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Bellway offers up to £40,000 towards new homes across West Midlands

Bellway is offering a range of flexible benefits worth up to £40,000 to anyone looking to buy a new home in the West Midlands this spring. The offer forms part of Bellway’s ‘Feels like home’ campaign, which highlights the benefits of buying a new energy-efficient home and making it your own. The campaign showcases Bellway’s […]

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New research reveals electrical safety knowledge gap putting homeowners at risk, warns NICEIC

One in seven homeowners have ignored potentially dangerous electrical faults – like constant tripping, broken switches and flickering lights. A poll of 2,000 adults who own a property found 22 per cent have a “I’ll worry about it tomorrow” attitude to such problems. With 22 per cent not having had their electrics checked by a

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LOVELL SECURES NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME SITE TO DELIVER MIXED-TENURE COMMUNITY

LEADING partnerships developer Lovell has officially exchanged contracts for the acquisition of a prime residential site at Hoon Avenue, signalling a significant investment in the West Midlands’ housing market. The exchange was initiated through an open-market process by Staffordshire County Council, underscoring a commitment to self-funded growth by Lovell as well as showcasing its ability

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Rediscovered Midlands heritage vegetables being saved from extinction – revealed at Gardeners’ World Live

Rare varieties of vegetables discovered in the Midlands region are set to be showcased at one of the UK’s biggest gardening shows in Birmingham. The Heritage Seed Library, part of sustainable gardening charity Garden Organic, has issued a call to gardeners from Central England to bring their veg seeds to a ‘Big Seed Search Live’ event, every

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Innovative AI solution set to boost prevention of early rent arrears

The council has set out plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen early intervention and reduce the risk of tenants experiencing serious financial difficulty with their rent. The new software will enable the council to better identify “early warning” patterns in tenant payment behaviour, allowing for earlier and more targeted intervention aimed at helping

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Leek team to transform iconic textile mill into modern apartments

A team with roots in the Staffordshire Moorlands is breathing new life into an iconic Leek textile mill, converting the derelict building into nearly 30 modern apartments. The architects, consultants and contractors working on the project – as well as the building’s owner – all either grew up in Leek or the surrounding area, or

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A WOMBOURNE WELCOME: NEW COMMUNITY TO OFFER 121 HOMES SURROUNDED BY GREEN SPACE

MORE than 120 new homes will be built to support housing demand in Wombourne, now that partnership housing expert Lovell has been given the green light on planning approval and a Section 106 agreement with South Staffordshire District Council.   The 121 homes will include 40% affordable housing, with 25 for social rent and 24

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Bellway reveals plans for new homes and public open space on former military hospital site in Hixon

Bellway has put forward detailed plans to remove derelict military hospital buildings on a site in the Staffordshire village of Hixon and provide 86 new homes and green open spaces. The application for the 10-acre site off St Peters View was validated on Friday 13 March by Stafford Borough Council, which will now consult on

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Interest free housing repairs loans up to £30,000 set to be offered to residents

Stoke-on-Trent residents could soon be able to access affordable home-improvement loans to help them make essential repairs and adaptations to their properties. The loans, set to be offered under the Housing Renewal Assistance Policy 2021-2026, would be a major step to improve housing conditions across the city and could also help bring empty properties back

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