Raglan Housing owned and managed more than 12,300
affordable homes in 95 local authority areas, mainly concentrated across the
south east,
south west and midlands and
east of England. Raglan raises funding through a bond taken up by an independent bulk annuity provider. Raglan properties are a mix of new homes in inner city, urban and rural areas for
general rental and
shared ownership. Raglan also redevelop redundant
brownfield sites and empty properties in support of town center regeneration and provide supported and
sheltered housing along with specialist
women's refuges. The association also manages housing for the disabled and shelters for the homeless. Each June the Association's employees participate in a "cleanup-paintup" event, volunteering their time to improve the housing in their communities. Raglan Housing Association is a
Charitable Industrial and Provident Society (no 20558R, registered with the
Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) (no L1556).
Background In the 1960s two voluntary groups, the Inskip League of Friendship and Poole and East Dorset Club for the Disabled, approached Poole Borough Council (now the
Borough of Poole) to build housing for
disabled people. In 1976 registration with the
Housing Corporation was completed and the name confirmed as Raglan Housing Association. In October 1993 Astra Housing Association merged with Raglan, increasing the Association's stock to nearly 6,000 homes. In 2001, with almost 9,000 homes, Raglan conducted an 18-month review of how services were provided to residents, resulting in the introduction of a centralised Housing Services Centre, a one-stop shop for all resident repair requests and enquiries.
Finance During 2011 and 2012, Raglan’s annual turnover was £56m. The landlord was also accredited as Aa2
Credit Rating by Moody’s Investors Service prior to its bond being confirmed. On 31 March 2012 the association had three wholly owned subsidiary companies: Raglan Developments (formerly Raglan Homes), to develop build-for-sale properties (dormant during 2011/12); Raglan Design and Build, to oversee new build projects; and Raglan Homes Limited, a new Industrial and Provident Society subsidiary, registered with the HCA, to raise finance to build new homes. In May 2021 the association announced plans to move to home-based working with hubs based in Coventry, Reading and Bournemouth. Staff are offered an interest-free loan of up to £10,000 to creat defined workspaces in their homes. ==Jephson==