Merlin House situated in Princes Park in the Team Valley has a new resident, in the shape of social housing repairs and maintenance service provider Morrison. The company, which has moved from its premises in Birtley and Blaydon, has taken the whole of the three story building as its new North East headquarters.

New research released today on the opportunity for savings in the social housing sector, has revealed that an additional £1.8billion could be saved by social housing landlords, if those that outsourced their housing maintenance and service management moved to bolder methods of outsourcing and if there was an increased take up across the sector.

Local housing association Venture and repairs and maintenance provider Morrison have signed a new partnership for the delivery of responsive repairs and out of hours emergency works to Venture's 1300 homes across Liverpool and the Wirral.