Shepherds Bush Housing Association
The Shepherds Bush Housing Group, originally founded as the Shepherd's Bush Housing Association (SBHA), is a social enterprise and registered charity providing affordable housing for Londoners. Founded in the early 1960s in St Stephen's Church, Shepherd's Bush, it now manages thousands homes across London.
![]() Shepherds Bush Housing Group, Feb 2018 | |
Founded | c1960 |
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Founder | Reverend John Asbridge |
Type | Housing Association |
Focus | Housing |
Location | |
Area served | London |
Website | www |
History
In the early 1960s members of St Stephen's Church in Shepherds Bush were concerned about the poor conditions in which many parishioners lived. Vicar Reverend John Asbridge led a group of individuals, drawn from the parish and elsewhere, to "acquire and administer property for letting to needy families." The trust's first property was 220 Hammersmith Grove, a handsome but rather run-down four-storey building which was converted into four flats. [1]
The choir vestry at St Stephen’s was used as an office, which was run by volunteers from the parish. In addition, help was given by a number of parishioners who gifted their own houses to the association for use by homeless people.[2]
Mission
The mission of the trust is to provide "affordable homes of quality". The trust helps to "regenerate neighbourhoods, help residents to live independently, provide a furniture re-use service and help people onto the property ladder through low-cost home ownership".
Today
Asbridge ran the Association for 20 years, retiring in 1988.[3] Today, the Shepherd's Bush Housing Association owns and manages more than 5,000 homes.[4]
References
- Byford, Juliet, History of St Stephen's Church Shepherd's Bush, official pamphlet published by St Stephen's Church, July 2017
Notes
- Official History Retrieved 17 October 2017
- Byford, p3
- Interview with John Asbridge Retrieved 19 July 2017
- Official Website of the SBHG Retrieved 19 July 2017
External links
- Official Site Retrieved October 2017 </ref>