Tees Valley Housing has moved on significantly since the creation of Tees Valley Housing Association from the merger of Cleveland and Teesside Housing Association and Phoenix Housing Association in 1996, and the subsequent formation of Tees Valley Housing Group Tees Valley Housing is looking to increase the number of options given to current and future residents in terms of tenure in order to ensure that the package offered to them is truly affordable and suits the individual’s financial status An integral part of Tees Valley Housing’s approach to housing provision is to develop properties of varying tenure both with and without grant assistance from the Homes and Communities Agency Jim is a Tees Valley Housing resident and is also a member of the Company's Housing Advisory Panel, its main consultation body for residents On 1 April 2008, Tees Valley Housing became a partner in Fabrick Housing Group, which brings together Erimus Housing and Tees Valley Housing