A London not-for-profit housing association with about 55,000 homes in London, formed in 2018 from Notting Hill Housing and Genesis.
Notting Hill Genesis, usually called NHG, is a London housing association. It describes itself as a not-for-profit focused on below-market-rent homes. Its group page says it has more than 60,000 existing homes with about 130,000 residents, plus around 3,000 more in its pipeline over five years. In 2023/24 it reported 858 starts on site and 822 completions, over 66% of them affordable. Wikipedia describes it as owning about 55,000 properties in London and 9,000 more in the home counties and East Anglia. Its regeneration work has included schemes such as the Aylesbury Estate in Southwark and Woodberry Down in Hackney.
Its stated purpose is clear: "We exist to make London home, delivering homes that Londoners can afford, whatever their personal circumstances." It also says it wants to give Londoners a base and community from which to achieve their potential. We did not find a formal values list on the pages we read. The group also has a homes-for-sale brand, NHG Homes, which says it does not just build homes but creates thriving communities.
NHG formed in April 2018 when Notting Hill Housing and Genesis merged, announcing the plan in July 2017. Notting Hill Housing Trust began in 1963, when Reverend Bruce Kenrick moved to Notting Hill, was shocked by the poor housing, and raised money, partly through a Portobello Road stall and a Guardian advertisement, to buy a home for homeless families. John Coward joined in 1965 as the first employee. In 1980 it launched the country's first shared ownership scheme. Genesis has roots in church-based housing; Paddington Churches Housing Association formed in 1965 and leased its first property in 1966.
The group works across London, with some homes in the home counties and East Anglia. It reached 1,000 homes by 1975 and over 32,000 by 2018. Today's activity covers rented homes, shared ownership, new homes for sale and community work through the NHG Community Foundation. We did not find first-hand pages on staff numbers or workplace culture, so we are not describing them.
People work in housing and neighbourhood management, repairs and maintenance, resident services, development and regeneration, sales and marketing for NHG Homes, community investment, and finance, legal and technology functions. If you are interested in London's housing story, from the 1960s campaigns for decent homes through to today's regeneration schemes, NHG is a clear example of how that history becomes a career. Its group website carries the up-to-date picture of its teams and leadership.
Website: group.nhg.org.uk
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