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We recognise the importance of apprenticeships to our organisation and across the housing sector. 🏠 The benefits of apprenticeships to people are clear: on-the-job training, industry-recognised qualifications, and genuine opportunities for career progression. Our recent recruitment for apprentices resulted in 408 individual applications. More than 100 of those who applied were invited to an assessment centre which gave us an opportunity to meet them in an informal setting. We pride ourselves on providing excellent services to our customers and those that attended were assessed on a range of customer scenarios. The applicants were given an opportunity to find out all about LiveWest and ask any questions. As a result, we have recruited 13 new trade apprentices, three of which are women as we continue to strive for a better gender balance in our trades workforce. We know that by investing in apprenticeships and delivering quality programmes and real opportunities, we can shape our own workforce and deliver a quality repairs service. Paul Turner, our Executive Director of People and Communications, said: “The investment in our future workforce means we can continue to provide an excellent quality repairs service to more than 80,000 customers. “Apprenticeships are one of the ways we are supporting our local communities to boost skills, opportunities and jobs.” For the full story, click here: https://bit.ly/4dFgmYr 👈

We are thrilled to have appointed Peter Bailey as our new Head of Asset Investment Delivery. As we embark on a huge programme of change to get our homes ready to be net zero by 2050, Pete's wealth of experience will support our plans. Pete’s commercial delivery experience will ensure we continue to provide excellent customer service as we deliver our planned asset investment programmes. He will also support our drive to make sure our homes are affordable to heat and contribute positively towards ensuring they are net carbon zero before the 2050 deadline. Pete said: “I am someone who is committed and passionate about providing a great customer service and delivering service improvements. “LiveWest has a great reputation as both a social landlord and as an employee.  “I am very much about developing people and teams to create continuous improvement and form succession plans that provides motivation and passion to colleagues to do their best. All of this will have a positive benefit for our customers." Our Director of Investment and Sustainability, Glynnis Poole, said: "It is great to welcome Pete into our Asset Investment Delivery team. He brings huge experience to the team and will help deliver our ambitious programme of planned works and retrofit projects.” Click here for the full story: https://bit.ly/4cxymCL 👈

We are recruiting for two Senior Building Surveyors across the South West. We are looking for an ambitious chartered building surveyor, ready to further your career into management. You will be leading a team of Property Condition Surveyors whose expertise is the foundation for the quality and safety of our customers’ homes, our £1billion 30-year investment plan and our decarbonisation programmes. Follow the link to find out more about the role, the benefits of working at LiveWest, and apply: https://orlo.uk/dlDUr 👈 #HousingJobs #Vacancies #Hiring

We are recruiting for a range of roles across the business. Swipe through the slides below for a preview of some of the roles available. For a full list of current vacancies, or to apply for a role, visit our website: https://bit.ly/3A2nijo 👈 #HousingJobs #Vacancies #Hiring

At LiveWest we want to celebrate our environmental heroes that reflect our approach to sustainability. We want to make sure we are creating greener futures together and encouraging that across the South West. We want to recognise this taking place in our communities so we have launched our new Junior Environmental Champions Competition! 🐝 🌻 We are asking residents to share how a child or young person is being environmentally friendly or taking steps to be greener. We have partnered with Jewson Partnership Solutions (JPS) who have sponsored the competition and donated vouchers. Glynnis Poole, our Director of Investment and Sustainability, said: “We are pleased to announce our new Junior Environmental Champions Competition, looking for young people who are being sustainable and environmentally-friendly. “We are looking for our junior champions who may have collaborated with their siblings, friends, neighbours, or school to make a positive change in their community." Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3yjlD8E 👈 #Competition #LiveWestCGFT #Sustainable #Green

