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belongIssue23 : spring-summer2016
There’s no place like home

A really good move

Over the next few months Regenda Homes will be busy                                                                                Steve Newsham, Regenda Homes
moving lots of staff to Liverpool. At the same time we will                                                                        regional director.
be improving the way we deliver local services to all our
residents across the North West.

Regenda staff in the new Regenda Homes Commutation Plaza reception area.                                                           Delivering
                                                                                                                                   better services
Moving out of our existing leased head        Commutation Plaza will also welcome           returning to Liverpool and become the  locally
office near Bolton makes commercial           residents living locally who need to discuss  new head office for the wider Regenda
sense. We will be able to save money by       any tenancy issues.                           Group of companies.                    The move to Liverpool will coincide
using offices in Liverpool city centre which                                                                                       with improvements in the way
we already own.                               “Although most of our residents are             The Foundry head office.             services are delivered, not just for
                                              happy to talk over the telephone, we                                                 those living in Merseyside but for all
By doing this we will also be returning to    know there are times when you would                                                  Regenda Homes residents in around
our Merseyside roots, where we began as       prefer to speak to us face-to-face. At                                               13,000 properties across the region.
Maritime Housing Association more than        Commutation Plaza there will be a
50 years ago.                                 convenient and welcoming reception                                                   We are employing extra frontline staff
                                              area and rooms where residents will                                                  trained to offer more support and
Our local neighbourhood team has              be able to talk privately to a housing                                               advice. We will also be decentralising
already moved into the newly refurbished      officer about any issues, from rent and                                              a lot of what we do, placing greater
Regenda Homes offices at Commutation          repairs to money advice and antisocial                                               emphasis on delivering better
Plaza, a landmark building overlooking St     behaviour,” said regional director Steve                                             services locally.
George’s Hall and the Walker Art Gallery.     Newsham.
                                                                                                                                   Our neighbourhood offices in
By October they will have been joined by      Our city centre offices at The Foundry                                               Greater Manchester and Lancashire
our customer services team and other key      on Henry Street will also be used by staff                                           will be open for longer. Currently the
departments.                                                                                                                       offices at St Chad’s in Oldham and
                                                                                                                                   Lord Street in Fleetwood are open
                                                                                                                                   three mornings each week. From
                                                                                                                                   October they will stay open all day
                                                                                                                                   from Monday to Friday.

                                                                                                                                   Regenda Homes regional director,
                                                                                                                                   Steve Newsham, says the changes
                                                                                                                                   are a result of listening to what
                                                                                                                                   residents’ want.

                                                                                                                                   “Our residents tell us they want
                                                                                                                                   to see more of us, so there will
                                                                                                                                   be more neighbourhood staff
                                                                                                                                   working in local areas. There
                                                                                                                                   will be more focus on resident
                                                                                                                                   engagement and involvement.
                                                                                                                                   We’ve also developed a range of
                                                                                                                                   ‘service promises’ and we’ll be
                                                                                                                                   asking residents to keep us on our
                                                                                                                                   toes by checking we are delivering
                                                                                                                                   those promises,” said Steve.

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