

Welcome to Keelman Homes.
Keelman Homes is a not-for-profit charity based in the borough of Gateshead, in north east England.
It was set up in 2009 to develop nearly 150 new homes for rent, sale and shared ownership in Kibblesworth, south Gateshead.
This was completed with the support of The Gateshead Housing Company, Gateshead Council and the Homes & Communities Agency.
It is now building more modern family homes across the borough, working in partnership with The Gateshead Housing Company and Gateshead Council.
Coronavirus (Covid-19) update
We hope that you, your family and your friends remain safe and well.
Our primary focus is to support you through this difficult time and we want to reassure you that the team at Keelman Homes, alongside our managing agent The Gateshead Housing Company, is working hard to continue to deliver essential services.
If you do need help with emergency food parcels, medical supplies, or paying bills, you can request it at Gateshead Council’s website.
For up-to-date advice on coronavirus and accessing services, please visit The Gateshead Housing Company’s website.
Keelman Homes staff are working remotely, therefore our response time may be longer than usual. Please email non-urgent enquiries to: enquiries@KeelmanHomes.org or anne-mariepearce@gatesheadhousing.co.uk
Thank you for your patience and continued support during this difficult time.
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What we do.
Building for the future
Building on the regeneration of Kibblesworth, including art and play schemes across the estate, Keelman Homes has continued to develop new rented properties across Gateshead. During 2014 family homes were built at:
- Nugent Row, Felling
- Strathmore Road, Carr Hill
- Kirkwood Gardens, Heworth
- The Lonnen, Ryton.
In 2016, Heddon Close, Ryton, welcomed its first residents. 2017 saw our development of homes for affordable rent completed in West Park, Dunston. As part of a 2015-18 new build programme, Keelman Homes is planning new homes in Runhead Estate, Ryton and Malton Green, Harlow Green.
Looking for a new home?
Our affordable rent homes to let will be advertised through the Tyne and Wear Homes lettings scheme. To find out more about joining the scheme visit The Gateshead Housing Company's website. Homes are also made available for shared ownership and the government's 'Help to Buy' scheme.
Housing management services
We provide housing management services to Housing Associations with properties in Gateshead and manage over 130 new build properties on behalf of Thirteeen Housing Group across the borough. Through the Empty Homes programme we and Gateshead Council work with private home owners to bring homes which have been empty for more than six months into use. These properties are leased from the owners for a minimum period of five years and are then let on fixed-term tenancies at affordable rents. Under this scheme we manage over 20 properties across Gateshead and we are actively looking to identify further empty properties with Gateshead Council to bring back into use.
Our Board.

Jason Wylie – Board Chair of Keelman Homes
Jason is Assistant Director - Commercial at Your Homes Newcastle (YHN), having worked in social housing since 1992. Jason oversees all commercial development for YHN and has operational responsibility for two large services that operate throughout the UK. He has been our Board Chair since January 2020.

Thomas Sutton – Board member
Thomas has been Customer Services Strategic Lead at Incommunities Bradford since December 2018. He is a committed social housing professional who has received national recognition for his strong leadership. He was originally from Gateshead and has recently returned to the area after a decade away.

Councillor John Adams – Board member
John is the Council’s Cabinet Member for Housing. He was elected to the Council in 2014 as member for Saltwell ward. He also works as a special needs teacher in North Tyneside teaching children on the autistic spectrum who also have learning difficulties.

Councillor Tom Graham - Board member
Tom has over 20 years’ experience as a financial advisor. He also worked as a civil servant, specialising in agriculture policy. He is now enjoying retirement and is a local councillor for the Windy Nook and Whitehills ward of Gateshead.

Calum Willis - Board member
Calum’s strengths are in acquisition, growth strategy, planning policy and sales. Calum is director/owner of land and development company Hamilton Willis Land and Development Ltd. His background primarily focuses on land acquisition, planning and delivery of residential developments.

Joanne Giles - Board member
Joanne is a Lead Aftercare Manager at Home Group and has over 15 years’ experience in the social housing sector. Joanne is passionate about working with customers from the community and changing lives. Joanne brings in-depth knowledge of property compliance and contractor performance management, along with change management and innovative process development.
Joseph Gardiner - Board member
Joseph is an experienced director within both social and private housing sectors. He built his career in accounts management, bid management and business development. Joseph has a strong awareness of Governance and Viability standard, value for money and procurement.
Stuart Green - Board member
Stuart is an Assistant Professor of Accounting and Taxation at the University of Durham. He is also Vice Chair of the North East Joint Transport Committee. Stuart holds a PHD in Accounting and Finance.

