Southway Housing Trust is a community-based social landlord and registered provider of social housing, established in 2007 following a stock transfer from Manchester City Council. 3413 Its registered office is in Manchester, and it provides affordable housing and neighbourhood services across south Manchester and parts of Greater Manchester. 712 The organisation manages more than 6,500 homes, concentrated in areas including Burnage, Chorlton, Didsbury and Withington. 121
Its work includes managing and improving homes, providing housing services, and supporting neighbourhoods through community investment and local partnerships. 1213 Its neighbourhood services include responses to antisocial behaviour, hate crime and domestic abuse, grounds maintenance, and initiatives shaped with residents. 12 Southway’s executive team is led by chief executive John Bowker, who took up the role in July 2024. 11
In October 2026, Southway’s board approved a merger with Wythenshawe Community Housing Group after a 10-week resident consultation. 1 The combined organisation is expected to bring together 21,000 homes and initially operate under the name Southway Wythenshawe Homes. 1 Bowker is to become its chief executive, with WCHG chair Nick Crofts becoming chair of the new entity. 1 The planned merger expands Southway’s reach while remaining focused on communities in the south of Manchester and surrounding areas. 1