The UK’s leading social enterprise

We create Communities that move lives forward

Better living. Stronger Communities. We change lives by building homes and creating, managing and supporting thriving Communities in locations across the UK.

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A mum and her two children cooking together in a bright kitchen

Our success in numbers

Homes owned or managed
0
New homes delivered
0
Invested in repairs & improvements
0
Total social value generated
0

Published figures, placesforpeople.co.uk, July 2026 · a family of 20+ companies

Whatever brings you here

Which door is yours?

Find a home

Rent or buy — all kinds of places for all kinds of people across the country.

My home

For our Customers — payments, repairs and your account, all in one place.

Communities

Get involved — the Places Foundation, Community Matters Awards, Customer Voice and more.

Development

Placemaking at national scale — partnerships, land and new Communities.

Careers

Discover your career — life at Places for People, and treating everybody well.

Investors & business

Key statistics, EMTN & bonds, credit ratings and our Sustainable Finance Framework.

Placemaking

Places built around People

Home starts long before you reach the front door. From first spade in the ground to the life of the square, we build one small corner of the country at a time — as a family of 20+ companies.

Aerial view of a Places for People development — homes arranged around green shared space
From aboveHomes arranged around shared green space
Architect’s view of brick mid-rise homes and a landscaped square at Camden Film Quarter
Camden Film QuarterLondon — a new creative neighbourhood
The Gosford housetype at Lower Herne Village — a detached home with cottage-style cladding
Lower Herne VillageKent — phase two under way

Real stories. Real impact.

Because of…

Never corporate, always authentic — the people our Communities move forward, in their own words.

Louisa reading on the sofa at home with her two children LouisaA home of her own through Shared Ownership Lana on site in a hard hat and hi-vis vest, smiling at the camera LanaMoving forward with Getaway Girls Dhanush studying at his laptop in his student home DhanushAn international student, at home in the UK
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Social impact

Life in our Communities

  • Education, training & employment
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Financial & digital inclusion
  • Sustainable, resilient Communities
  • Planet & carbon
A gardener and a resident laughing together over a potted plant
Children chasing giant bubbles on the green at a community event
Three neighbours chatting on a bench in a shared garden
Two neighbours leaning over their balcony, deep in conversation
A mum pushing a pram past brick terraced homes on a sunny street
Residents looking out from the colourful balconies of a landmark development

What’s new

Across the country this month

All news
The project team and local MP outside the Ropeworks development in Heywood

MP visits our fully-affordable Heywood development

 A freshly planted raised bed at the Wee Haven Community Garden

Funding boost for the Wee Haven Community Garden, Scotland

 A young resident smiling in the garden, wearing a cap

Molly’s Project: “forever homes” designed around autistic adults

 A family of five smiling outside their new-build home

NHBC Pride in the Job Award for site manager Paul Stapley

Leadership

The People behind the places

Greg Reed, Group Chief Executive
Greg ReedGroup Chief Executive
Scott Black, Group Chief Operating Officer
Scott BlackGroup Chief Operating Officer
Richard Gregory OBE, Group Chairman
Richard Gregory OBEGroup Chairman
Andy WinstanleyGroup Chief Financial Officer

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One family, 20+ companies

Places for People Scotland Places for People Living Plus Places Leisure ZeroC + many more

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