One day: working together

Together for communities

Local councils are key partners for every housing association and Futures is no different. We have properties throughout the East Midlands and this means we work with over 20 local authorities to help house those most in need and ensure that people can access other types of help and support they require.

Amber Valley is one of two areas where Futures has a large number of homes as we evolved from Amber Valley Housing - created by the council to manage its former council housing stock in 2003. Last year, Futures built 77 new homes for rent, shared ownership and sale in Amber Valley – nearly a third of the properties we built. Daventry is another very important area for us where we have a large number of homes. So our relationship with these two councils is extremely important. Head of Housing Services at Amber Valley Borough Council, David Arkle, is one of our key partners who sees first-hand how close working can benefit communities.

Our work with the Council covers a wide range of services and needs – from dealing with homelessness and allocating affordable homes through to community safety and suppling aids and adaptations for people with special needs. This brings a huge range of daily challenges as well as opportunities.