Community · 5 October 2019
Kobalt and the Choir with No Name (CWNN) – a UK charity running choirs for homeless and marginalised people – are releasing a very special version of ‘This Is Me’, to coincide with World Homeless Day on 10 October 2019. The Choir with No Name currently run choirs in four cities in England, including Liverpool,
Development · 24 September 2019
Developer Elliot Group has completed the refurbishment of a listed Georgian terrace in Liverpool’s Canning neighbourhood following a blueprint agreed with Liverpool City Council. The nine properties, which form an L-shape along Percy Street and Upper Parliament Street, had remained empty since 2008 when they were last occupied as bedsits. After an open-market bidding process
Housing · 21 August 2019
An unlicensed landlord has been fined £12,422 for renting out properties that posed a risk to the health of his tenants. Yesterday (Tuesday 20 August), Barry Matthews from Moss Nook in Burscough, pleaded guilty to operating seven unlicensed properties. As part of an investigation by the Landlord Licensing Team, one of the properties, located in
Consumer Protection · 12 July 2019
Liverpool City Council is set to submit a bid to the Government to extend its pioneering landlord licensing scheme for another five years.
Housing · 21 June 2019
Liverpool – the city which built the first council houses in Europe 150 years ago – has been given the green light to construct a new generation of local authority homes for the 21st century. The Government has confirmed that the local authority can build properties for the first time in more than 30 years,
Consumer Protection · 9 May 2019
Central heating is to be fitted in 500 of the coldest homes in Liverpool.
Housing · 18 March 2019
Liverpool City Council is joining forces with local authorities across Merseyside and Cheshire to host a free ‘Empty Homes Event’.
Business · 5 March 2019
Liverpool City Council is launching a public consultation today on a five year extension to its pioneering landlord licensing scheme set to be introduced on 1st April 2020. To run for the next 12 weeks, the consultation aims to garner views on a range of topics including the cost of the licence, the conditions and
Housing · 22 February 2019
One of Liverpool’s largest property managers has been fined more than £10,000 for allowing student tenants to live in a rat-infested property which also had a host of fire hazards.
Housing · 15 February 2019
Liverpool City Council and Foundation Homes are looking for contractors to work on a four year long housing framework worth up to £60million.
Community Safety · 11 February 2019
A landlord has been hit with an £11,000 fine for housing a family of four in an unlicensed property which was in such poor condition it had to be shut down.
Community Safety · 6 February 2019
Liverpool City Council is set to begin consultation on continuing its pioneering Landlord Licensing scheme for another five years.
Housing · 11 January 2019
A home improvement fund is to be launched to complete the final phase of the award-winning Welsh Streets regeneration scheme in the Toxteth area of Liverpool.
Housing · 9 July 2018
Plus Dane Housing, in partnership with Liverpool City Council and Homes England has launched the first of 99 affordable homes in Liverpool’s Welsh Streets.
Housing · 5 July 2018
Local residents are being asked to help shape proposals for over 100 high-quality new homes in the Yew Tree area of north Liverpool by attending a community consultation event.
Community · 30 September 2016
Analysis by Liverpool City Council shows that an additional 710 families will be affected by the Government's lowering of the Benefit Cap – and there are fears some could lose their homes as a result.
