Re: Consultation on Transfer of Engagements (merging South Yorkshire Housing Association into Places for People Living+ Limited)
On 1 December 2025, South Yorkshire Housing Association (SYHA) became a subsidiary of Places for People (PfP). PfP is a group of companies that have a shared aim to create thriving communities.
At the time, we explained that the plan was to complete a Transfer of Engagements in the future. A Transfer of Engagements is when one organisation joins another, and they become a single legal entity. In this case, SYHA is joining PfP. We will become a single organisation called PfP.
We are now writing to ask for your views on the proposed Transfer of Engagements between SYHA and Places for People Living+ Limited, another landlord within the PfP Group.
This letter marks the start of a six-week consultation period finishing on 13 December 2026. During this time, you can find out more about the proposed Transfer of Engagements and share your feedback.
A detailed ‘Transfer of Engagements Information’ document is included with this letter. This includes answers to information about how the delivery of some services will change.
If you have any questions or need support to understand the proposals or take part in the consultation, please get in touch – we are here to help.
A Transfer of Engagements is a legal process, and SYHA would fully integrate into PfP. We have set a target date of 1 April 2027 to complete the Transfer of Engagements, but this depends on the outcome of the customer consultation.
If the Transfer of Engagements takes place:
SYHA services will continue as normal until 31 March 2027. From 1 April 2027, our services would be provided by PfP.
If you have a SYHA home, PfP would become your landlord instead of SYHA. You will not have to move home, and your rights, protections and responsibilities would remain the same.
The Transfer of Engagements would not change your rent. Your rent will continue to be reviewed every year, and any changes will be made in line with government rent regulation.
Any information SYHA has about your home, tenancy or lease would be transferred to PfP on the date of the Transfer of Engagements.
The information will be stored securely at PfP. If you’d like to update your personal or contact details, please get in touch with us by calling 0800 1380 380 or emailing enquiries@syha.co.uk
The proposed Transfer of Engagements will have many long-term advantages for SYHA customers and local communities, including:
Some benefits have taken place since SYHA became a subsidiary of PfP in December 2025. This year, PfP has supported us to significantly increase investment in our homes and communities – we’ve installed more windows, doors, boilers, and kitchens over the last 12 months compared to the last financial year.
PfP is the UK’s leading Social Enterprise, creating and supporting Thriving Communities that move lives forward.
It provides and manages safe, good-quality homes, builds new homes in the places they’re needed most, and works alongside Customers and Communities to create opportunities across education, health and wellbeing, employment and inclusion.
As a registered provider of social housing, PfP is regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) and is required to meet the same regulatory standards that apply to SYHA.
Last year, the RSH awarded PfP its highest Consumer Standards grading of C1, recognising that it is delivering the outcomes expected for Customers and Communities.
This means that PfP has demonstrated that its customers have safe, well-maintained homes, and receive clear communication and support. It also shows that PfP listens to customers and acts on their feedback. For more about PfP, please visit their website.
You can share your views by:
You can also attend one of our online or in-person meetings, where you can share your comments and ask questions.
After the end of the consultation on 13 December 2026, a summary of your feedback will be reviewed by the SYHA Board. The Board will take your views into account when reaching a final decision on whether to proceed with the Transfer of Engagements.
If we don’t proceed with the Transfer of Engagements, SYHA would remain as a separate organisation and still part of the PfP Group.
We will let you know the outcome of the consultation by writing to you and publishing the information on our website early in 2027.
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter, and for your support and feedback throughout this process. I am positive that this proposed change offers lots of benefits for our customers and communities, but it is important that we understand your views before any final decision is made.
We will work with PfP to support you through the proposed period of change ahead. If you are concerned about the impact the Transfer of Engagements might have for you or your household, or need help to take part in the consultation, please get in touch.
I hope you use this consultation process to share any questions or concerns you have, and I look forward to receiving your feedback.
Yours sincerely,
Larry Gold
Chief Executive Officer
