G15 (housing associations)


The G15 is an organisation of the largest housing associations in and around Greater London in the United Kingdom, which collectively are responsible for managing in the region of 600,000 homes in London. They state their purpose as "to solve the housing crisis by delivering good quality, affordable homes of all types".
Helen Evans, of Network Homes, is the chair of the organisation with Geeta Nanda OBE, of Metropolitan Thames Valley, being vice chair.

Membership

The G15 originally had 15 members, but some of them have since merged. One Housing Group joined in June 2018.
The current members are:
RankNameDate foundedSignificant mergersNo. of dwellingsWebsite
1stClarion Housing Group2016Formed by merger of former G15 members Affinity Sutton and Circle in November 2016125,000
2ndL&Q1963Former G15 member East Thames merged into L&Q in December 201695,000
3rdPeabody Trust1862Former G15 member Family Mosaic merged into Peabody in July 201766,000
4thMetropolitan Thames Valley1963Metropolitan Housing Trust merged with Thames Valley Homes57,000
5thNotting Hill Genesis1963Former G15 members Genesis and Notting Hill merged in 201855,000
6thHyde Group196750,000
7thOptivo2017Formed by merger of former G15 member Amicus Horizon with Viridian Housing44,000
8thA2Dominion Group37,000
9thSouthern Housing Group1901Founded as Samuel Lewis Housing Trust; merged with South Wight HA & others50,000
10thCatalyst Housing2002Formed by the merger of Kensington HT, Ealing Family HA and Northcote HA21,000
11thNetwork Homes20,000
12thOne Housing Group1962Formed by merger of Community Housing Association and Toynbee HA 16,000