Category: Housing

257 Housing posts found.

Eligible for the Government’s Warm Homes Discount? Make sure you apply by 28 February

22/02/2023
Rising living costs

The Government’s Warm Homes Discount is a £150 reduction on energy bills. It is available to people who receive the Guarantee Credit…

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Be aware of scams relating to energy bills support, residents warned

22/02/2023
Exclamation mark scam alert

Shropshire Council and their partners are warning people to be wary of scams relating to the Government’s Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative…

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Forget the Oscars, here come the LGC Awards…

21/02/2023
Laura Fisher

Shropshire Council is proud to announce that Laura Fisher, its hardworking, solution-delivering, team-leading, council-inspiring, caring and collaborative head of housing, resettlement and…

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News from our partners: Cookery classes on the menu as community kitchen and housing organisation join forces

16/02/2023
People at a table in a community kitchen, looking at the camera and smiling

Tenants with a Shropshire housing organisation are being given the chance to cook up a treat at a series of free workshops…

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Councillors make recommendations for tackling poor quality building work

03/02/2023
A row of houses

A group of councillors set up last November [2022] to scrutinise longstanding concerns and complaints from residents on new housing developments has…

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Applications for refurbished bikes now open for Shropshire’s Ukrainian refugees  

02/02/2023
People at Shropshire Cycle Hub

Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion of their country and currently residing in the Shropshire Council area will be able to apply for…

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Census 2021 data: housing, and car ownership

13/01/2023
Council’s Trading Standards given powers to crackdown on rogue letting agencies

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published the next phase of Census 2021 topic summaries for England and Wales, focusing on…

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News from our partners: Developer granted permission to build 23 homes in Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury

05/01/2023
The Oaklands, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury photos

News from our partners Cornovii Developments Limited A total of 23 new homes are to be constructed in Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury by…

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Plans for doubling council tax for owners of second homes, to help ease housing pressures 

03/01/2023

People who own second homes in Shropshire are due to face a doubling in council tax from 2024 to help ease housing…

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Appeal to private landlords to offer tenancy to those in need

14/12/2022
Houses illustration

Shropshire Council is looking to work with more private landlords to help reduce homelessness across the county. Over the past few years,…

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