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We’re continuing our partnership with Age Concern Hampshire who are delivering social groups aimed at reducing social isolation and improving wellbeing among older people in the county.

Our 'Providing hardship support: lessons for the social housing sector' report provides key learning points for social housing providers.

We were proud to bring young people together at our Wellbeing and Social Action Festival in Bristol.

Leadership continuity as Sally Hyndman prepares to retire and Alexia Evans is named her successor.

The Three Oaks development on the Isle of Wight played host to a visit from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) President on Friday 31 October.

Our London and East Customer Contact Centre has won silver in 2025’s UKCCF Contact Centre Awards. 

SNG and Greystar marked a key milestone of the delivery of 42 affordable homes in Stratford in the London Borough of Newham.

We’ve submitted a planning application for the delivery of affordable homes at the site of our former head office, Saxon Court.

We’ve purchased 66 new homes at the Baltic Wharf harbourside development in Bristol with the support of grant funding from Homes England.

A passionate gardener from Shaftesbury in Dorset has been recognised in SNG’s annual In Bloom awards. 

Ruth Picknett-Powell and Theresa Lisk have been appointed Resident Board Members.

We’ve secured planning permission to redevelop an outdated over-55’s scheme in Mortimer Common, West Berkshire, into 24 high-quality affordable homes.

Sovereign Hill Partnership (SHP) is inviting local residents to share views on proposals for transforming the former Camrose Football Ground.

Luke Carpenter showed his horticultural creativity by coming first in the ‘Small Garden Innovator’ category in our annual In Bloom competition.

We’re partnering with The Hill Group to deliver 54 affordable homes at Whalebones Park in the London Borough of Barnet.

A community green space in Andover has gained first prize in this year’s ‘In Bloom’ awards organised by SNG.

A keen gardener from Horndean in Hampshire has been recognised for her horticultural skills in our annual In Bloom gardening competition.

Sophia Newman came first in our In Bloom competition in the ‘Home Garden In Bloom ‘category.

We've joined forces with Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to support residents into finding work and improving their career prospects.

Children from a church group in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, have produced colourful and imaginative artwork to brighten up a hoarding display for one of our developments.

Residents living in temporary accommodation in Christchurch now have a brighter and more pleasant place to live following our refurbishment project.

We've raised £250 million in our debut drawdown under our newly-established £1.5 billion Euro Medium Term Note (“EMTN”) programme.

SNG and Lloyds are pleased announce a £100m loan agreement to fund the sustainable retrofit of thousands of social homes across London, the South East, South West and East of England.

SNG and Southampton City Council officially unveiled a brand new multi-use games area at Aldermoor Park in Lordshill, Southampton.

Our 2024/25 annual report highlights a robust financial position that enables us to continue to deliver good new affordable housing, invest in existing homes, and step up support for customers. 

Around 500 young people came to Didcot’s first ever youth festival which was held at the Cornerstone Arts Centre on Thursday 24 July.

Clutter and cars have been replaced by greenery and artwork following the completion of street improvements in Stockwell Park, Lambeth by SNG. 

We’re inviting local residents to share their views on our proposals for the delivery of affordable homes at the site of our former head office, Saxon Court. 

We've completed the delivery of 158 affordable homes next to Central Middlesex Hospital in Park Royal, London Borough of Brent.

SNG has joined forces with Mitsubishi Electric to deliver a pioneering retrofit programme which has the opportunity to transform the social housing renewable heating landscape.

We're pleased to relaunch our Thriving Communities Fund, with larger grants now available to charities and community groups looking to make a real difference across areas where SNG has homes.

A new study backed by SNG suggests the UK Government’s target to deliver 1.5 million homes by 2029 could create £103 billion in combined social value.

We’ve secured a £250 million funding deal with NatWest to support plans to build more than 25,000 homes over the next decade.

We’ve launched our Summer Opportunities Fund which will provide grants to community groups to support them to run enriching and completely free summer holiday activities for young people.

SNG has received the outcome of its recent inspection by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH).

We're proud to relaunch our apprenticeship programme which will develop local talent and support our ongoing programme of housing maintenance.

SNG is pleased to launch the third round of the SNG #iwill Fund - Wellbeing Champions Programme (WCP), with grants now available to charities and groups.