Jennifer Elliott - Board member
Jennifer has very strong housing experience in management, void allocations, ASB, tenancy agreements, monitoring expenditure and estate development. She currently works as a Neighbourhood Housing Officer for Byker Community Trust and holds a BA Hons in Business Management, an FdA in Housing and Communities and is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH).
Meet the Team.

Anne-Marie Pearce - Development and Operations Manager
Anne-Marie joined Keelman Homes Ltd in June 2019 bringing strong commercial acumen and project management skills. She holds a BSc (Hons) in Architectural Technology and her career so far has been focussed on new build housing in both the private and public sector. Anne-Marie’s achievements include successfully leading on design and securing planning permission on a major housing development in Gateshead and coordinating the delivery of several major housing developments across the North East for a national house builder. As Development and Operations Manager Anne-Marie manages the company’s day-to-day operations and leads on implementing the organisation’s vision and strategic plans with the aim of locally delivering and managing more affordable homes.

Jim Charlton - New Build Manager
Jim started his career with Gateshead Council in 1982 as a craft apprentice and has subsequently gained over 30 years of experience in the construction industry. He has held several key management roles both with Gateshead Council and The Gateshead Housing Company including Senior Building Surveyor, Procurement Manager, and Contract Administrator. Jim has been integral to the successful delivery of quality housing provision and other housing investment within Gateshead, including the award-winning Kibblesworth Village housing regeneration scheme and several other developments throughout his career, in partnership with private house builders and other delivery partners. Jim also holds qualifications including BSc (Hons) Construction Management, Professional Chartered Membership of the CIOB, and a Diploma in Home Inspection.

Yasmin Ellis - Development Support Assistant
Yasmin joined Keelman Homes in August 2018, bringing a passion to help, build and succeed. In her previous position as a Senior Case Handler of the investigation of fraudulent sales, she embraced additional roles such as Inclusion and Diversity Ambassador and Communications Representative. She also holds three years of charity fundraising experience, completed while studying for her BA in Social Sciences. With a focus on successful project completion, Yasmin provides all aspects of administration in connection with the delivery of planned new build and refurbishment programmes.
Lorna Longstaff – Trainee Accountant
Lorna began her career in finance when she joined The Gateshead Housing Company in 2011, to work within the Accountancy Department. She has since gone on to become AAT qualified and began studying a CIMA qualification in January 2018. Lorna began working with Keelman Homes in November 2018 as Trainee Accountant. She provides financial support and advice in relation to the viability of potential new build and refurbishment programmes and ensures current programmes run to budget. She also prepares financial reporting information for senior management and the Board and is responsible for all financial aspects of the day-to-day running of the business.

Neil Bouch - Company Secretary
Neil has been our Company Secretary since December 2018. Neil has worked for The Gateshead Housing Company and Gateshead Council since 2001. He is currently Interim Managing Director at The Gateshead Housing Company.
News.
Apply now for shared ownership homes at High View, Blaydon
We are now taking applications for our beautiful new shared ownership homes at High View, Blaydon. There are 2 and 3-bed homes available with just a £3,437 deposit. High View Sage 2-bed bungalow floor plan High View Saltwel 3-bed house floor plan Help to Buy also include available house types and floor plans on their… Read the full article →
Complaints and Compliments Policy
Introduction Keelman Homes is committed to providing excellent homes and housing services to the people of Gateshead, and we work hard to make sure that we meet the high standards we set ourselves wherever possible. Compliments from our customers tell us what we are doing well. When something goes wrong, feedback from complaints allows us… Read the full article →
Apply now for ‘Rent to Buy’ homes at High View, Blaydon
We are now taking applications for our beautiful new Rent to Buy homes at High View, Blaydon. There are two 2-bed houses and two 3-bed houses. High View Halstead 2-bed house floorplan High View Kendal 3-bed house floorplan For an application pack, contact enquiries@keelmanhomes.co.uk What is Rent to Buy? Rent to Buy is designed to… Read the full article →