2006
Stafford and Rural Homes formed
02/06/2006
Stafford and Rural Homes is formed in February 2006 following the transfer of homes, garages and shops from Stafford Borough Council.
Read moreThe Rurals
10/07/2006
SARH moves in to its new headquarters at The Rurals, Parker Court on Staffordshire Technology Park.
Read moreSARH goes mobile
08/01/2007
SARH went on the road with the new Mobile Office in 2007 to provide accessible services to customers across Stafford Borough, enabling customers to report repairs, find out about homes to let and get housing advice on their own door step.
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2007
The Big Picture
02/06/2007
Reach for the stars… The Big Picture is created by SARH staff.
Read moreTall Ships Adventure
23/06/2007
In 2007 SARH made a donation to Walton Hall Special School to help send children with special needs on a Tall Ships Adventure, demonstrating our commitment to supporting the local community.
Read moreSARH goes mobile
01/08/2007
SARH went on the road with the new Mobile Office in 2007 to provide accessible services to customers across Stafford Borough, enabling customers to report repairs, find out about homes to let and get housing advice on their own door step.
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2008
Customer Training Programme
01/01/2008
The Customer Training Programme, later the Community Learning Programme, was introduced providing a range of opportunities for our customers. Events for the year ranged from gardening to computer skills.
Read moreThe Handyman Can
01/04/2008
In April 2008 SARH launched the Handyman service to provide a helping hand to SARH Independent Living Customers. This service provides a range of help with small jobs for no charge from changing light bulbs to hanging pictures.
Read more‘First’ brands launched
06/01/2009
Repairs First, Homes First, You First and Neighbourhoods First are launched.
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2009
RoSPA Gold Award
20/03/2009
SARH celebrated winning one of the prestigious RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards in 2009 – RoSPA Gold.
Read moreNew way to apply for homes
01/10/2009
SARH launches the new online system for home applications, Choice Based Lettings, giving people more choice about where they live and what type of property they live in.
Read moreSARH gains major Telecare accreditation
07/01/2010
Stafford and Rural Homes’ You First Telecare Service was accredited by the TSA – the UK’s representative authority on Telecare services. You First Telecare are on hand 24 hours a day every day of the year to respond to emergency calls triggered by Telecare equipment in customers’ homes.
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2010
£46m invested
06/02/2010
By its 4th anniversary in 2010, SARH had invested £46 million in the Borough of Stafford. “We have come a long way in a short space of time and I hope we can now build on our achievements and continue to deliver the best possible service for our customers for…
Read moreFirst new SARH homes
01/11/2010
The construction of nine brand new SARH properties at Morton Road begins, marking the start of an ambitious development plan.
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2011
SARH is 5
02/06/2011
SARH celebrates its fifth birthday with the ‘Getting Out There’ project, which sees staff helping out with painting, gardening and cleaning in the community.
Read moreLearning Academy and apprenticeship scheme introduced
05/10/2011
SARH launches a new Learning Academy and apprenticeship scheme giving young people the chance to gain working experience.
Read moreSARH hailed as climate change champions in Green Awards
01/11/2011
SARH was named ‘Climate Change Champion’ in Stafford Borough Council’s Green Awards for its work to reduce the carbon footprint of over 300 homes in the Highfields area through a national Community Energy Saving Programme.
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2012
New Customer Board formed
13/01/2012
The new Customer Board is formed to give customers a greater voice and help SARH deliver a better service.
Read moreHousing Worx established
01/11/2012
In 2012 SARH set up a trading subsidiary company Housing Worx to deliver maintenance works to its properties. Customers benefit from greater choice and an improved service and SARH invests surplus cash back into affordable housing.
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2013
Total Place project begins
01/04/2013
Work starts on the innovative Total Place project to regenerate six streets in Penkside, Stafford. [vimeo id=”142865628″ maxwidth=”600″]
Read moreCharity of the Year
19/12/2013
SARH donated over £4,000 raised by staff to its charity of the year, Greenhall Nursery. [vimeo id=”75758756″ maxwidth=”600″]
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2014
New Corporate Plan
01/09/2014
A brand new chapter for SARH is outlined in a Corporate Plan that sets out the new Vision and Corporate Objectives, whilst retaining the values that have distinguished SARH since 2006.
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2015
A BEST Company
27/02/2015
In February 2015, Stafford and Rural Homes was named 10th in the Sunday Times Best Not for Profit Organisations to Work For list.
Read moreWilliam Horton Court
05/05/2015
The £4.4 million William Horton Court, a flagship new SARH development of apartments on Foregate Street in Stafford town centre built by Kier Partnership Homes, opened in May 2015. [vimeo id=”128231988″ maxwidth=”600″]
Read moreNew mobile-friendly website
25/06/2015
SARH launches its new mobile-friendly website, enabling customers to easily pay rent, report repairs and apply for homes on the go or at home.
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2016
SARH is 10
06/02/2016
SARH celebrates its 10th year of affordable housing.
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