North British Housing Association has remained the country's largest registered social landlord, according to figures compiled by the Housing Corporation and released last week.
It owned and managed more units than any other housing association at 44,852.

The top seven for 2002 – North British, Anchor Trust, Sanctuary, Home Group, Hyde, Home Housing 1998 and Riverside – remained the same as 2001.

New entries to the top 20 included Swale, which powered up the list from 41st in 2001 to 20th in the new table. Broomleigh and Hanover also broke into the top 20.

Anchor Trust gained 4433 homes this year while, bizarrely, it was revealed that Wyre lost a solitary unit – thought to be through the right to buy.

However a Housing Corporation spokesman said the figures now included non-social housing stock, but had not done so in 2001 therefore changes in the number of units were not as marked as they first appeared.

An Anchor Trust spokesman said: "Anchor is in a very strong position to grow and develop services for older people. We see integrating care and housing as an increasingly important part of our future."

A spokeswoman for Wyre said: "We plan to expand, and deliver over 240 general needs and supported housing units next year."

Anchor estimated it had actually built around 400 new homes last year. While Hanover gained 4043 units, stock transfer association Whitefriars North lost 183 units and Peddars Way lost 46.

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Housing Today

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