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Portobello Square: you’re loving it!

‘I love it, I love it! I love everything about it exclaimed Stella Toddington when asked about her new home at Portobello Square in Kensington. Stella is the first resident to move back to the redeveloped area following the regeneration of the Wornington Green estate. She’s moved to the first building to be completed on Bonchurch  More »

Housing of the future wins two top awards

Catalyst Housing’s zero carbon development The Greenway (the first housing in London to meet the very highest standards in three key environmental and sustainability measures), was voted “Best small development” by the readers of First Time Buyer magazine, at a ceremony held on Friday 26 April, at London’s prestigious 5-star Landmark Hotel. The Greenway has also won  More »

Get your foot on the housing ladder in Harrow

  First-time buyers in Harrow have been given a new opportunity to get on the property ladder with the official launch of Catalyst Housing’s new part-buy part-rent development, Goodstone Court. Built in partnership with Wates, Goodstone Court has already provided 24 new homes to Harrow families in a mix of one and two bed apartments.  More »

Double celebration for Southall Day Centre

The first day centre in the UK to tailor its services to older people in the Asian community celebrated its 35 anniversary, not only that, one of their longest users Mr. Sammiter Singh celebrated his 100 birthday. Over 150 people came to the event which was marked with an appearance from the Mayor of Ealing,  More »

Housing of the future nets three top awards from the City

  A landmark development, which is the first in London to meet the highest standards in three key sustainability measures, has been awarded high honours in The Sustainable City Awards. The Greenway in Staines Road, Hounslow, walked away with a quarter of the highly commended awards, for sustainable building, tackling climate change, & resource conservation,  More »

Tackling youth unemployment with apprenticeships

As part of National Apprenticeship Week the most recent additions to the Catalyst Housing apprenticeship programme, Katie, Daniel and Denise have taken over the Catalyst Gateway twitter account (@catalystgateway) and will be broadcasting the work they get up to. Two videos have also been created looking at the expectations and aspirations of our construction and  More »

Blue Peter inspires innovative consultation in Havelock

Children from the Havelock estate in Southall were asked to release their inner Blue Peter  by creating their ideal home from cardboard and scrap material. This was part of an innovative programme organised by Catalyst Housing to consult the community of Havelock Estate in Ealing about the forthcoming regeneration of their estate. A cardboard city  More »

Getting fit for free at Westcott Park

Residents of Westcott Park are able to keep fit for free with a new open air gym. A specialist was on hand to teach potential fitness fanatics how to use the equipment safely and effectively. Nine pieces of equipment are available from launch, each one designed to work out a different area of the body,  More »

Employment and Skills Centre celebrates first birthday

The start of February marked the end of an incredibly successful first year for the Catalyst Gateway Employment and Skills Centre. Over the last 12 months the centre has helped 1,100 people struggling to find work, across Ealing and its surrounding areas, discover training and employment opportunities. A special event was held to give those  More »

Oak Tree House blossoms with first birthday

Oak Tree House, an extra care sheltered housing scheme on Dee Park, Reading, will be celebrating its first birthday on the 6 February.   A year ago many of the residents of Oak Tree House were living in housing that was not appropriate to their needs. Cramped accommodation, restricted wheelchair access and little to no  More »