Knowle Green Estates transforming lives

A year of growth and impact Knowle Green Estates Ltd (KGE), owned by Spelthorne Borough Council, is proud to share its 2023/24 Annual Report, showcasing a year of significant progress and remarkable dedication in enhancing housing quality and affordability in the borough. Expanding affordable housing and driving housing innovation KGE’s mission remains clear: to provide … Continue reading Knowle Green Estates transforming lives

Knowle Green Estates transforming lives

Knowle Green Estates Ltd (KGE) has issued its latest annual report for the period 2022/23. To read the full report, visit: http://www.spelthorne.gov.uk/annualreportThe last year has been turbulent for our residents with the cost-of-living crisis continuing to have a severe impact. Despite this, the headline remains that KGE continues to demonstrate it is possible to be … Continue reading Knowle Green Estates transforming lives

Spelthorne nominated for Housing award

Spelthorne's Housing team have been shortlisted for an Inside Housing Affordable Homes award for 2023 in the Homelessness project of the year category. Through the work of the team, Spelthorne has reduced rough sleepers from 16 on any given night (2016) to between 0-2 (2023). There are currently zero entrenched rough sleepers in the borough … Continue reading Spelthorne nominated for Housing award

Spelthorne Homelessness Prevention Forum

Spelthorne Borough Council's Housing team hosted the Spelthorne Homelessness Prevention Forum on 5 July. Speakers at the event including Spelthorne staff and partners from Browns Community Services, Homes England, Surrey Talking Therapies, Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing, A2Dominion and North Surrey Domestic Abuse Service. Over the past few years, some of our most vulnerable residents have … Continue reading Spelthorne Homelessness Prevention Forum

Annual Report 2021/22

Knowle Green Estates Ltd has issued its annual report for 2021/22. Welcome to our 2021/2022 annual report, where you can read about the financial, social and environmental performance and achievements of Knowle Green Estates Ltd (KGE), in what has been a turbulent year for social housing and the wider property market. Despite this, the headline … Continue reading Annual Report 2021/22

Spelthorne leading the way nationally in striving to solve housing crisis

Spelthorne Borough Council is the first local authority in the country to convert part of its active civic building into affordable housing and held an opening ceremony for the West Wing on Friday 3 December. The Mayor of Spelthorne, Cllr Ian Harvey, formally opened the building. In 2018, the Council reconfigured its office space to … Continue reading Spelthorne leading the way nationally in striving to solve housing crisis

New facility for homeless families

An event was held on 24 November, led by the Mayor of Spelthorne Cllr Ian Harvey, to mark the completion of Spelthorne Council's new homeless facility in Ashford.  Located on Fordbridge Road in Ashford, Harper House will provide emergency accommodation for up to 20 homeless families. It will offer a local temporary home which is … Continue reading New facility for homeless families