Q. Where do we operate?
A. The South -
Surrey, Kent and West Sussex.The North West - Barrow-in-Furness,
Wyre, Fylde, Leyland, Chorley, St Helens, Tameside, Rochdale,
Hyndburn, Pendle and the Ribble Valley.Yorkshire - Hambleton,
Harrogate, Craven, Bradford, Leeds, Calderdale, Kirklees,
Wakefield, York, the East Riding and Scarborough.The North East -
Newcastle, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Derwentside,
Durham, Easington, the Wear valley, Teesedale, Darlington,
Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar and
Cleveland.The East Midlands - Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire,
Cambridgsehire, Northamptonshire, Rutland and Bedfordshire.
Q. How many homes do we have?
A. 19,000. This
includes the stock owned by our merger partners Nene and Peerless
Housing Group.
Q. What sort of properties do we have?
A. Affordable
housing for market rent and sale, sheltered housing, extra care
accommodation, supported housing, very sheltered housing.
Q. Where are our offices?
A. Our main
regional offices are in: Bradford, Burnley, Middlesbrough,
Camberley (Accent Peerless) and Peterborough (Accent Nene). We also
have a number of smaller, local offices and a dedicated training
centre.
Q. Who do we provide housing for?
A. Families and
single people, older people and those with special needs.
Q. How many staff work for Accent Group?
A. 650
Q. What other companies make up the Group?
A. Accent Group,
Accent Foundation, Accent Peerless, Accent Property Solutions,
Accent Regeneration Community Partnerships, Accent Nene.
Q. How long have we been established?
A. Since
1966.