Notting Hill Housing and Genesis Housing Association have announced plans to merge their businesses.

The Association's have agreed in principle to combine the organisations, creating one of the country's largest housing associations.

The new 'Notting Hill Genesis' organisation will have 54,000 homes across London and 64,000 across London and the South East, half of which will be general needs homes with social or affordable rents.


Notting Hill Genesis Chair Designate, Dipesh Shah, said: "Uniting two associations with a common culture, a common vision and an aspiration to enrich their social purpose augurs well for the future of the merged entity. I look forward very much to being part of it and to helping the new organisation on its journey."

Kate Davies, Chief Executive Designate, said: "Bringing together two housing associations with similar backgrounds, shared values and a strong social purpose will allow us to provide more of the homes London needs, for those who most need them.

"This is an exciting challenge for all of us and I'm very much looking forward to leading this new organisation, which has the will and resources to be even more innovative, ambitious and influential together than we could separately."

(LM)