Clash Erupts Over Dudley Council's Plan to Sell “Too Expensive to Repair” Homes Friday, April 3, 2026 dudley council housing repairs tenancy conservative committee property finance dispute A fierce debate unfolded at Dudley’s Housing and Assets Scrutiny Committee over proposals to sell vacant council homes deemed too costly to repair. The dispute highlighted deep divisions among council members regarding the … Read More
Dudley’s Tough Tenancy Policy Faces Challenges Amid Policing Limitations Thursday, April 2, 2026 dudley tenancy eviction antisocial behaviour policy housing enforcement police druguse Dudley Council’s recent plans to evict tenants engaged in anti-social behaviour (ASB) are running into challenges, with officers warning of barriers in enforcing the new tough policy. At the March meeting of the Housing and … Read More
Urgent Calls for Housing Associations and Councils in West Midlands to Collaborate and Prevent Homelessness Wednesday, April 1, 2026 homelessness housing westmidlands councils housingassociations eviction prevention collaboration arrears intervention Members of the West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA) Overview and Scrutiny Committee have issued urgent calls for closer cooperation between housing associations and local councils to prevent homelessness across the … Read More
Council Expresses Sympathy as Birmingham Family Faces No-Fault Eviction Amid Housing Crisis Tuesday, March 31, 2026 eviction birmingham housing homelessness council rental crisis disability affordability erdington Birmingham City Council has expressed sympathy for a family of four facing eviction from their private rental home during the ongoing UK housing crisis. Fay and Anthony Bonas, along with their two daughters, have been served … Read More
‘We’re Good Birmingham Tenants - Now We’re Being Evicted and Could Be Sent to Wales’ Sunday, March 29, 2026 eviction housing tenants birmingham erdington council homelessness privaterenting disability relocation A worried family of four in Erdington is facing eviction in just weeks after receiving a s.21 no-fault eviction notice from their private landlord. Fay and Anthony Bonas, along with their two young children aged one and six, … Read More
Shirley Sports Club Secures Retrospective Approval for Outdoor Exercise Area Sunday, March 29, 2026 retrospective planning exercise fitness solihull sportsclub shirley bootcamp housing community sport Solihull planners have granted retrospective permission to Old Edwardians Sports Club (OESC) Ltd in Shirley for an outdoor exercise area constructed on a previously unused grassy space. The Streetsbrook Road-based club, known … Read More