Refurbishing May Place House

May Place House, at the Top of the Town, offers up to 20 emergency beds for single people at risk of homelessness, with residents referred to the service through our specialist outreach service and our homelessness team.

Support services for residents living at the facility are commissioned by us and funded by Hampshire County Council.

Following a Cabinet decision in March 2025, we have purchased the building from London and Quadrant Housing Trust, to protect the vital service.

Plans are underway to carry out an extensive refurbishment of the building. This would see May Place House modernised to provide a warm and welcoming space, including accessible rooms, en-suite bathrooms, additional kitchen areas and better communal areas, as well as improved office space where individuals can get one-to-one support.

Alongside plans for a comprehensive refurbishment, work to secure a specialist housing and support provider is currently underway.

The building will reopen after the refurbishment work has been completed, with alternative accommodation and support being offered for people who become homeless while work takes place.

As well as the accommodation provided at May Place House, residents also receive specialist support from partners in the Basingstoke and Deane Social Inclusion Partnership, which takes a collective approach to tackling homelessness in the borough.

This includes working closely with individuals to focus on their specific needs and address the often complex issues that have led to them becoming homeless, as well as supporting them as they look to move onto more permanent accommodation.

May Place - Proposed ground floor plan(PDF) [92 kb]

May Place - Proposed first floor plan(PDF) [966 kb]

May Place - Proposed second floor plan(PDF) [995 kb]