During 2024, Grosvenor Hart Homes successfully grew its affordable housing portfolio and rolled out its full, wrap-around support services model to tenants.

Building on the refurbishment of 29 homes and a dedicated community facility we completed in Chester’s city centre at the beginning of 2024, later in the year we expanded our portfolio with the acquisition of 40 new family homes in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire – comprising 19 three-bed and 21 four-bed properties.

The tripartite support services model has been fully implemented over the course of the year, incorporating mental health and wellbeing support, job brokerage and an inclusive business start-up programme, and life skills training and one-to-one support from a dedicated family assistant.

The programme provides the space and expertise to help individuals get started and realise the ambition of running their own business. Prioritising local people who are not in education, employment or training, care-leavers or care-experienced people who support a looked-after child, or those that have additional social, emotional, mental health or neurodevelopmental needs, the initiative has so far supported six individuals, with a second cohort planned for 2025.