The group is among the top 30 developing associations nationally, with a £250m capital programme, a high calibre team and a proven track record, so we have the experience and resources to deliver large and complex projects, smoothly, strategically, and effectively.
In 2007 we will complete over 300 homes - a figure which will rise to 450 a year from 2008.
Our growing list of partners includes local authorities, Primary Care Trusts, regeneration agencies, charities, care and support agencies, house builders, private developers, landowners, leasehold companies, and mainstream and BME housing associations.
With a focus on:
- specifications tailored to meet communities’ needs
- a proactive approach to Modern Methods of Construction
- volume purchasing of common components but with local delivery
- a common pool of preferred partners
- a professional property sales and marketing team in-house, and
- a commitment to maximising local training/employment opportunities
we provide a highly efficient, ‘joined up’ development and regeneration service, which makes housing investment go further.
We also offer:
- a development agency service to other associations
- a range of partnership solutions to local authorities who are reviewing their stockholdings in line with Decent Homes objectives
- the ability to develop commercial and other non-housing facilities
Our objective is to build balanced, mixed income, mixed tenure communities which meet the needs and aspirations of tenants, shared owners and owner occupiers, of all ages.
Regeneration
Our track record in regeneration remains second to none, thanks to nationally acclaimed partnership schemes like the 
‘six streets’ project in Braunstone, Leicester, the Newlife Apartments development in Northampton.
That’s why local authorities are increasingly looking to us to help them breathe new life into existing estates, where regeneration is a practical alternative to wholesale demolition, and one which helps keep established communities together.
In north Nottinghamshire we are working in partnership with Meden Valley Making Places (MVMP), Mansfield and Bolsover District Councils, English Partnerships, EMDA and Bellway to deliver a scheme to regenerate the former mining community of Warsop Vale.
Following the demolition of nearly 100 homes we are building 120 new homes and refurbishing a further 100. All the people who wanted to stay in the village will be able to do so, and will have the choice of either a brand new home or a fully refurbished one.
In north east Derbyshire we have been selected by the local authority to develop several sites following the demolition of sub standard homes. Here, as in Warsop Vale we will be building both homes for rent, shared ownership and outright sale to ensure a mixed income commmunity.
In Corby we have been selected (along with Haslam Homes) by the local authority to regenerate part of the Kingswood estate. Here there is widespread demolition, staged in phases so people will have the opportunity to move into a new home before their old one is demolished.
“Regeneration is what sets LHA-ASRA apart.”
Charles Amies, Head of Investment, East Midlands Region, Housing Corporation
“LHA-ASRA have fully engaged residents, while local employment initiatives are ensuring regeneration benefits the wider community. We’ve developed close and productive links with the organisation.”
Gary Kirk, Chief Executive, Meden Valley Making Places
"The regeneration of run down areas to create mixed tenure, mixed income sustainable communities, is not easy. To deliver real results it needs to be on a significant scale, it can be time consuming and it’s vital that the community owns the process. But the result, a modern home with low running costs and a much reduced impact on the environment, in a neighbourhood with a range of new and improved facilities, radically improves people's lives."
Robert Nettleton, LHA-ASRA Group Regeneration Director
A growing land bank
Our capacity and willingness to land bank development opportunities (ahead of funding and/or planning consent), means the group has invested in 1,000 plots worth £24m, to help partners ease acute housing pressures.
Greener energy
We are introducing the latest energy efficiency techniques across new developments, to minimise their environmental impact.
Integral thermal insulation, double glazing, state-of-the-art heating systems and low water use fittings are all standard in our new homes – but we are raising the bar, applying innovative thinking to develop homes which are greener still.
That commitment applies equally to our existing housing, where we are adopting EcoHomes XB, the voluntary environmental rating.