| Karbon Homes | |
| Type: | Housing association |
| Founded Date: | April 2017 |
| Location: | Multiple offices |
| Key People: | Sir David Bell (chairman), Paul Fiddaman (group chief executive)[1] |
| Area Served: | Northern England, United Kingdom |
| Revenue: | £100 million (2024) |
| Num Employees: | 1,000 (2024) |
Karbon Homes is a housing association in the United Kingdom, formed in 2017 as a merger between Cestria Community Housing and Isos Housing. The organisation owns more than 30,000 properties and houses over 80,000 people in Northern England.
Karbon Homes additionally own 54North Homes, a separate entity who provide social housing in Leeds and York.
Karbon Homes, formerly Isos Housing and Cestria Community Housing was formed in April 2017[2]
In 2020, it was announced Sir David Bell, the vice-chancellor and chief executive of the University of Sunderland would join the board as chairman.[3]
In 2021, Karbon Homes acquired 1,800 homes as part of its acquisition of the Byker Community Trust housing association.[4] The Byker Community Trust manage 1,800 properties in Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne - including the Byker Wall.[5]
Leazes Homes - an arms-length organisation of Newcastle City Council joined Karbon Homes in 2024 as a wholly owned subsidiary.