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Annual Review 2024-2025

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A word from our Chair

Our role at PlaceShapers is to support our national network of members to help their communities thrive. Our vision is to put place-shaping at the heart of decision-making. Our year, told through a series of videos, sets out how we’ve tried to achieve this vision over the last year. I am proud of the work we do to tell your story, to put place-shaping on the map, and to share learning and inspiration across our network.  

Thank you for being part of PlaceShapers; we can only achieve what we do because of your input. It’s been an amazing year which our board members and team will tell you about. And just wait until we tell you what we have planned for the year ahead!

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    Matthew Walker

    Matthew Walker

    Chief Executive of Leeds Federated and PlaceShapers Chair

    Welcome to our year

    Welcome to our look back at the past year told in a series of short videos by our board of chief executives from member organisations and team.

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    Welcome to our year

    Matthew Walker, PlaceShapers Chair and Chief Executive of Leeds Federated. 

    Our role at PlaceShapers is to support our national network of members to help their communities thrive. Our vision is to put place-shaping at the heart of decision-making. Our Annual Review, told through a series of videos, sets out how we’ve tried to achieve this vision over the last year. I am proud of the work we do to tell your story, to put place-shaping on the map, and to share learning and inspiration across our network.  

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    Kate Wareing

    Kate Wareing

    Chief Executive of Soha and PlaceShapers Board Member

    Getting on the front foot with the new government

    Our new general election resources helped to demonstrate the value and impact of the place-shaping work of our members to hundreds of new MPs and a new government and helped put place-shaping on the map.

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    Getting on the front foot with the new government

    Hi, I'm Kate Wareing, PlaceShapers board member and Chief Executive of Soha.

    A key role of PlaceShapers is communicating the unique role of place-based housing associations to ensure the sector is understood and valued by politicians and stakeholders. This matters all the time and never more than in an election year so I’d like to tell you what we did as network over the year to get on the front foot with the new government. 

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    Jo Savage

    Chief Executive of Greatwell Homes and PlaceShapers Board Member

    Influencing policy and practice

    Using our influence and insight from our members, we made the strongest possible case to government for policy solutions that will help our members do more, including responses to the rent consultation and a submission to the Spending Review.

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    Influencing policy and practice

    I’m Jo Savage, a PlaceShapers board member and Chief Executive of Greatwell Homes.

    A key role of PlaceShapers is communicating the unique role of place-based housing associations to ensure the sector is understood and valued by politicians and stakeholders to help create the environment where our members can do more. I'd like to tell you more about the work we've done to influence government policy over the last year.  

     

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    Donna Cezair

    Chief Executive of Worthing Homes and PlaceShapers Board Member

    PlaceShaping in Action

    Our first three long term case-studies tell the story of members' transformative, long-term, partnership-led investment in communities and places, sharing lessons and good practice for others to learn from, and capturing what is unique about place-based housing associations.

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    PlaceShaping in Action

    I'm Donna Cezair, a PlaceShapers board member and Chief Executive of Worthing Homes.

    A key role of PlaceShapers is communicating the unique role of place-based housing associations to ensure the sector is understood and valued by politicians and stakeholders and I’d like to tell you how we have been doing that in the last year through our PlaceShaping in Action series.

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    Matt Sugden

    Chief Executive of Railway Housing Association and PlaceShapers Board Member

    Gaining high level access

    Our year of stakeholder meetings included quarterly meetings with the Regulator of Social Housing and the Housing Ombudsman, giving members additional insight and ensuring the challenges our members face are understood by those who have influence.

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    Gaining high level access

    I'm Matt Sugden, a PlaceShapers board member and Chief Executive of Railway Housing. 

    One of the key benefits of being a member is the relationship PlaceShapers have built with sector stakeholders on behalf of members. I’d like to tell you how we have worked with key stakeholders over the last year to talk about your challenges and how you can do more with the right support.

