Great Places and MSV abandon merger plans

Great Places housing association

Manchester-based associations had been plotting 34,000-home tie up

Manchester-based association Great Places Housing Group has ended talks to merge with smaller local provider MSV, citing the current challenging “operating environment”.

Great Places, which owns around 26,000 homes, started talks with 8,000-strong Mosscare St Vincent about merging in October last year, stating the aim was for the two providers to become “more resilient” in a challenging environment.

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