People looking for affordable, flexible housing and residents living in Bury's neighbourhoods will benefit from new guidance adopted by Bury Council to support sustainable, inclusive growth across the borough.
The new Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) recognises the important role HMOs play in providing accommodation for young professionals, key workers,
Bury is playing its part in bringing up to 900 empty homes in Greater Manchester back to life by March 2015.
Great Places Housing Group has recently acquired the site of the former Tulle Court in Prestwich to build 18 family homes.
Residents are invited to five public meetings to discuss how Bury can best meet its housing needs for years to come.
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) visited Bury last week to see the first four empty properties that have been brought back into use by Bury Council and Six Town Housing as affordable housing for rent.
Bury Council, St Vincent’s Housing Association and Six Town Housing are working together on an exciting project to build nine new “affordable rent” properties in Bury.
Six Town Housing has funded a successful initiative to help local young people into employment in Bury. Six Town Housing funded a pilot project, teaming up with Clearaims, an organisation that uses various creative learning techniques to help young people back into education, employment and training.
Housing providers are being encouraged to join a new partnership and continue bringing affordable housing to the borough.
Six Town Housing has established a group of “Energy Champions” made of volunteer members of the community, who receive free specialised training to help spread the word to other tenants on how to save energy – and money.
Tenants and residents gathered together in Outwood Community Centre this week for a day of free family fun and involvement and to register their support for a proposed youth club.
This winter, Six Town Housing held a “Chip ‘n’ Skip” initiative, where they placed large skips around neighbourhoods in Radcliffe, Bury and brought a tree chipper to give tenants the opportunity to clear in and around their property.
Residents and landlords are being asked for their views on two housing policies being prepared by Bury Council.