We confirm that Guy Slocombe has left his role as Chief Investment and Development Officer and has departed from the organisation. We thank him for his contributions and wish him well for the future.

Budding gardeners and groups from London, South East, South West and East of England are once again being invited to showcase their green space and gardening creativity by entering SNG’s In Bloom.

SNG and The Hill Group have celebrated a key milestone in the construction of 56 affordable homes at Lytton Way in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.

We've appointed senior real estate strategy specialist Jon Milward to our Board of Directors. In addition to joining the Board, Jon will also chair SNG’s Major Projects Committee.

We've joined forces with Beatfreeks to create a new partnership which is aimed at enhancing opportunities for charities and groups to foster greater, more effective social action in their communities.

SNG is working with energy and regeneration specialist Equans to deliver significant decarbonisation work on 372 homes across East Herts.

SNG has published our first Resident of the Future Report which focuses on how our customer base will evolve and change over the next 10 years.

We've launched a £1.5 billion Euro Medium Term Note (“EMTN”) programme.

As part of a joint venture with Barratt Redrow, we’ve exchanged contracts on a deal that will bring 660 new homes to Kingston Bagpuize.

We’re delighted to have been awarded £36.5 million grant funding to invest in 4,500 of our existing homes across London and the South of England.

SNG is set to amalgamate our group structure on 31 March 2025.

SNG and Greystar have laid the ‘golden brick’ on a six storey building which will provide 42 affordable homes in Stratford in the London Borough of Newham.

SNG has selected Gilmartins and United Living Property Services (ULPS) as repairs contractors to cover our London and East region from 1 April.

SNG has exchanged contracts with Hill on a deal that will deliver more than 200 homes in Berkshire.

We've just completed 107 affordable homes at Borders Lane in Loughton. SNG’s affordable properties were being delivered in partnership with Fairview New Homes as part of a wider 424 home project.

Young people aged between 16-25 years old on the Isle of Wight are being offered new support, thanks to a £240k fund created by SNG and the Blagrave Trust.

The construction of three new homes in a single day at the Three Oaks development on the Isle of Wight has demonstrated the potential of modern methods of construction (MMC).

SNG has exchanged contracts with Hill Group to deliver 52 homes for Affordable Rent at Lytton Way in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.

More services and activities look set to restart later this year following a partnership effort to secure additional space in South Ham for a community association after its centre had to close.

SNG customers and the wider community in Stockwell Park, London Borough of Lambeth are set to benefit from a new e-cargo bike launched on Tuesday 28 January.

In a move to enhance its repairs service and increase the number of first-time fixes, housing association SNG is announcing the opening of a brand new, bespoke Jewson Partnership store.

SNG has announced plans to redevelop the site of the former Camrose football stadium into much-needed affordable homes for local families.

SNG has completed the first homes built to its pioneering Homes and Place Standard at Moonhill Rise in Exeter.

SNG is bringing festive cheer to its communities by awarding almost £60,000 through its Winter Wishes Fund.

SNG and Octopus energy customers become the first social housing residents to move into homes with no energy bills for at least 5 years.

Residents of Stockwell Park now have access to a lifesaving defibrillator installed with the support of SNG, contractor partners, and Stockwell Park Community Trust.

Representatives from SNG, Vistry, Ealing Council, and Grainger gathered to celebrate the topping out of the £157 million development project at Merrick Place in Southall on Wednesday 20 November.

A talented customer living at a Sovereign Network Group (SNG) home in Berkshire has won an award for how her garden shines as an example of sustainability.

People waiting for an affordable home in Oxford are set to benefit from the opening of a new development in the city.

SNG has exchanged contracts with developer Related Argent to deliver 50 socially rented homes at Brent Cross in the London Borough of Barnet.

SNG’s £250 million regeneration scheme at Stockwell Park in Lambeth has been recognised in this year’s WhatHouse? Awards! The scheme won Silver in this year’s ‘Best Regeneration Scheme’ category.

Congratulations are in order for our London and Hertford Contact Centre team who have won a silver award at the UK Contact Centre Forum (UKCCF) awards!

SNG and Countryside Partnerships, (part of Vistry Group) marked the start of construction on the first phase of a major regeneration initiative in Brent which will deliver 654 new homes.

Three organisations will benefit from £1,000 each by SNG as part of a partnership to offer grants, through our Black History Month 365 Fund.

