One Vision Housing agrees £50 million funding deal with Barclays

One Vision Housing (OVH), part of The Sovini Group, has completed a £50m Revolving Credit Facility with Barclays. Liverpool-based One Vision Housing was formed in October 2006 through the large scale voluntary transfer of stock from Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council A registered social housing provider with approximately 13,000 homes across Sefton, Liverpool, Wirral, Cheshire and West Lancashire, OVH will use the additional funding to support their continuing development plan of 300 new homes per annum.

Tracey Liggett, Chief Finance Officer, OVH, said: “This deal is great news for One Vision Housing and we hope it marks the beginning of a long relationship with Barclays. We are delighted to have secured this funding which will allow us to provide more high quality homes and further help us deliver on our vision of thriving, inclusive communities in Liverpool and surrounding areas.”

Michelle Murray, Barclays Relationship Director, said: “With Barclays’ strong track record in supporting social housing projects, we quickly developed a strong relationship with One Vision Housing’s management team and a good understanding of how they will deliver on their strategy. Working with OVH to agree this new funding underlines our ongoing commitment to the Social Housing sector in the UK.”