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About Us

We are a local housing provider currently managing over 8,800 homes across County Durham. Our goal is to improve lives through sustainable home and places.

Who we are

We are an award winning not for profit housing association based in County Durham. We offer more than just a home. We help improve the lives of the people living in our homes and in our places.

We work hard to make sure those homes are high quality, sustainable and adaptable, while meeting your current and future aspirations. We offer support that help people into work and training and increases their financial confidence and stability.

Our Plan A 2025-2028

Plan A sets out our work for the next three years. It’s rooted in ambition, driven by data and customer insight, and ensures a relentless focus on improving lives through sustainable homes and communities.

Our performance

Our Performance Management Framework aims to ensure we deliver efficient and effective services that are continually improved and aligned to Plan A – our Business Strategy.

Tenant Satisfaction Measures

In 2023, the Regulator for Social Housing (RSH) introduced a set of 22 performance measures to assess how you, our tenants, feel about us as your landlord and how you think we can improve.

Our first-year results have been verified by an independent auditor.

Financial Statements

We are pleased to present our reports together with the audited financial statements. The Strategic Reports have been prepared in accordance with the principles set out in paragraph 4.7 of the 2018 SORP for Registered Social Housing Providers.

Environmental, Social and Governance report

As a social housing provider we aim to make a difference to our communities and customers. We recognise the part we can play in decarbonisation and sustainability to create a better future for us all.

Annual report

Read and download our current and previous annual reports.

Our sustainability journey

We are committed to taking positive climate and ecological action through our Planet A Strategy. We are embedding environmental sustainability into all our operations to reduce our environmental impacts and carbon emissions.

North East Housing Partnership

We are delighted to be one of the 17 housing associations, local authorities and Arms Length Management Organisations (ALMOs) coming together to achieve shared goals to improve communities and to deliver more social housing.

Our local offers

We worked with over 400 of our tenants to help shape five pledges known as local offers to improve services that are important to them.

Our leadership team

Our leadership team is made up of the Chief Executive, three Directors and two Executive Directors forming our Executive Management Team and report to the Board. Together, they oversee the day-to-day running of Livin to make sure we are achieving our vision to build a sustainable organisation that provides great homes and supports tenants to improve their lives.

Our Board

Our Board is supported by four committees: Housing and Communities, Finance and Investment, Audit and Risk, and HR and Remuneration. Together, the Committees review our effectiveness and recommend changes to the board that will help us improve.

Value for money


Find out how much our services cost, how they compare to other housing associations, how efficiencies are being made and how all of this contributes to providing quality homes, support and vibrant communities.h to success. It's flexible. It can cope with the things we do not yet know. Importantly it’s cohesive, ensuring we are working together with our teams, partners, tenants and residents to maximise the impact we can make.

Give us your feedback on our value for money strategy

Our Value for Money report is an annual assessment we undertake to assess how resources are being used and to ensure we provide the best services at the best prices.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

As a landlord and an employer we provide services and offer employment opportunities equally to everyone.

Homes England Funding

We are delivering 521 new homes over the period 2023 to 2026 with funding secured from the Homes England funding Affordable Homes Programme, and publish quarterly reports here on all spend over £500 related to the development of these homes.

Our policies

Our employees follow policies and procedures to ensure that we provide you with a great customer experience and to demonstrate that we operate fairly, transparently and efficiently.

Roles and responsibilities

Find out senior level employees roles and responsibilities in relation to our services.

Come and work with us

We need people who are passionate about improving lives and communities, and are ready to be part of something special. If this is you, and you're ready for a career in social housing then we'd love to hear from you.