A gardening enthusiast has been recognised by SNG (Sovereign Network Group) with an award for her exceptional garden.

Sixty-nine affordable homes in Brentford are a step closer to completion following a traditional ‘topping out’ ceremony held on Friday 11 October.

A green fingered Swindon resident has been recognised by SNG (Sovereign Network Group) with an award for his beautiful garden.

People looking for an affordable home in Gloucester are set to benefit from the opening of 14 new affordable SNG properties in a 70 home development on Hempstead Lane in the city.

Local organisations from across the South of England can apply for the second round of grants of up to £10,000 to deliver SNG’s Wellbeing Champions Programme (WCP).

Budding gardeners and gardening groups from across London and the South of England have been recognised in the inaugural SNG in Bloom competition.

A groundbreaking ceremony has been held to mark the start of construction work at a new village on the edge of Swindon of 2,500 homes.

SNG has launched a new range of physical and interactivity sessions for older residents in its sheltered housing sites in north Hampshire with delivery partner Age Concern Hampshire (ACH).

​SNG (Sovereign Network Group) has committed to the Houseproud Pledge, continuing the work of its predecessor organisations.

SNG has taken handover of 21 affordable homes at Gunnersbury Road in Acton, in the London Borough of Ealing.

SNG (Sovereign Network Group) has published its first annual report following the merger of Sovereign Housing Association and Network Homes on 1 October 2023.

Creative pupils from Our Lady Catholic Primary School in Welwyn Garden City will soon be able to see their talented artwork displayed on the hoarding of an SNG development.

We measure our performance against the new Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSMs), introduced by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) in April 2023 as part of the Consumer Standards.

SNG (Sovereign Network Group) and Vistry Group, the UK’s leading mixed-tenure developer, have formed a new joint venture partnership to deliver 595 new homes in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire.

SNG, with partners at Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP) and local schools, has won £5,000 to fight anti-social behaviour in Somerford as part of the Op Relentless Community Fund.

Barclays has provided its largest unsecured short-term trade loan facility, to support housing association SNG’s ambitious plans to build 25 thousand new homes over the next ten years.

A team of ten local residents has signed-up to become Community Co-design Associates (CDAs) as Sovereign Hill Partnership (SHP) continues engaging with the communities in Buckskin and South Ham.

The community of the Buckskin and South Ham shared their insights at listening events, that they want their neighbourhoods to feel safer and more connected.

Organisations on the Isle of Wight are being offered grants of up to £10,000 for a range of health and wellbeing projects for young people.

SNG has opened our Thriving Communities Fund for applications, with grants up to £5,000 for initiatives and projects that actively support SNG communities across the South of England.

SNG (Sovereign Network Group), has started work on-site to meet its bold sustainability ambitions for its 84,000 existing homes, in partnership with Sero, the Cardiff-based retrofit specialists.

All the homes will be for social rent or for shared ownership, offering a real boost to people looking for an affordable home, and they will meet SNG’s Homes and Place Standard.

Residents of the South Ham area of Basingstoke have worked together with local housing association, SNG, to transform a previously overgrown communal area into a nature hub.

SNG supports G15 Room to Grow campaign to highlight the value created by London’s affordable homes, and the housing associations that provide them.

SNG has taken handover of 31 London Living Rent apartments in Isleworth which will offer Londoners struggling to get on the housing ladder lower rents so they can save for a deposit to buy a home.

SNG has exchanged contracts with developer Howarth Contractors to deliver 220 affordable homes in Northolt, Ealing.

This week, SNG is launching SNG #InBloom, a competition for SNG customers’ gardens and green spaces around near residents’ homes. The competition is open to any SNG customer or to a group of customers

SNG has selected Countryside Partnerships (part of Vistry Group) as the main contactor to build and deliver 575 new homes and commercial units at Merrick Place in Southall in a £157 million deal.

SNG has announced a new match funding agreement with the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) to support care leavers.

This week we celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week, a national campaign led by Mental Health Foundation to raise awareness for better mental health.

SNG has secured nearly a £2.3million boost to the income of customers who live in our London and our East region.

Tom Titherington has announced that he will be stepping down as the Chief Investment and Development Officer at SNG (Sovereign Network Group) at the end of this year.

