Homes brought up to standard. Held for life.
We source and refurbish existing homes to a defined standard, lease them ready-to-let to councils and Registered Providers, and hold every home for the long term — never sold to the open market.
◈Portfolio photographA refurbished street of homes, keys in the door — 4:5 portraitThe waiting list is the brief.
England's housing pressure is not abstract. These are the numbers we organise the whole Group around.
households on local authority waiting lists1
children living in temporary accommodation2
spent by councils on temporary accommodation in a single year3
the rating much of the existing social stock still sits below4
Sources: 1–2 DLUHC live tables on social housing and homelessness; 3 Local Government Association, Temporary Accommodation Funding Gap (2024); 4 English Housing Survey. Figures are sector-wide, not Group portfolio figures.
Homes brought up to standard, then handed over ready to let.
We take existing homes, bring them up to a defined standard and lease them ready to let — then run the compliance and repairs across the term. Councils and Registered Providers get the homes and the standard, without carrying the operational weight on their own books.
Why it holds up
- Held for the long term — every home stays within the Group and is never sold to the open market.
- Compliance handled — repairs, safety and standards run across the full term, with clear assurance for partners.
- One accountable partner — clear duties and plain language, from handover to the life of the lease.
Four brands, one group.
Each brand has a clear remit. Together they cover the whole journey — from a home joining the portfolio to a resident settling in.
AHFL
The resident-facing brand — safe, warm homes for life, and everyday support.
About AHFL →Haven Homes
The Group's For-Profit Registered Provider, with RSH registration in progress.
About Haven →NABO
The community brand — membership, access credit and apartment communities.
About NABO →Ember Rose Home
How residents experience their home — lettings, care and the resident promise.
About Ember Rose →Built for the people who house people.
Councils & local authorities
Settled and temporary accommodation delivered to standard, without taking on disposal risk.
Registered Providers
Added capacity delivered to standard, on terms structured to fit your regulatory duties.
Homes England & funders
A patient, standards-led operator for programmes that need homes kept, not flipped.
Bring us your housing pressure.
Tell us where the need is and we will come back with what the Group can hold, refurbish and lease — and by when. We respond within one working day.