Housing

View article Councillors to discuss plans to create additional permanent and temporary provision for travellers

Councillors to discuss plans to create additional permanent and temporary provision for travellers

Plans to create additional permanent provision for travellers in Hull, as well as a new adjacent temporary stopping site, will be discussed by councillors this month. The new facilities would be created next to an existing site on Bedford Street and a new adjacent site on Mount Pleasant. The new provision would meet the requirements […]

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View article Hull City Council joins network of local authorities in tackling and preventing homelessness

Hull City Council joins network of local authorities in tackling and preventing homelessness

Hull City Council, working alongside other local authorities, is joining a new collaborative network called the What Works Community, to improve response to homelessness and reduce the use of temporary accommodation. The What Works Community will provide a space for councils to develop ideas, network with peers and receive world-class guidance on improving their homelessness […]

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View article Abandoned home seized by local authority after ten years of anti-social behaviour

Abandoned home seized by local authority after ten years of anti-social behaviour

An abandoned home in West Hull has been seized by the local authority after standing empty for over ten years. Hull City Council has secured the enforced sale of an abandoned nuisance property in West Hull, following complaints by neighbouring residents, and action brought by the private housing environmental health team and legal services. The […]

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View article Hull City Council wins prestigious housing award

Hull City Council wins prestigious housing award

Hull City Council has won a prestigious housing award for its delivery of sustainable homes. The local authority won Sustainability project of the year at the UK Housing Awards for its Decarbonisation/Energy Efficiency Programme. The award recognises the council’s unique targeted approach to reducing fuel poverty and tackling climate change through its decarbonisation agenda as […]

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View article How Hull is giving a glimpse into future of low-carbon housing

How Hull is giving a glimpse into future of low-carbon housing

A glimpse into the future of low-carbon housing will be shown by a new partnership between the University of Hull and Hull City Council. Energy and sustainability experts at the university will work alongside the council to develop a project to demonstrate at full scale the potential of new technology designed to decarbonise the heating […]

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View article Hull City Council awarded £798K for supported housing work

Hull City Council awarded £798K for supported housing work

Hull City Council has been successful in its bid to become one of five local councils in England participating in a review of the quality and value for money of non-commissioned supported housing. Non-commissioned supported housing is market led accommodation for vulnerable people where the support and accommodation is overseen by a private landlord and […]

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View article Hull City Council awarded £730,000 to continue tackling homelessness

Hull City Council awarded £730,000 to continue tackling homelessness

Hull City Council has been awarded £730,000 to continue to tackle homelessness in the city as it marks World Homelessness Day on Saturday 10 October. Working in partnership with Hull Clinical Commissioning Group and other service providers, the local authority has made a successful bid to the Government’s Next Steps accommodation programme to help people […]

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View article Hull City Council wins national award for social housing initiative

Hull City Council wins national award for social housing initiative

Hull City Council has won the Best Social Housing Initiative award in the sought-after MJ Awards, sponsored by the leading local government magazine Municipal Journal. The awards are the Oscars of local government recognition, with councils nationwide competing against each other. Hull City Council won for its initiative to develop effective ways of helping people […]

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View article Hull City Council appoints Nicholas Harne as new head of housing

Hull City Council appoints Nicholas Harne as new head of housing

Hull City Council has appointed Nicholas Harne as its new Assistant Director for Neighbourhoods and Housing. Nic takes over from Dave Richmond, who has left the authority to join St Leger Homes in Doncaster as chief executive. Nic has an excellent track record in housing development and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience relating […]

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View article Three Hull infrastructure projects to receive £9.5m

Three Hull infrastructure projects to receive £9.5m

Three infrastructure schemes designed to kickstart the region’s economy have received full funding commitments from the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). The LEP board has committed £9.5m to the projects across Hull and East Yorkshire to stimulate the Humber’s economy over the next 18 months. The three infrastructure projects are being supported by Humber LEP’s […]

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