bpha has many development opportunities.

Given the region's economic growth and rising house prices, bpha has been keen to respond promptly to the changing needs and expectations of existing and potential residents and partners. We have therefore sought additional funding, from Government, private developers and other sources, and strengthened partnership working with local authorities to enable us to build new affordable housing.

bpha has been at the forefront of providing housing for key public sector workers since 1997. Our unrivalled expertise was recognised in March 2004 when the Government named Keyhomes East as one of only six 'zone agents' for the new Key Worker Living Programme.

More recently, following its success in delivering the programme, bpha was appointed in April 2006 as the Government's HomeBuy agent for the Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire zone, including Peterborough and parts of west Suffolk, and Northamptonshire. As a HomeBuy agent, bpha works through its Keyhomes East arm with other housing associations and local authorities in these areas to promote low cost home ownership schemes for housing association and local authority tenants, housing register applicants, key workers and first-time buyers.

In addition to this work, bpha was granted its highest ever allocation through the Housing Corporation's Approved Development Programme for 2006/08.

The £41 million grant is helping bpha and its partners in the Key Communities development partnership to deliver an extensive affordable housing programme costing a total of £143 million over the two years across the eastern region.

Key Communities delivered an exceptional performance in 2006-07. Please click here for more information.

For further information please contact:

David Keeling
Executive Director (Development)

Tel: 01234 221230
Email: davidk@bpha.org.uk