From emergency accommodation to their new affordable home, Sue and her daughter are excited to start their next chapter in our library-incorporated scheme in St Budeaux, Plymouth. 📚   With grant support from Plymouth City Council and Homes England, the energy-efficient and affordable homes have proved a huge hit with our residents. 🏡   Our new affordable housing scheme in St Budeaux, Plymouth has seen 24 homes for social rent and a local library incorporated into the scheme, which Sue believes is a fantastic idea as it brings our residents and the local community together.   With Olivia, aged seven, delighted to have her own bedroom back and Gabrielle the cat being able to return home, the family of three have comfortably settled into their new home. After a few months of uncertainty, Sue reflects on our support throughout the process. She said: “We ended up in emergency accommodation… so we are really impressed with the turnaround, and everybody has been happy to help out and LiveWest have been really amazing. They’ve been so supportive.   “We are safe and secure, and you can’t put a price on that. It’s an amazing feeling just knowing that we can shut the door at the end of the day. “This is a new chapter. We are in our new home, and we are very happy.” Reflecting on our library and its facilities, Sue said: “It’s fantastic that LiveWest have incorporated a library into this scheme because it also introduces children to the libraries. “You have the access to the internet or the warm spaces or information about food banks, everything is right where you need it, and I can’t put it into words to be honest. It’s a really brilliant idea.” Continue reading about Sue and Olivia’s story here: https://bit.ly/3Lv8NqX 👈 #LiveWest #affordable #development #UKHousing #Devon #Plymouth

We have been ranked fourth nationally for the number of social rented homes we provided last year 🏠 The 346 social rented homes we delivered represented 39% of the total number of homes provided by us last year, underlining our commitment to developing new affordable rented homes for people across the region. To put this achievement into context, the top 50 biggest builders in the UK delivered an average of 17% of social rented homes compared to the rest of their tenure completions. Over the past year, we have built 899 homes across the South West which ranks as the 17th highest number of homes built by a housing association, according to Inside Housing’s Top Biggest Builders 2024 list. Some 225 of those homes were built using modern methods of construction, which further demonstrates our focus on sustainability. The 524 rental homes we built last year – 178 for affordable rent and 346 for social rent - represents 58% of our total delivery, making us one of the country’s biggest developers of rental homes. We were also ranked 14th for our development pipeline which will see a further 1,050 homes built during the current financial year. We also delivered 264 shared ownership homes and 111 for outright sale over the past year. Russell Baldwinson, our Executive Director of Development, said: “Our primary focus is on the delivery of new affordable housing for rent. “So it is fantastic to be ranked in the top five nationally for social rent when you take into account the demand for affordable housing in the South West where there is a huge disparity between incomes and average house prices.   “Building more affordable rented homes helps to create communities where more families have a safe home in a place where they’re proud to live." Continue reading here: https://bit.ly/3Sbj5QW  

We are thrilled to announce that Russell Baldwinson, our Executive Director of Development, is now a member of Inside Housing's new development panel.   Russell joins a team of experts dedicated to shaping the future of social housing and addressing the UK's pressing housing needs. His insights and experience will be invaluable in driving forward our mission to provide safe, secure and affordable homes for all. Stay tuned for more updates as Russell and the panel work towards creating a brighter future for housing. #SocialHousing #AffordableHomes #InsideHousing #HousingDevelopment #LiveWest #CommunityBuilding #HousingCrisis #FutureOfHousing

Here at LiveWest we are committed to making our communications accessible to everyone. That’s why we are doing what we can to make our messages readable. 🔍 The ReachDeck toolbar on our website offers lots of features. One is a text size tool, where you can increase the size of the text to make it easier to read. All you have to do is open the toolbar by clicking the Accessibility menu in the top right of any page on our website, then select ‘Enlarge text as it is read out loud.’ Our ReachDeck toolbar also has screen mask and simplify features to help you focus when reading our website, and we can send letters to you in a larger font so everyone receives the same messages in the way that works for you. 📃 Check out the other accessibility features we have to offer 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/4bwXclP

Rural Housing Week is important to us as because it offers essential affordable homes to local people in rural areas. Providing affordable homes in these areas enhances communities and our commitment to affordable housing is so important to offer people the chance of a new home. We recently visited a scheme in Somerton to see what impact it's had on our residents lives. The development has 16 homes, 12 for social rent and 4 for shared ownership. Our residents Cressie and Richard have found their ideal home here. The couple had to leave their home of five years and move into temporary accommodation. They have since moved into a flat which has made a positive difference to them. #RuralHousingWeek #RuralDevelopment #Somerset #RuralCommunities