GM Mayor Burnham calls for immediate Government funding to house all homeless people
THE Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham has urged the Government to provide funding to house all homeless people as
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Unity welcomes residents to new Cleckheaton housing scheme
A former derelict site close to Cleckheaton town centre has been transformed into an “affordable” housing development by Leeds-based Unity
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Leeds residents benefit from £36m district heating network
ALMOST 800 homes in Leeds have now been connected to the city’s ‘Leeds PIPES’ district heating network, allowing residents to
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Shelter calls for better coronavirus protection for families stuck in emergency accommodation
MORE must be done to protect homeless families in emergency accommodation from the the coronavirus, the head of Shelter has
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Leeds museums and galleries donate food to NHS staff
MUSEUMS and galleries across Leeds have offered their support to NHS workers on the front line of the coronavirus outbreak
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Northstone starts work on debut scheme of 150 homes in Bolton
THE Northern-based placemaker and homebuilder Northstone has begun construction work on its first development in Bolton. The Peel L&P subsidiary,
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First Words With: Julia Unwin – Know your place, social housing
Speaking at a housing summit in Manchester, Julia Unwin CBE made a powerful case for civil society’s vital role in
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Government to ban evictions of social and private renting tenants during Covid-19 crisis
EMERGENCY legislation is being introduced that will ban any new evictions of social or private rented sector tenants for the
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NHF seeks to allay tenants’ eviction fears as coronavirus pressure mounts
THE National Housing Federation (NHF) has sought to reassure millions of social tenants they will not lose their home if
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Government announces £3.2m of emergency funding to help rough sleepers contain coronavirus
THE Government has announced £3.2 million of emergency funding for local authorities to help rough sleepers self-isolate and prevent the
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ForHousing starts work on £4.9 million social housing scheme in Salford
A housing association is building 39 social rent homes in Eccles, Salford, in a development worth £4.9 million. ForHousing, part
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Scrutiny committee is the future of tenant engagement, claims Salix Homes
A Salford housing association claims to have given its tenants a “real voice” in the running of the business, with
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Torus gets the green light to redevelop historic Allerton Fire and Police Station
A Liverpool fire and police station that was immortalised in the classic Beatles song Penny Lane is set to gain
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More must be done to safeguard private renters and rough sleepers from Covid-19 risks
THE potential impact of coronavirus on private renters has provoked calls for action from homelessness charities and landlords alike. Landlords
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Hyndburn Mayor breaks ground on £7.4m Oswaldtwistle housing scheme
THE Mayor of Hyndburn has officially broken ground on a £7.4million housing development in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. Great Places Housing Group
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