Derwent Living is the trading name of Derwent Housing Association Limited, an
not-for-profit provider of
affordable housing
Affordable housing is housing which is deemed affordable to those with a household income at or below the median as rated by the national government or a local government by a recognized housing affordability index. Most of the literature on af ...
in the
Midlands,
Yorkshire
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and the
South East of England
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.
History
Derwent Living was founded in 1964, and became a registered society in 1967.
Activities
Derwent Living is one of the largest housing associations in the Midlands, responsible for around 15,000 properties. The estate agent Savills put Derwent Living in a list of the top 11 providers of purpose built student housing, of which only three were housing associations.
Subsidiaries
As of 2023, Derwent Livings has 4 subsidiaries:
* Derwent Community Housing Association Limited
* Centro Place Investments Limited
* Centro Place Management Limited
* Derwent Facilities Management Limited
Its former subsidiaries include:
* Uliving, a joint venture between Bouygues Development and Derwent Living. Bouygues Development is the UK property arm of international services group
Bouygues.
See also
*
Housing association
In Ireland and the United Kingdom, housing associations are private, Non-profit organization, non-profit making organisations that provide low-cost "Public housing in the United Kingdom, social housing" for people in need of a home. Any budge ...
References
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Housing associations based in England
Organisations based in Derby