Richard Perkins

We are Clarion - the country’s largest housing association, We provide a home to 350,000 people nationwide. We build more than 2,000 new homes a year and through Clarion Futures (our charitable foundation) we provide opportunities for our residents to thrive – supporting people into work, improving neighbourhoods and focusing on sustainability.   We exist because there is a housing crisis in our country.  There simply aren’t enough affordable and suitable places for people to live.  You might have experienced this yourself, or have friends and family who have.   We believe having a home to call your own is fundamental to being able to access the right opportunities in life.  That is why our mission is to provide homes for those who need them most, We’re all driven by this shared purpose at Clarion.  We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to build a better future and we’re relentless in pursuing it.

We are Clarion - the country’s largest housing association, We provide a home to 350,000 people nationwide. We build more than 2,000 new homes a year and through Clarion Futures (our charitable foundation) we provide opportunities for our residents to thrive – supporting people into work, improving neighbourhoods and focusing on sustainability.   We exist because there is a housing crisis in our country.  There simply aren’t enough affordable and suitable places for people to live.  You might have experienced this yourself, or have friends and family who have.   We believe having a home to call your own is fundamental to being able to access the right opportunities in life.  That is why our mission is to provide homes for those who need them most, We’re all driven by this shared purpose at Clarion.  We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to build a better future and we’re relentless in pursuing it.

New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) works with businesses and local authority partners to drive growth and enterprise in Norfolk and Suffolk. We achieve economic growth by securing public and private investment and delivering a range of programmes and initiatives with partners to improve infrastructure, skills and business support. Since being established, the LEP has: Unlocked £293m of private sector investment Helped create 921 businesses Created 6,672 jobs Trained or supported 823 learners Delivered 549 new homes The Government awarded the LEP £32.1m from its Getting Building Fund to deliver a range of shovel-ready projects, including vital town centre improvements, faster broadband and regeneration schemes such as the new Marina Centre on Great Yarmouth Seafront and the Burtons Building in Ipswichs Waterfront district. Our Growing Places Fund provides loan-funding to help kick-start and support development projects across Suffolk and Norfolk. From innovation centres that will help launch new start-ups to transforming empty land into new homes and commercial premises, it provides infrastructure loan funding to projects that might otherwise have stalled or not started at all. We have two Enterprise Zones deliver a wide range of benefits to companies across 16 sites in Norfolk and Suffolk. Businesses in these zones benefit from business rates discounts, super fast broadband and simplified planning. New Anglia Growth Hub is part of the Business Growth delivered by the LEP and provides free, impartial business support to businesses across Norfolk and Suffolk. It administers the Growing Business Fund, which grants of up to £250,000, and the Small Grant Scheme, which offers grants of £1,000 to £25,000. We are committed to supporting skills development across our region and our Enterprise Adviser Network (EAN) aims to increase employer engagement with schools and colleges in Norfolk and Suffolk.

Richard Perkins & Associates is a well established property asset management company that acts for private, corporate and public sector clients in the management of their commercial property assets throughout England and Wales. Particular areas of specialisation include project management, property management, development, rent reviews, lease renewals, rating consultancy and business space agency.

Buying a house is a big commitment. At Countrywide Surveying Services we’re dedicated to helping you make the right decision when it comes to your purchase. We offer a range of surveys to suit your needs. Whether you’re a first time buyer or an experienced mover, our advice can help you renegotiate, budget or plan for the works you may need to carry out on your new home. Find out more at: countrywide.co.uk/surveying/