Onward (housing association)

Onward is a housing association in North West England which manages 35,000 properties. Onward is based in Liverpool. Bronwen Rapley is the Chief Executive.
Onward was formed as a merger in 2018 of five smaller associations - Contour Homes, Liverpool Housing Trust, Ribble Valley Homes, Hyndburn Homes and Peak Valley Housing Association. At that time it had about 800 staff and had plans to build more than 1,600 new homes over the next five years.
It got an A1 credit rating with a ‘stable’ outlook from ratings agency Moody's Investors Service in February 2021, and an award for Best Application of Tech in the Public Sector in December 2020.
It was fined £80,000 for breaches of the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 in December 2020 after four employees developed Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome from using vibrating power tools regularly. The company pleaded guilty.
It is proposing to build a playground with ‘state of the art’ equipment in Hattersley on a former bowling green. This is part of the wider regeneration of the estate which is driven by a partnership between Tameside Council, Onward Homes and Homes England.
It is developing a 450-home scheme in Basford, Cheshire. 123 properties are to be designated as affordable and the remainder for sale.

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