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Two Castles Housing Association is celebrating its 40th anniversary in style with news of a successful multi-million bid to build affordable homes across the North.

The Housing Corporation has awarded the Spirit Partnership – of which Two Castles is a member - £20.5million to build 385 new homes in the North East and North West of England.

As well as new developments at Slaley Village in Northumberland and Denton Holme in Carlisle, Two Castles will be using its share of the award to build affordable homes at Sedbergh, Staveley near Kendal, Egremont, Windermere, Broughton and Troutbeck Bridge.

And Two Castles’ ambitious plans don’t stop there. There are also a number of other schemes planned over the next two to three years at Gateshead, Carlisle and Kendal.

It’s a far cry from Two Castles’ humble beginnings in 1966 when the Association started life as the Cumbria Housing Society, set up to provide housing for people in need.

The Registered Social Landlord now owns and manages over 3,300 properties for rent and low cost sale across the North West and North East of England and is a top performer in its field – achieving top ratings in the 2005 Housing Corporation performance assessment.

Stephanie Murphy, chief executive of Two Castles said: “It’s fantastic to be celebrating our 40th anniversary with such good news. Last year saw some great achievements for the Association including joining the Spirit Partnership, becoming the preferred partner for private property investment company Assettrust Housing and securing an £18m refinancing deal, which will save us hundreds of thousands of pounds for reinvestment back into new homes.

“Now winning this funding will enable us to continue our exciting development plans for the future to deliver more than 120 high quality, affordable homes across the North within the next three years.”

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