Circle Housing will begin the process of collapsing its mammoth group structure into a single entity in September.
The 70,000-home housing association currently has nine individual associations with their own boards operating as part of the group.
Following a review by consultancy Campbell Tickell, it will scrap this federated structure and collapse the organisation into a single association.
In its financial statements, published last week, it said: “[Campbell Tickell] found that while our federated group structure – with nine single asset-owning entities working under the parent organisation – had delivered growth historically, it was no longer adequate for the current environment.
“Accordingly we are proposing to simplify the structure and move to a single housing association model. Together, we will have more flexibility to invest in areas where it is most needed, have faster decision-making and a stronger local focus which will allow us to provide better services.”