Local Authority, ALMO and Housing Association Details

The Database provides essential information for organisations targeting social housing landlords, containing background details for each Local Authority, Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO) and Housing Association in the UK.  This includes the amount of stock owned, stock type, the amount of stock failing to meet the Decent Homes Standard and Housing Association group structures, including Maintenance personnel ranked by seniority. 

We identify, among many other posts, the personnel that control the organisation’s housing management and maintenance: Head of the Housing Department, the Head of Housing Maintenance, the Head of Procurement (Building Works) and the Head of the Direct Labour Organisation (DLO).  This information is linked to a fully automated, push button mailing system, allowing you to target key personnel within landlords presenting the biggest opportunities at the push of a button.

Refurbishment

Local Authorities and ALMOs are currently undertaking a staggering amount of work in order to meet the Decent Homes Standard (DHS), with £1.6 billion allocated under the Decent Homes Backlog Programme over 2011/12 to 2014/15. In order to accurately target Decent Homes funding, the Market Intelligence Database allows clients to review the status of their Decent Homes Programmes, identifying those which have completed DHS, those with stock still below DHS, and of these, those that have received Decent Homes Backlog Funding allocations.  Comprehensive details are provided for individual LAs and ALMOs including named contractors and DLOs carrying out these works, along with the ability to generate reports and a geographical overview giving a quick and effective picture of Decent Homes work underway.

A large amount of Housing Association owned stock also remains below the Decent Homes Standard, with the latest figures showing that approximately 123,000 HA owned homes still require considerable refurbishment work.  The Market Intelligence Database provides a quick yet comprehensive analysis of HA stock below the Decent Homes Standard, including a map displaying the densities of such stock by LA area, and the Housing Associations locally owning these homes, named contractors and DLOs carrying out these works and stock breakdown reports.

Ongoing Maintenance Arrangements

The Social Housing Main Market Intelligence Database also covers comprehensive information on Ongoing Maintenance arrangements, reflecting the shift as Registered Social Housing Providers move from completing Decent Homes to delivering ongoing capital investment and responsive maintenance.  This data includes:

• A breakdown of the funding allocated for Ongoing Capital Expenditure on Planned Maintenance via the Major Repairs Allowance (MRA), and day-to-day Repairs via Maintenance Allowance providing a known income for Ongoing Maintenance works.  Important information is also included on the new Self-Financing system, due to come into effect from April 2012.

• The contractors and DLOs involved in Planned (Capital) and Responsive Maintenance for all Local Authorities, ALMOs and all Housing Associations owning over 5,000 stock.

• Contact details for the contractors and DLOs (including the approximate size of DLOs by number of employees) carrying out these contracts.

Newbuild and Regeneration Initiatives

Major Newbuild and Regeneration initiatives are also covered, including details on the £4.5 billion, four year Affordable Housing programme, which is intended to deliver 150,000 new affordable homes between 2011 and 2015.

All of the information contained within this Market Intelligence Database will provide you with the specific plans of social landlords to help you identify and prioritise opportunities as well as formulate sales and marketing strategies.