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City West win Women in Construction award City West Housing Trust is celebrating after scooping a gong at this year’s Women in Construction Awards for its innovative approach to recruiting women into the industry.During the ceremony, which took place yesterday (March 11), the Skills Training Programme run by City West Works, the Salford-based housing association’s skills and training centre, picked up the award for the Most Innovative Development Programme. City West Works opened its doors to trainees in August 2009. In jus... ( Click for More Information ) Shelter: 'Government has broken promise to... The Government has reneged on its commitment to update the 1935 overcrowding standard, housing charity Shelter claimed today. In a... Top awards for Salford's housing services Salford City Council’s Homes Improvement Agency has been recognised for its outstanding achievement in helping residents to live i... Services for Salford residents are a... Housing landlord Salix Homes has picked up national awards for tackling antisocial behaviour in central Salford and keeping commun... Salford Landlord faces bill to repay... A Salford landlord prosecuted for failing to get a licence for a property he rented has been ordered to pay back more than £6,000 ... Thousands take advantage of 'incredibly popular'... Nearly 55,000 vouchers have been snapped up under the Government’s Boiler Scrappage scheme, the Department of Energy and Climate C... Camelot to offer 'over the counter'... National Lottery operator Camelot has unveiled plans to offer 'over the counter' bill payments through its terminal network. Camel... LPC Living sees confidence from a... Salford based developer and regeneration specialist, LPC Living, has reported increased confidence and interest from buyers at its... Number of first-time buyers hits two-year... The number of first-time buyers getting on to the property ladder hit a two-year high during December as people rushed to beat the... Healey defiant as home repossession comments... A Government minister dismissed calls for an apology after he said the "best thing" for some people was to have their homes reposs... Salford housing company supports community-spirited car... By: Mark Bright Staff at Salix Homes are combining their car service with doing their bit for the community. The company, which... Poverty campaigners slam Government over... Poverty campaigners today hit out at the Government, claiming it failed to get cold weather payments to thousands of the UK's most... City West Salford offer free DIY... City West have announced a free DIY course, which is open to local residents, details of which are listed below. DIY Skills C... Salix Homes transforming Central Salford's neighbourhoods... Salix Homes has mounted a major transformation programme designed to radically improve the services it provides to customers while... FSA unveils new rules to protect... The City watchdog today set out new rules to help protect homeowners who fall behind with their mortgage. The Financial Services A... Crackdown on home sale-and-rent-back schemes Companies offering controversial sale-and-rent-back schemes will be banned from using exploitative advertising and high-pressure s... Salford Council to stick on tax... Salford residents will not be asked to pay more for their council services this year if a zero per cent rise in council tax is app... New Government cash to replace your... Worsley MP Barbara Keeley is encouraging people in Worsley and Eccles South to take advantage of the Government’s new Boiler Scrap... Contour awarded Place Mark Recognition It is a great start to the New Year for housing and regeneration business Contour Housing Group. The company has been approved by... Home Insurance Broker Offers Frozen Pipe... As freezing conditions continue across Greater Manchester, homeowners are being advised to safeguard their pipes from freezing. Wi... Affordability still an issue for struggling... The plight of struggling first-time buyers worsened during 2009 as house prices started to rise again and mortgage lending remaine... UK house prices stalled in December... House prices stalled during December as the number of new buyers entering the market fell for the first time in 11 months, figures... Manchester Salford Pathfinder receives £42 million... Funding confirmed by the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) today will enable the long-term regeneration of inn... Hampers for Higher Broughton by Mark Bright The Hill Street Residents Association in Higher Broughton played host to Hazel Blears MP and Mike Creamer, Chief Ex... CIH issues call to action on... Housing experts are encouraging as many people as possible around the UK to make their views known on the future of Housing Benefi... '2.5 million council houses sold' under... Around 2.5 million council houses have been sold since the Right-to-Buy scheme was first created 30 years ago, research showed tod... Salix Homes shines in customer service... Housing company Salix Homes has achieved national recognition for the level of customer service it provides residents. The organis... Government pledges smart meters 'in every... Energy suppliers will be responsible for installing "smart meters" for gas and electricity in all homes by 2020 under final plans ... Households to benefit from cut in... Households will see a £3 fall in average water bills to £340 before inflation over the next five years, industry regulator Ofwat s... North West’s Kickstart first at New... Housing Minister John Healey visited New Broughton in Salford today (26.11.09) as it is the first North West scheme supported by t... Healey: All new homes legally required... Housing Minister John Healey today confirmed that the UK will be the first country in the world to require zero carbon homes as a ... Higher Broughton homes to get £3.75m... by Mark Bright More than 300 homes in Higher Broughton are to get a £3.75 million facelift courtesy of Salford City Council. Th... Campaign launched to help social housing... A campaign to help people living in social housing insure their belongings was launched by an insurance trade body recently. The A... New Energy Bill 'to help poorest... New powers and clearer legislation will provide support for energy consumers, giving a greater amount of help to the poorest and m... New £10 million funding to train... Up to ten thousand front-line staff and community champions are to receive training and support to help tackle anti-social behavio... Housing staff help volunteers to In... Housing staff have helped green-fingered volunteers to scoop a regional win for their floral displays in Seedley and Langworthy at... Winter Freeze Puts Pressure on Homes During the winter months there is always steep increase in home insurance claims, many of which are related to issues with frozen ... Pink tutu'd fairies run for Contour... by Mark Bright Fairies in pink tutus have been spotted running around Salford Quays. They will be a familiar sight to anyone lo... Salford's property revival Manchester's neighbour is key to the government's report on the impact of the credit crunch on northern regeneration. Excerpt f... Empty homes in Irlam given new... RUN DOWN former Council houses in two Irlam streets have been given a new lease of life after City West Housing Trust invested £1.... Property prices increase Property prices rose by 0.4% during October to take the annual rate into positive territory for the first time since last March, f... UK social housing tenants at risk... Low take up of home contents insurance by social housing tenants in the UK could be a disaster waiting to happen, claims leading i... Salix Homes changes and update contacts Services for Salix Homes tenants are changing with new ways for people to get in touch with their housing landlords. New office... Another £8m for Salford homes Salford's New Broughton development has been awarded £8m from the government to help provide affordable homes for local people. T... Ofgem warns of '£2,000-a-year' household energy... Household gas and electricity bills could reach £2,000 without drastic action to shore up the UK's energy supply, regulator Ofgem ... National Government Campaign Launched to Help... New website is launched to give practical support for struggling homeowners Latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders... Repossession help launched for Salford by Tom Rodgers Today the government launched a new programme across the Northwest, targeting areas like Salford, Bolton and Wigan,... Mortgage lending by major banks 'up... Mortgage lending by the major banks rose by 46% in August following a dip during the previous month, figures showed today. Net len... Households Put Their Home Insurance Policies... Millions of pet lovers across the UK are sacrificing home security and potentially invalidating their home insurance for the sake ... Building Skills for the Future -... Displaying Housing Items 1 - 50 of 50

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