Housing

The winner of a clean air pledge competition will be presented with a new bike by Clean Air Superheroes Travis the Time Traveller and Fiona Freeze. Destina Mandala, 5, won the competition held by Stoke-on-Trent City Council with her pledge to “Get more exercise on bikes”. Pledges were entered at the Clean Air Superheroes exhibition in the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery and also online. When the competition closed on 17 April a total of 305 pledges had been received.

By Pits'n'Pots Reporter. Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s cabinet is to consider a proposal to force the sale of long-term empty homes so they can be brought back into use. The council would seek a court order to recover unpaid council tax debt where homes have been empty for at least six months. The proposal is to be considered by the city council’s cabinet at its meeting on Wednesday, 9 September. The aim is to en

By Mike Rawlins Housing Minister John Healey has announced today that funding for the building of over 11,000 new homes has been released.  The building project will help regenerate 10 of the most deprived areas in the UK and help generate around 20,000 jobs in the construction industry.   Mr Healey announced a major £1.7 billion cash boost for ten local authorities in six regions under the housing private finance initiative (PFI) that will allow them to deliver 4,500 new or improved council

By Tony Walley. Housing Support for struggling families during the economic downturn Championing further plans to provide quality and affordable housing a cross Stoke-on-Trent While families are struggling with the economic downturn, it is more vital than ever to ensure that people receive the necessary support to ensure they don’t lose their homes. The support the Labour Government is putting in place for all families and households includes free access to key advice and negotiation of s

By Tony Walley The number of repossessed homes soared by 68% last year as the recession left many people struggling to pay their mortgage, new figures show.

A scheme to build 46 affordable homes in Meir has been agreed by councillors. Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Development Control Committee members at a meeting on Tuesday morning, approved plans to build the homes behind Lyme Road, Meir. The development will provide two bedroom homes for the elderly, three and four bedroom family homes and two bedroom flats.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council will consider a 5.9% increase in council housing rent for 2009 at the full city council meeting on 29 January 2009.