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Newlon Housing Trust is a not for profit, charitable housing association founded in Hackney in 1968. The Trust manages around 8,000 affordable homes in north and east London. These includes homes for social and Intermediate Rent, as well as Shared Ownership properites. Working in partnership with their care and support partner, Outward, they also provide housing for people with a range of support and care needs.



History
Newlon Housing Trust was founded in 1968 when members of the New London Synagogue decided to provide affordable homes for local people in housing need. This was in response to the shortage of housing in north London and the high rents common in the private rented sector. Their first two properties were in Amhurst Road in Hackney and Evering Road in Stoke Newington, which were let affordably to local families.

By 1972 they had 100 homes and moved to larger offices in Stoke Newington High Street. In the following year they established their first developments outside Hackney in Enfield and Westminster. Subsequent years saw the introduction of housing association grant allowing Newlon to develop further and expand into Tower Hamlets.

In 1976, they diversified their service by providing housing for residents with learning difficulties for the first time.

Having had a long-standing relationship for some years, Outward Housing joined the Group in 2001, providing support and care to people with a wide range of needs including learning difficulties and mental health issues.

In 2003 Arsenal signed Newlon to develop the social housing that would come about as a result of the club’s move to its new stadium. As well as starting work on this major regeneration project which will ultimately provide almost 1,500 homes Newlon continues to develop in other areas.

In 2005 we celebrated the completion of our 5,000th home and the first part of our new Arsenal developments is opened in Hornsey Street. The Neighbourhood Resource Centre in Tottenham scooped awards for architectural design from Haringey Council. Project Fresh Start became part of the Newlon Group and broadened its scope to work with adults and people outside the borough of Islington.

In 2008 we celebrated our 40th Anniversary by winning the Housing Corporation’s Gold Award for our work at Arsenal, in partnership with Arsenal FC and Islington Council. Newlon Fusion, encompassing much of the work of Project Fresh Start and Newlon’s own community regeneration team, was launched as a stand-alone charity within the Group.

Works also started two minutes walk from Tottenham Hale station to regenerate a large semi-derelict factory site and create Hale Village, home to our new Group Headquarters and 542 new homes. The final part of this development, Vickers Court, was officially opened at the start of 2013.

In 2011 we finished renovating Tottenham Town Hall, probably the first time a housing association has completed works of this kind, and two years later the development behind the Town Hall was completed. This development was named Isobel Place and consists of 109 new affordable homes  in a mix of Shared Ownership and General Needs.

Early in 2014 the last of our new homes at Queensland Road, adjacent to the Emirates Stadium, were handed over. This marked the completion of our development work in the Arsenal Regeneration Programme.

In 2015 Cannon Road, built on the site of a derelict former rubber factory on Tottenham High Road, was formally opened. It contains 222 homes in a mix of tenures and a landmark 22 storey tower entirely dedicated to Home Ownership.

In 2018 they celebrated their 50th anniversary

Today we have nearly 8,000 homes and we continue to develop new affordable housing for local people, maintaining the philanthropic mission set out by our founders in 1968.

Beginnings
The housing association was first formed by some people a long time ago.

Early days
Homes were built. Lots of them

Now
There are even more homes