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| Founded | April 2017 |
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| Type | Housing association |
| Location |
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| Area served | Northern England, United Kingdom |
| Key people | Sir David Bell (chairman), Paul Fiddaman (group chief executive) |
| Revenue | £100 million (2024) |
| Employees | 1,000 (2024) |
| Website | karbonhomes |
Karbon Homes is a housing association in the United Kingdom, formed in 2017 as a merger between Cestria Community Housing and Isos Housing. The organisation owns more than 30,000 properties and houses over 80,000 people in Northern England.
Karbon Homes additionally own 54North Homes, a separate entity who provide social housing in Leeds and York.
History
Karbon Homes, formerly Isos Housing and Cestria Community Housing was formed in April 2017
In 2020, it was announced Sir David Bell, the vice-chancellor and chief executive of the University of Sunderland would join the board as chairman.
In 2021, Karbon Homes acquired 1,800 homes as part of its acquisition of the Byker Community Trust housing association. The Byker Community Trust manage 1,800 properties in Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne - including the Byker Wall.
Leazes Homes - an arms-length organisation of Newcastle City Council joined Karbon Homes in 2024 as a wholly owned subsidiary.
References
- "Group Board".
- Ord, Matthew (26 April 2017). "Karbon Homes to extend County Durham footprint".
- "Why I wanted to be a housing association chair". Inside Housing. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- EDITOR, Liam Turner- (2021-04-06). "Karbon takes control of Newcastle's Byker Estate". Housing Digital. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- "Byker Estate transformation receives top housing accolade - netMAGmedia Ltd". www.housingmmonline.co.uk. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2024-11-13.