Housing news
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2 November 2011
Residents urged to come forward for free insulation
Manchester residents are being invited to slash hundreds of pounds off their heating bills this winter by applying for free or discounted insulation.
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18 August 2011
Rioters face second wave of punishments
Looters who took part in last week’s riots in Manchester city centre are being warned that their punishments won’t end with criminal sentences.
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26 July 2011
Eco friendly artwork sends out warm message
Artwork inspired by methods of making the city’s homes more environmentally friendly is going on display.
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23 June 2011
London landlord faces fine over licensing failure
A London based landlord, with a property in Harpurhey, has been fined over £1300 for flouting laws that require her to obtain a licence.
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11 April 2011
Eviction for family who terrorised neighbours
A family who subjected their community to years of anti-social and criminal behaviour has been evicted from their home after losing a legal fight at the Supreme Court.
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29 November 2010
Work starts on new council homes in West Gorton
Work to build 171 new council homes in West Gorton - the first family council homes to be built in Manchester for more than 20 years - starts on Tuesday 30 November 2010.
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19 November 2010
Kestrel blight takes flight
An eyesore former pub and two derelict shops will be demolished and the site incorporated into a housing development which is contributing to the regeneration of North Manchester.
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8 October 2010
Spread of shared houses to be controlled
Manchester City Council is introducing a legal order to stop areas of the city being overrun by the spread of shared houses, following a change in the law.
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27 September 2010
Homes transfer heralds £4 million of improvements
Tenants in almost 150 homes in West Gorton are set to benefit from £4 million worth of improvements as they are transferred to a new landlord from Monday 27 September.
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20 August 2010
Social housing providers sign up to shared standards
Tens of thousands of social housing tenants across Manchester can expect consistent levels of service from their landlords thanks to a ground-breaking agreement.
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18 March 2010
Work starts on first Manchester City Council homes in more than 20 years
Work starts this week on a £4.2m project to build 32 new council homes in north Manchester, the first in the city in more than 20 years.
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25 February 2010
Major new housing regeneration plans for North Manchester
North Manchester residents are being invited to find out about important plans for more than 400 affordable family homes in Harpurhey and Moston.
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18 September 2009
Nuisance neighbour evicted
A man who made his neighbours' lives a misery for two years has been evicted this week following action by Manchester City Council in partnership with Adactus Housing Association.
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9 September 2009
Manchester City Council to build new homes after scooping national competition
For the first time in 24 years Manchester City Council is set to build new council homes costing £3.5 million after winning a national social housing competition.
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3 August 2009
Boost for east Manchester housing schemes
Five east Manchester housing schemes are earmarked for a share of a £25 million grant from a Government scheme aimed at re-starting stalled developments that have been affected by the recession.
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23 April 2009
Government help for council means lower rent rise for 17,000
The rent increase for more than 17,000 tenants of Manchester City Council homes will be cut by almost half thanks to extra help from the Government.
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18 July 2008
AGMA selected as Housing Growth Point
The Minister for Housing and Planning, Caroline Flint, today announced that Greater Manchester has been selected as a Housing Growth Point.
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4 June 2008
Housing transfer brings £92 million of home improvements
Thousands of pounds worth of home improvements can now start on each of 4,250 former Manchester council homes after they switched ownership to a new not-for-profit landlord.
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27 March 2008
Woman tenant loses property after court action
Thirty-two-year-old Jacqueline McKew of Meadow Walk, Bredbury, has had her tenancy ended after court action by Manchester City Council.
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20 March 2008
Tenants say Yes to Eastlands Homes
Thousands of council tenants in East Manchester will benefit from major improvements to their homes after a vote in favour of transferring to Eastlands Homes.
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22 February 2008
Tenants urged to use transfer vote
Around 5,300 council tenants are being encouraged to have their say in the ballot on the proposed transfer to not-for-profit organisation Eastland Homes.
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21 February 2008
Maine chance to name streets
Manchester residents are being given the chance to name new streets on the site of Manchester City FC's former Maine Road stadium.
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7 February 2008
Exciting changes planned for Brunswick
Local residents were invited to a view and comment on a display of the outline proposals put forward by three private partnerships bidding for the £100 million regeneration scheme for Brunswick.
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28 November 2007
Homes hand-over starts £100 million improvements
Improvements to 6,000 Council homes in south Manchester costing more than £100 million began yesterday (26 November 2007) as a housing trust took over their management from Manchester City Council.
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8 November 2007
Tenants say Yes to homes transfer
Stockport overspill estate tenants voted Yes to transferring their homes to a new landlord.
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18 October 2007
Eastlands Homes chosen as new proposed landlord for East transfer
Tenant representatives and Councillors have chosen Eastlands Homes as the new proposed landlord to own and manage council homes in Rusholme, Longsight, Gorton North and South, Ardwick and Levenshulme.
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7 September 2007
Noisy tenant loses home
Twenty five year old Rui Da Silva, of Tollesbury Close, Collyhurst, has lost his tenancy exactly two years after he moved in after a county court judge found he had persistently caused noise nuisance.
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8 August 2007
Tenants in line for home improvements after giving thumbs up to homes transfer
Council tenants in Fallowfield, Hulme, Moss Side, and Whalley Range, will share a £92 million home-improvement package.
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7 August 2007
Plans approved for monastery housing scheme
The detailed plans for Gorton Monastery Village in Gorton, east Manchester have been approved by Manchester City Council, giving the go-ahead for work to start on site.