Young people on the Isle of Wight at risk of homelessness are being offered the advice and support to start independent living and overcome financial challenges.

People looking for an affordable home in west Wiltshire are set to benefit from the opening of 12 new affordable homes in the village of Lower Stanton St Quintin near Chippenham.

An empty shop in Basingstoke, owned by SNG, is getting a facelift so it’s ready to give the Westside Community Association a base to provide much valued community activities for the local area.

SNG (Sovereign Network Group) has opened a new wholly social rent apartment complex in Bristol.

People waiting for an affordable home in Weymouth are set to benefit from the opening of 18 new apartments for social rent in the town.

Housing association, SNG, has announced the appointment of 16 building contractors to work on its growing new homes programme with a total potential value of £800 million over four years.

Housing association SNG (Sovereign Network Group) has revealed its first #iwill Fund programme delivered £8.79m of social value.

Residents in Hornsmill in Hertford, now have access to a lifesaving defibrillator installed by SNG which was officially unveiled by at a special ceremony on Friday 16 February.

Residents are set to move into 16 new affordable rent properties in Dabbs Hill, Northolt marking the completion of SNG’s 149 home development.

SNG has been awarded £136,000 plus costs by securing an Unlawful Profit Order against a London tenant found to be subletting a social home for a number of years.

SNG is offering grants of up to £1,000 for projects and initiatives based across the South of England which focus on improving equality, diversity and inclusion.

SNG has launched a new fund for social enterprises based in local communities across the South of England.

SNG (Sovereign Network Group), one of the largest housing associations, has appointed Kirsten Keegan as its Group General Counsel.

The first 22 households are moving into affordable homes at SNG’s development in Loughton, Essex.

Residents living in the Nightingales area of Newbury can look forward to a major investment aimed at reducing crime and offering constructive activities for younger residents.

SNG (Sovereign Network Group), one of the largest housing associations, has appointed Mike Smart as its Managing Director Property Services.

Sovereign Network Group (SNG) and Southern Housing are partnering with the Isle of Wight Council to help island residents find work and improve their career prospects.

SNG (Sovereign Network Group), has raised £400m in its first public bond issue post-merger.

An East Herts village has received a boost to its’ health and wellbeing thanks to special community yoga sessions arranged by SNG.

SNG (Sovereign Network Group), one of England’s largest housing associations, today published its first corporate plan, covering the period to 2026.

SNG (Sovereign Network Group) is transforming cluttered streets on Stockwell Park in Lambeth into tree lined avenues offering more room for pedestrians and cyclists.

SNG supported a resident led winter market offering free surplus food at Rectory Park, Northolt. We teamed up with charity The Felix Project to supply the food to residents.

Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has today lowered Sovereign Network Group’s (SNG) credit rating from A+ to A and confirmed that the outlook remains negative.

SNG (Sovereign Network Group), together with Clarion, Brighter Places, and Abri Housing has raised £19k to support young people in Bristol.

SNG, one of England’s largest housing associations, has selected award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group as partner for an ambitious placemaking-focused strategic investment partnership.

Today Sovereign Network Group (SNG) is announcing a new partnership with the homeless charity Shelter to prevent avoidable evictions and to support customers to re-engage with the housing provider.

Yesterday, on Sunday 1 October 2023 Sovereign and Network Homes merged to form SNG (Sovereign Network Group).

On 7 September the boards of Network Homes and Sovereign Housing Association (Sovereign) formally agreed to merge to form Sovereign Network Group (SNG).

Sovereign and Network Homes have announced the prospective new Executive and Group Boards ahead of their planned merger, which is due to complete in October 2023.

Sovereign Housing and Network Homes have today announced their intention to merge. The decision was agreed by their respective board meetings on Thursday 9 March.

People in East Devon can now call 90 new affordable properties home thanks to an investment by housing association SNG (Sovereign Network Group) to provide good, affordable homes in the area.

We’re pleased to announce the launch today of our new SNG #iwill Youth Network in partnership with The Foyer Federation.

Customers are set to move into brand new apartments in Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware as SNG complete the construction of 100 affordable homes.

SNG (Sovereign Network Group) customers in Hythe, Hampshire are set to benefit from a series of community activities aimed at improving community safety.

We received the keys to 18 affordable homes at Brabazon, a new community north of Bristol, from YTL Developments.