How St. Leger Homes provides Value for Money

In this section you will find useful information on how St Leger Homes are providing value for money services to our customers in these difficult financial times and the mechanisms in place to measure this and make efficiencies.

Continually improving value for money is one of our strategic objectives – “To operate as an efficient and effective business, delivering value for money”.

We have a Value for Money Strategy that has been approved by our Board and sets out our plans for achieving our objective. The strategy focuses on the customer, our costs, our key partnerships and an ethos of continuous improvement.

Value for Money does not just mean saving money. It is also about doing things in a more efficient way or getting more for your money. Value for Money also means providing services that tenants have prioritised and told us are important to them, so we are sure that we are spending money in the right places.

A dedicated efficiency and innovation register has been developed for managers to input key savings and new innovations within their areas throughout the year.

Here are a number of examples of how we are providing value for money:

Bringing the cost management and partnering arrangements of the decent homes contractors in house has saved in excess of £200k.

Buying materials in different ways in partnership with other companies like us has saved over £100,000 in 2009/10 and further savings are expected.

Negotiating cheaper gas from suppliers has saved in excess of £250,000

If you have any ideas or suggestions around how we can provide services in a more cost effective or efficient way, please email us at houseproud@stlegerhomes.co.uk