Jan 14
Stoke-on-Trent rents rocket for council tenantsRENT charges for council tenants in the Potteries have soared by 21 per cent above inflation since the turn of the millennium, according to new Government figures. Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s average weekly charge for tenants rose from £38.27 to £60.66, between 1999 and 2012. Rent for a council property would …
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Dec 10
Council house rents in Stoke-on-Trent have rocketed by 25% since Labour took the leadership of the city council, and the beginning of the recession, with rents set to rise by an average of 3.86% from April 2013. This follows a rise last year of 6.91% and 6.69% the previous year. The current rate of inflation …
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Sep 25
A survey paid for by council tenants to the tune of £118,000 will not be released to them by Labour controlled Stoke-on-Trent City Council in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act. Information control officers claim releasing the results would create “an increase in customer enquiries relating to when improvements will be …
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May 17
Number of completed homes in 2011 less than half what government admits is required annually to meet demand
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Apr 26
Plans to move residents outside of London are the result of cuts to councils’ budgets and the ending of rent controls in the 1980s
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Apr 25
Affordable homes are being demolished, while the budget for new builds is halved and the building industry stagnates
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Nov 13
Vulnerable homeless people face an astonishing shift in housing policy
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by eJay
November 13, 2012
Councils will now be considered to have fulfilled their duty to homeless people by helping them rent from private landlords
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