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"Johnnie" Johnson already had his own glittering wartime career as his monument to history when he formed the Trust in 1969 and badged it with his own name. This was not arrogance or egotism. Johnnie did not need bricks and mortar to leave his mark in the world. But in doing so he fixed his personal colours to the enterprise, endowing it with his own brand of enthusiasm, energy and courage, and giving it the intensely personal style which he then embodied as its leader for the next 20 years.
Those who succeeded Johnnie have tried to keep faith with his original aims and to deliver them in line with his own vision and values. These include personal integrity and organisational probity; caring for those in need without condescension or cant; constant striving for improvement; looking after and respecting your people; and doing it all with affection and humour.
These values have underpinned the achievements of the past 30-plus years and been a point of reference as the original aims of the Trust have diversified from housing for the elderly to meeting the needs of families, single people, the disabled, vulnerable young people, and those with learning difficulties.
The original voluntary Committee of Management consisted of conscripts from Johnnie’s RAF days (including Sir Douglas Bader), but has developed into a business-like Board of high calibre, strengthened by the involvement of our own residents. A professional team of staff has also developed to manage the property, and to cope with the increasing government regulation.
In addition to managing and maintaining our own portfolio, we are also making our housing expertise available to other social landlords, and offer our alarm monitoring services both to other housing organisations and direct to the public in their own homes.









  • 50 new homes for Stockport town centre
    11 December 2010Iain RobertsNo Comments
    From Stockport Council: Stockport Council is soon to complete the sale of the former Peaches Nightclub site on Wellington Street, Stockport town centre, to “Johnnie” Johnson Housing Trust (JJHT). The £6 million scheme is supported by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), Heritage Lottery Fund and the Council. It includes the redevelopment of the site […]

Johnnie Johnson to start 50-home scheme in Stockport

8th December 2010
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Former Peaches nightclub site in Stockport
Former Peaches nightclub site in Stockport
STOCKPORT Council is set to complete the sale of the former Peaches Nightclub site on Wellington Street in Stockport town centre, to “Johnnie” Johnson Housing Trust (JJHT).

The social housing landlord will then begin a scheme to redevelop the building and surrounding site to include 50 affordable homes.

It has received backing for the £6m project from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), Heritage Lottery Fund and the Council. The restoration and conversion of the locally-listed former nightclub is the final scheme within the Hillgate Townscape Heritage Initiative.

Councillor Kevin Hogg, executive member for regeneration, at Stockport Council, said: “The Peaches housing development is the final project in the Hillgate Townscape Heritage Initiative programme, which has seen over £13 million investment in the Hillgate Conservation Area.

“We have been working hard, as part of the Stockport Boost initiative, to drive public and private investment into the borough, so I am delighted to see this project on site.”

Steven Normansell, development director of “Johnnie” Johnson Housing Trust, said: “This is a very exciting project which will transform a prominent town centre site.

"The buildings are important from a heritage point of view and the collective input and assistance of many organisations has been critical in bringing this complex project forward. An important part of the town’s history will now be saved and some very desirable homes produced.”

JJHT has begun working on the site this week in order to protect the building from the cold weather. The development is expected to take two years to complete, with the first homes being made available by late summer 2011.


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Homes and Communities Agency
Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7BN
0300 1234 500
homesandcommunities.co.uk
2 May 2014
Dear Mr Betts,
Financial Viability Ratings
Thank you for your letter of 22 April concerning the Regulator’s financial viability
ratings, and specifically the Regulatory Judgement we recently published on
Johnnie Johnson Housing Trust (JJHT).
The downgrade of JJHT was published on 13 February. Prior to that, and as
soon as we had concluded that there was a significant risk that JJHT would be
issued with a non-compliant judgement, the provider had been put on our
“Gradings under review” list (initially in December reflecting our concerns over
governance, and then in January given subsequent concerns over viability). We
then concluded that JJHT was not compliant with either standard, and this was
reflected in the February judgement.
Our initial concerns about JJHT were a result of cost overruns and late delivery
of a large development scheme, a telephony fraud, the provider’s failure to
comply with its adopted code of governance, and its late submission of accounts.
We concluded that the provider was not managing risk effectively, that there
were weaknesses in internal controls, and that as such the provider did not
comply with the governance standard.
We had concerns about JJHT’s liquidity position prior to investigating the issues
outlined above, and had raised these concerns with the provider. Problems with
the development programme (which meant that cash was being used more
quickly than previously envisaged), weaknesses in the control environment, and
the late submission of accounts (which could have resulted in a breach of loan
covenants) compounded these concerns, and meant the assurances previously
given by the provider were no longer persuasive. Therefore in late January we
concluded that the provider had also failed to meet the viability standard.
Julian Ashby
Julian.ashby@hca.gsi.gov.uk
020 7393 2169
Clive Betts MP
House of Commons
London
SW1P 3JA
The publication of non-compliant judgements would not of itself typically lead
automatically to a breach of loan covenants. However, we are aware that loan
agreements often include clauses which mean that the use of the Regulator’s
intervention powers (which are only available if and when a provider breaches
the Regulator’s standards) triggers a loan default, which in turn may trigger
default across a provider’s debt portfolio (owing to “cross default” clauses). In
this case we did not use our intervention powers because we were able to agree
an appropriate Voluntary Undertaking with the provider. No lender has called a
default in this case.
Inevitably, however, the publication of a non-compliant judgement does affect
the view of creditors and potential creditors. In this case, prior to the judgement
the provider was seeking to secure bond finance. Following the judgement, the
provider decided to pursue alternative sources of funding to secure its position in
the short to medium term, and has now stabilised the position while it reviews
longer term options. The fact that non-compliant judgements can have a
negative effect on the provider does not in any way prevent or delay publication
of such judgements. It does, however, mean that we look to the provider to
provide us with assurance that it can and will manage these effects.
We will always publish what we consider to be an accurate judgement based on
the facts available. In this case the facts available when the TSA published its
judgement in February 2011 did not give cause for concern. When the facts
changed, we responded quickly. Our experience is that when specific problems
do occur – for example, in this case in terms of development – they can be
symptoms of wider weaknesses, and we seek appropriate assurance.
Sometimes this process gives rise to further concerns, as it did in this case. This
risk-based approach to Regulation helps us make the most of resources we
have available to us, and is in line with our statutory objectives and duties,
including duties to act proportionately and minimise interference.
In the hearing, I referred to a ‘handful’ of cases where there were concerns over
potential non-compliance with the viability standard. As outlined in previous
letters, where we can, we try to intervene before a provider gets to a position
where it is non-compliant, particularly with the viability standard. As things
stand, there is no other provider which has breached the viability standard. If
and when a provider gets itself into this position, we will act quickly, decisively
and transparently, as we have done with JJHT.
Yours sincerely
Julian Ashby
Chair of the HCA Regulation Committee














































































































































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Our activities are overseen by a Board of Management, comprising from a wide variety of backgrounds as well as tenant representatives.
The Trust is run on a day to day basis by a Senior Management Team,
 http://www.jjhousing.co.uk/senior-management-team ,comprising the Chief Executive and Strategic Directors for finance, housing and development, together with managers and staff at Our offices.
The management of our rented housing is largely overseen by dedicated teams in our offices across the North West, North East and Central areas of England. 
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North East Housing Team
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We are regulated by the Tenant Services Authority and part-funded by the Homes and Communities Agency and we are also registered and regulated by the Registrar of Friendly Societies.

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