In 2008 Riverside celebrated a major milestone as it
reached its 80th anniversary.
Established in 1928 as Liverpool Improved
Houses, Riverside started out with 15 houses in Swan Street,
Liverpool with rents of just 15 shillings (30p) per week in a bid
to make housing affordable to those most in need.
The organisation expanded rapidly in the
1970’s in the wake of 1974 Housing Act, and in 1996, following
growth outside of the original Merseyside heartland, the
association was renamed Riverside Housing Association.
The Riverside Group was formed in 2001 and is
recognised today as one of the largest and most dynamic housing and
regeneration organisations in Britain, managing and owning more
than 50,000 homes from Carlisle to Kent, and employing over 2,400
members of staff.
In 2009, our subsidiary housing associations
amalgamated with the Riverside Group, bringing with it the
advantages of economies of scale and sharing of back office
services.
From April 2010 the Riverside family extended
with the amalgamation of ECHG, now Riverside ECHG, our
specialist supported housing and sheltered service providers.
For more detail see our time line