Forest of Dean based Two Rivers Housing and London and South East based Thames Valley Housing Association are the latest organisations to begin using V3a to assist them test, measure, and improve the Value for Money of services.
Like many housing organisations in the current economic climate, Two Rivers Housing, who currently manage around 3,700 homes in Gloucestershire and Herefordshire  and aim to develop 100 homes per annum, were looking for something to help them identify value for money improvements and improve transparency.

In an article published in The Guardian, Peter Hall suggests that DLO's offer marginally better value for money, but geographic factors are probably more significant, and Joint Ventures are a potential best of both worlds approach worth pursuing.