Welcome to Gentoo

We are a housing association that provides homes for more than 60,000 people.

Gentoo Building Doxford Park

We’re bringing services direct to you

You told us you wanted more accessible, face-to-face support and we listened. Speak to us in person about rent, your tenancy, repairs, money support, wellbeing and more!

We’ll be visiting neighbourhoods and community hotspots across Sunderland all summer long.

Featured article

We're investing £44 million to improve more than 4,000 homes in Sunderland

21 May 2025

We've announced one of the largest investment programmes in Sunderland, which will see more than 4,000 homes across the city benefit from home improvements throughout 2025/26. 

The multi-million-pound investment plan will see thousands of customers benefit from home improvement works,......

Latest news

Garden with house in the background
18 June 2025

Ready, Set, Grow! Win prizes in our annual gardening competition

We’re excited to invite green-fingered enthusiasts across Wearside to take part in our gardening ...

16 June 2025

We’re hitting the road with a new mobile housing hub to bring services direct to customers

We have launched a brand-new mobile housing hub designed to bring services directly to customers ...