Social landlord issues rent vow as merger talks begin

Association with 32,000 homes in prospect

- Sentinel Reporter

SOCIAL landlord Aspire Housing is in merger talks.

It is exploring a potential merger with Walsall Housing Group (whg).

It would create a housing association with 32,000 homes. Aspire Housing owns and manages more than 9,500 homes across Staffordshire and Cheshire and supports 19,000-plus customers. Now Aspire says any merger would not affect rent levels or service charges, the landlord would remain unchanged, and repairs would be reported in the same way.

An Aspire Housing spokesman said: “Aspire Housing and whg are in early talks around a potential merger to create a new housing association with 32,000 homes across their Midlands heartland.