Housing

THE Council’s drive towards creating a net-zero carbon Reading by 2030 has been boosted by a successful £555,000 funding bid

READING Borough Council has begun a six-week public consultation today on a new affordable housing strategy which aims to benefit

RESIDENTS who volunteer their time to represent the interests of fellow council tenants were recognised at a special award ceremony.

A PROPOSED new Council housing scheme will provide 46 affordable homes and deliver an enhanced environment for new and existing

A SUCCESSFUL bid for extra funding to tackle rough sleeping has resulted in a £647,099 award to Reading Borough Council.

PROPOSALS to update a scheme for people who need to make adaptations to their homes are now out for consultation.

THE Council is working with its voluntary sector partners to ensure people who are homeless and sleeping rough can receive

Article from the Winter 2019 edition of Your Reading residents’ newsletter  ROUGH SLEEPING is a dangerous and isolating experience. People

A FREE Landlord Information Evening is being held at the Civic Offices later this month. All residential property landlords are

EXTRA help and support will be offered to people sleeping rough by the Council and its partners during the winter

A NEW guide directing homeless people to support services has been launched in Reading. The Council has worked with a

A COUNCIL bid for funding to build new affordable homes in Reading has been approved by Homes England. The £3.96m

TACKLING the problem of homelessness in Reading is the subject of a public consultation which launches today (Monday 5th August).

OVER the last two years the Council has adopted a successful early intervention approach which has led to a dramatic

HALF a million pounds has been awarded to Reading Borough Council to help prevent homelessness and reduce the number of

NEW four-bedroom houses in Reading Borough Council’s largest new residential development have been handed over by developers Hill. The affordable

EFFORTS to take action against rogue landlords in Reading have been given a £100,000 boost. Reading Borough Council has been

AN ANNUAL count of rough sleepers found 25 people bedded down on the streets of Reading on one night in

LANDLORDS of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) who have not yet registered their property with Reading Borough Council have until

EXTRA help and support is being offered to rough sleepers in Reading to ensure nobody needs to spend a night

THE first five homes to be completed at the Council’s flagship affordable house building project have been handed over to

FOLLOWING the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017 the Council and Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) have

A LANDLORD who ignored official notices to make essential improvements to his property has been handed fines and costs totalling

A FREE Landlord Information Evening is being held at the Civic Offices later this month. All property landlords are invited

ROUGH sleepers will once again be offered extra help and support by the Council and its partners during the winter

READING Borough Council is bidding for funding to build another 170 affordable new council homes in Reading. Reading is one

THE number of homeless households staying in temporary bed and breakfast accommodation in Reading has fallen dramatically following intensive efforts

A TOPPING out ceremony has been held to celebrate a milestone in the Council’s flagship affordable house building project. Reading

LANDLORDS who have to register Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) under new legislation can now do so through the Reading

A NEW way of delivering services to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless is launched in

MORE than half of a group of people who were previously sleeping rough and/or begging in Reading are now beginning

LANDLORDS of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) who were previously not required to licence their properties may have to do

A SUCCESSFUL bid for government funding will help the Council do more to reduce rough sleeping in the town. Reading

CONTRACTS have been awarded to organisations providing support services to homeless individuals and those at risk of becoming homeless in

A MANAGING Agent who failed to maintain a fire alarm system in a four-storey HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) has

A LANDLORD of an HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) who failed to take proper fire safety precautions has been left

RESIDENTS who volunteer their time to represent the interests of fellow council tenants were recognised at a special award ceremony.

TWO brothers who managed a house in multiple occupation (HMO) in Whitley have been handed fines and costs totalling £5,000

PROVISION of extra help for rough sleepers is being activated tonight (Wednesday 29th November) for the first time this winter.

WORK is under way on the construction of 57 new Council homes, in Tilehurst, as Reading Borough Council progresses with

NEW units which will provide temporary accommodation for homeless families in Reading have been delivered and are now being installed.

A HOME improvement agency service has slashed its backlog and cut waiting times after being brought back under direct control

PRIVATE landlords are being invited to sign up to the new Reading Rent with Confidence Scheme from 14th November 2017.

EIGHTY landlords attended the free Landlord Information Evening hosted by Reading Borough Council last week. There was an open invitation

PLANS are in place once again to provide extra help to rough sleepers during the winter months when overnight temperatures

Homes for Reading Press Release A NEW socially responsible housing company has welcomed its first tenants. Homes for Reading was

A FREE Landlord Information Evening is being held at the Civic Offices later this month. All property landlords are invited

A ROADSHOW giving advice and information to private tenants and landlords will be travelling around the borough during Private Sector

NEW ways of delivering support services to individuals who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless are to be

A LANDLORD of an HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) who failed to take proper fire safety precautions has been left

A MANAGER of an HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) has been ordered to pay a fine and costs totalling £5,194

WORK on the installation of 28 temporary homes in Lowfield Road is to start after Easter. The self-contained units on

THE landlord of a House in Multiple Occupation was handed fines and costs totalling £8,000 following a successful prosecution by

A CONSULTATION on a review of the services the Council provides for individuals who are homeless or at risk of

TWO managers of a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) in west Reading face financial penalties totalling £8,800 following a successful

DEDICATED council tenants were recognised for their contributions to their local communities at an awards ceremony. Reading Borough Council’s Housing

PLANS to build 57 new council homes have been given the go-ahead. Members of the council’s Planning Applications Committee gave