Financial Statements 2016 | Page 17

VFM at a glance: A five year journey Value for money is an embedded and well established working practice within Accord Group. In the last five years Accord Group has… Invested over £150 million in the delivery of new housing supply Improved group social housing lettings operating margin by 8%, from 26% to 34% Reduced group social housing lettings total operating costs by 10%, or £341 per unit a total investment of over £72 million in maintaining and improving the Group’s existing homes. invested over £6,000 per home in maintenance and improvement works employed an average of 2,500 colleagues invested over £240 million back into our communities and the local economy through over 3,500 employment opportunities delivered around 1,100 new homes to our communities generated over £20million from the disposal of existing homes to fund the supply of new homes Financial Statements 2016 15