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The government has launched the ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme to enable people living in the UK to host Ukrainian individuals or families for six months. The government is keen for social renters and shared owners to take part if they want to, and Ocean Housing…

We hosted a Community Action Day in St Dennis earlier this month, bringing together residents from the village to talk about their homes and community. Held at Manson Place on Wednesday 1 September, the event was the first of its kind that the social housing…

We are currently writing to our residents to let them know that our annual review of their rent and service charge has taken place. Your payments should equal the new charge from the date indicated in your letter. What happens now? If you pay by…

Ocean Housing has recently secured £3 million of funding to help provide high quality, affordable homes for people in St Blazey. The grants have been awarded by Cornwall Council and Homes England, and will help to fund future phases of Ocean’s multi-million-pound project at Polgrean…

We all feel the cold in the winter. But for some people, cold weather can cause serious health problems. Many people are tempted to turn their heating off to save money, but in some circumstances this can end up being even more costly, as it…

Ocean remembers them. Remembrance is important to us all at the Ocean Group. Each year we gather, together with Housing and Gilbert and Goode colleagues, to pay our respects in the office on Armistice Day (November 11). Due to social distancing restrictions, things have had…

At the beginning of this year, before lockdown restrictions were imposed, we had the pleasure of meeting one of our most senior residents – and we were captivated by his life stories! “It’s hard to believe that it ever happened,” says George, as he reflects…

We were delighted to win gold and another special accolade at the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Healthy Workplace Awards 2020 last month! The awards, held on March 10 at the region’s Healthy Workplace Annual Conference, recognise good practice in the workplace. The county-wide scheme…

Ocean Housing hosted its first community action day of 2020 in fine weather. Our ‘Spring into Action’ event was held at Hawkins Road in Newquay on Wednesday March 11. It was an opportunity for residents to meet the Ocean Housing team, spring clean their homes,…

Ocean Housing tenants from St Columb, who were rewarded for their gardening success in 2019, are keen to keep up the good work this year. Ivydene House, St Columb, is for residents over 55 and has 12 one-bedroomed flats. There is a grass/shrub area alongside…

This month all at Ocean Housing are reflecting on two decades worth of achievement and £240m of investment in Cornwall. Employees, stakeholders and tenants came together at a special event held at Ocean Housing’s head office on February 7 – twenty years to the day…

New Year, new app! Ocean Housing has launched a new platform, so that tenants can manage a range of tasks within just a few clicks, all from the comfort of their mobile. Whether a resident is looking to pay their rent, report a repair or…