2015

The Calico Group has successfully received £1,485,000 in essential funding from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), as part of their Homelessness Change initiative. Calico is currently reviewing a number of development options to provide accommodation where they will deliver support to vulnerable people in Burnley. Anthony Duerden, Chief Executive of The Calico Group, said: “We are very pleased...

Helena is inviting prospective tenants to come and take a closer look around their spacious Delph Lane apartments, opposite Whiston Hospital. We’re throwing the doors to apartments wide open for people to drop by, take a look and see what life at Delph Lane could be like on Thursday 27th August, 5pm-8pm and Saturday 29th August, 11am – 3pm. Staff will be on hand to show you round and tell you all you...

IF you Google the words “Shared Ownership” I can guarantee you will be met with a wrath of negative press. In fact I’ve just tried it myself, and the most recent article reports that there are “several catches to these apparently unbelievable offers”. Shared Ownership deals allow you to buy a share of a property instead of the full 100%, based on how much you can afford. The seller, usually...

Three students from Thomas Whitham Sixth Form are gaining essential work experience thanks to The Calico Group’s internship programme. The internship programme will provide the three students – Rida Khalid, Saba Saeed, and Maria Zafar – with valuable experience, and aims to help raise their aspirations around future careers. The programme, which has been nationally recognised by business-community...

The Calico Group has been shortlisted for the Diverse Company Award at the National Diversity Awards 2015. This achievement recognises work done by the group’s employees, highlighting their dedication to the equality agenda and inclusion strategy, after fighting off over 20,000 other nominations to be shortlisted. Linda Watkin, Head of Business Improvement at The Calico Group said: “Ensuring that we...

Housing Associations are at the forefront when it comes to helping create homes for Britain. Social housing, as it's also known as, is no longer just about helping those who aren't in work find a new home. So are you making good use of your existing housing CRM database to help people move from rented to a part ownership home? Housing Associations playing their part building homes for Britain More and...