Top Apprentices honoured at Incommunities Awards
Submitted by kirsten on 8 March, 2010 - 16:25.Each year the housing group's talented construction trainees are celebrated at these prestigious awards.
The apprentices come from a range of different trades including joinery, plumbing, bricklaying, plastering and electrical work. Each one follows a high quality structured training programme which combines college-based training with on the job learning working alongside Incommunities' experienced trades people.
Spectrum secures £16M for West Midlands developments
Submitted by kirsten on 8 March, 2010 - 16:19.Spectrum Development Partnership, a consortium of ten west midlands affordable housing providers led by West Mercia Housing Group, has been granted £8.5m from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) for a development in Perryfields, Bromsgrove, and £7.2m for a development in Essington, South Staffordshire.
The Bromsgrove-based scheme will be part funded and delivered by Spectrum members bdht and West Mercia Housing Group.
National Award for Western Challenge Housing officer
Submitted by kirsten on 8 March, 2010 - 16:06.Annette is one of three people to have won this award. In addition to the prestigious title of National Neighbourhood Justice BTEC Student of the year the winners will participate in a five-day, all expenses paid, study visit to New York, USA in February 2010.
Cross Keys announces rent charges for 2010
Submitted by kirsten on 8 March, 2010 - 16:04.The decrease in rent for 4,365 tenants is due to September 2009's negative level of inflation of -1.4 per cent which is the figure all housing associations use to determine their increase percentage.
Ealing Tenant ordered to leave after making neighbours' lives a misery
Submitted by kirsten on 8 March, 2010 - 16:02.A2Dominion obtained a court order instructing the tenant to leave after receiving numerous reports of anti-social behaviour. Complaints about the tenant, who lived at an A2Dominion flat in Ramsay Road, Acton, included threatening behaviour, noise nuisance and alleged drug-related issues.
Progress Resident's invention could help millions
Submitted by kirsten on 8 March, 2010 - 16:00.Bill Austin's Stair Aid device got its official launch at Prospect Homes Group headquarters on Wharf Street in Blackburn to show its potential in keeping people active and independent in their own homes without the need for expensive stairlifts.
Incommunities launches new home finder service
Submitted by kirsten on 8 March, 2010 - 15:31.homes will replace bradford homehunter and is designed to better meet customers needs whilst continuing to offer choice.
It will offer rented homes with Incommunities and other housing associations, shared ownership properties and approved private rented homes.
Cross Keys Homes offers a lifeline
Submitted by kirsten on 8 March, 2010 - 11:57.The report, Under Pressure, says most councils do not know enough about the costs of their ageing populations. It also suggests they may miss the savings that could be made from preventative services and better work with other organisations.


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