being provided. The South Western Housing Society has helped us do this. The Society is very highly regarded by the Council and has a track record of providing good quality, well managed homes”
Sedgemoor District Council’s Affordable Housing Development Manager, Duncan Harvey, commented “Not only is this a very welcomed additional 15 affordable homes, but this development also makes a small contribution to the wider physical regeneration of Highbridge and a timely boost to the local economy. We are delighted to have been able to support this project and see it become a reality.”
In his opening comments the vice chair of the Board of the Society, Jeremy Cox said "These high quality homes are an importantcontribution towards helping with the lack of affordable housing in the South West and I am delighted to welcome our new tenants Jody Jeanes, Leanne Bright and their daughter Summer."
South Western Housing Association sponsors The Ridge Junior School in Yate
4th March 2010
The Ridge Junior School in Yate received sponsorship from South Western Housing Association, who supplied the netball and football teams with new kit.
A spokesperson for The Ridge, said: "It was a real surprise when Mr Carney made this fantastic offer. Some of the school's up-and-coming sportsmen helped to choose the kit and the colours.
The school is extremely grateful to South Western Housing Association for their most generous gift of sponsorship.
Through this donation it was able to buy high quality kit which will last for many years".
