HOUSING CARE INVESTORS WORKING FOR MEARS AT A GLANCE LATEST NEWS Home Welcome to Mears. Our vision is to make a positive difference to the communities we serve. We do this by improving homes, improving communities and improving lives. Our approach is based on the development of outstanding partnerships with employees, clients, tenants, customers, their families and the wider community. Tweets by @mearsgroup HOUSING INVESTORS AT A GLANCE CARE WORKING FOR MEARS LATEST NEWS What's New Are councils ready to get the nation building? New research from the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) and Mears has found that considerable investment and a shift in mindset in the housing sector is needed for councils to fulfil their role as the Government’s “housing delivery enablers.” ‘Under Construction: Are councils ready to get the nation building?’ found that availability of land, the difficulty of funding new housing and a shortage of skills in local government were seen as barriers to new development. Our survey found that while nine out of ten respondents said that their authority had a plan for the number of houses that they intended to build, only six in ten said that they felt they were deliverable in the specified time frame. Click here to read the report. Thought Leader Newsletter The challenges of delivering service improvements at lower costs require innovative thinking and extensive consultation between all stakeholders. That’s why Mears has created the Thought Leader concept to create, discuss and roll-out best practice across a broad range of people who have an interest in meeting the challenges of providing more for less. Read the latest edition of Thought Leader here. Sign up to Thought Leader Newsletter What's On « September 2015 » MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 WED 23 ARCH Tenants Conference and Awards 2015 Wednesday 23 September FRI 25 Mears @ the Eastbourne Shed Friday 25 September - 08:00 to 16:00 Do you support the Right to Buy being extended to Housing Association tenants? Support Oppose Vote View Results Mears Group PLC © 2015 Site navigation Our Locations Contact Us Terms & Conditions of Use Privacy Policy Site Map Connect with Mears Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Subscribe to us on YouTube Find us on LinkedIn Search Mears Group