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    Charlotte Kay

    Business and Member Support Manager at PlaceShapers

    Connecting members at every level

    An important part of our role as PlaceShapers is connecting with our members and facilitating access to support, to help them address the challenges they face in delivering their place-shaping role.

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    Connecting members at every level

    Hello, I'm Charlotte Kay, Business and Member Support Manager at PlaceShapers.

    PlaceShapers was founded on the principle of networks and networking and we have continued to develop our networks to connect members, enabling them to share best practice and support each other in your place-shaping roles and I’d like to tell you more about how we have been doing that in the last year. 

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    Charlie Norman

    Charlie Norman

    Chief Executive of MSV and PlaceShapers Board Member

    Bringing members together for greater reach

    We spread the word about place-shaping at all the national and regional conferences and events, focusing on the work of our members and increasing the interest in place-shaping across the country.

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    Bringing members together for greater reach

    I’m Charlie Norman, a PlaceShapers board member and Chief Executive of MSV.  

    An important part of our role as PlaceShapers is bringing our members together to learn, share and be inspired. We bring members together in a variety of ways to share best practice and insight and I’d like to tell you how we have been doing that in the last year.   

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    Carol Carter

    Carol Carter

    Chief Executive of Origin and PlaceShapers Board Member

    Our annual conference

    The record 300 people who registered our annual conference got to learn, be inspired by, and hear the latest, from residents, members, experts and politicians. All for free.

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    Our annual conference

    I’m Carol Carter, a PlaceShapers board member and Chief Executive of Origin. 

    I think one of the greatest benefits of membership is our annual conference. This year a record 300 people registered. Every one of them got to learn from, be inspired by, and hear the latest, from residents, members, experts and politicians. All for free. 

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    Gary Fulford

    Gary Fulford

    Chief Executive of whg and PlaceShapers Board Member

    Strengthening residents voices

    We collaborate with members and the wider sector to give residents a voice that is heard by housing associations and government. This strengthens our messaging but more importantly helps ensure resident voices are central to the conversation about social housing and place-shaping. We have kept our residents at the heart of our campaigning in the last year.

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    Strengthening residents voices

    I’m Gary Fulford, a PlaceShapers board member and Chief Executive of whg.  

    A key part of our role as PlaceShapers is collaborating with members and the wider sector to give residents a voice that is heard by housing associations and government and I’d like to tell you how we have been doing that in the last year.

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    David Cummins

    Chief Executive of Warrington Housing Association and PlaceShapers Board Member

    Supporting members through practical tools and resources

    Our growing library of member resources provides toolkits and guidance developed in partnership with residents, stakeholders and experts to save members time and money.

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    Supporting members through practical tools and resources

    I’m David Cummins, a PlaceShapers board member and Chief Executive of Warrington Housing Association. 

    An important part of what we do as PlaceShapers is work together on issues and challenges that we have in common, avoiding duplication and re-inventing the wheel. This saves members time, money and resources and I’d like to tell you how we have been doing that in the last year 

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    Joanna Charlton

    Communications Lead at PlaceShapers

    Our communications network

    How we tell the story is unique – it’s most often through the voice of members; your data, insight and stories and it’s never stronger than when told through residents.

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    Our communications network

    Hello, I'm Joanna Charlton, Communications Lead at PlaceShapers 

    It’s been a year when how we tell our story and who tells it mattered more than ever. Part of our role is to champion the value of a place-based approach to housing to the widest possible audience. 

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    Catherine Ryder

    Chief Executive of PlaceShapers

    The year ahead

    PlaceShapers is here to represent and support housing associations who want to play their part in creating and supporting thriving communities. Our plan for 2025/26 sets out how we will harness the opportunities of a government committed to social housing and devolution and how we will support our members to navigate a complex and challenging environment while keeping a focus on place-shaping.

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    The year ahead

    I am Catherine Ryder and I am lucky to be the Chief Executive of PlaceShapers. 

    We want to ensure you get as much value from your membership as possible so I want to tell you about the year ahead and what to expect from us.  

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