About Bracknell Forest Homes

Bracknell Forest Homes is an housing association which owns and manages around 5,600 rented homes, including 400 sheltered housing flats, as well as 1,100 leaseholder properties. It was set up in February 2008 following the successful ballot of tenants and leaseholders to transfer homes from Bracknell Forest Council.

We have more than 200 employees providing services which include housing management, supported housing, technical services, landscaping, development and central services. Our Board of Management is made up of 12 people, including four tenant board members, four council nominees and four independent people.

Bracknell is a new town with both urban and rural housing estates. The majority of homes we manage were built between the 1950s and 1960s.

The Tenant Services Authority (TSA) has carried out its first year review and concluded: "Overall we found that Bracknell Forest Homes is providing high quality services, is well managed both organisationally and financially, and demonstrates very promising prospects for improvement."

The Bracknell Forest Homes Board

The Board was set up in 2006 as a shadow board which made important decisions about the planned improvements and how the new association would manage the housing, before tenants were asked to vote on the transfer proposal. If the tenants had voted 'no' to the transfer then the shadow board would have disbanded.

The Board consists of:

Four tenant and leaseholder representatives:
Barbara McMinnies, Michael Skinner, Tom Wheaton (Vice Chair), vacant post.
Four council representatives:
Bob Edger, Anne Shillcock, Chris Turrell, Bob Wade (Vice Chair).
Four independent people:
Dermot McRoberts (Chair) and David Mody, Henry Pringle, vacant post.

The Board adopted the mission statement

"Providing quality homes and services in a safe and pleasant environment through partnership"

The Board also adopted ten values. Please click here to view the values.

Supporting the Board are five Committees:

Audit Committee - Christine Harrington, Barbara McMinnies, Dermot McRoberts, Bob Wade (Chair)
Major Works Monitoring Committee - Bob Edger (Chair), Barbara McMinnies, Michael Skinner, Tom Wheaton
Operations Committee - Dilip Ladwa, Anne Shillcock, Michael Skinner, Chris Turrell, Tom Wheaton (Chair)
Resources Committee - Bob Edger, Barbara McMinnies, Dermot McRoberts, David Mody (Chair), Henry Pringle, Bob Wade
Selection and Remuneration Committee - Bob Edger, Dermot McRoberts, Bob Wade and Tom Wheaton (Chair)

The Tenants and Leaseholders Panel also has a website with information for Bracknell Forest Homes' tenants and leaseholders. Please click here to go to the Tenants and Leaseholders Panel website.

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