Community News Community solution to the housing crisis Community-led housing programme launches in Brighton & Hove on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, 5.30 – 9pm (registration from 5:15pm). Community-led housing allows local people to take control of their housing and create alternatives to the limited choices offered by the current housing market. By Besi • 3 min read
General News New homes to help people living with dementia A new council housing scheme in central Brighton will help people with dementia carry on living independently. The Brooke Mead Extra Care scheme in Albion Street will provide 45 self-contained rented flats, with first residents moving in now. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Greens fight to preserve council’s social housing stock progresses The Green Group of Councillors on Brighton & Hove City Council have secured a success at the Council’s Housing Committee that may avoid the sale and loss of Brighton’s dwindling social housing stock. By Besi • 2 min read
Cllr Anne Meadows General News Brighton Council amnesty puts tenancy fraud in the spotlight People committing tenancy fraud in council housing and temporary accommodation can avoid legal action by handing their property back as part of an amnesty being introduced by Brighton & Hove City Council. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
General News 3 New council flats opened in Kemp Town A disused communal area at a block of flats in Kemp Town has been transformed to create three new council homes, by Brighton & Hove City Council. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
General News Topping out ceremony at new housing scheme Councillor Anne Meadows, chair of Brighton & Hove City Council’s Housing and New Homes Committee, takes part in a ‘topping out’ ceremony at the council’s new Brooke Mead extra care housing scheme in Albion Street, Brighton. By Besi • 1 min read
In The South Brighton Greens call for immediate action on homelessness Greens urge Labour Council in Brighton & Hove to get creative on tackling homelessness, ahead of a march for homeless people in Brighton this weekend. By Besi • 3 min read
News Council to consult on prioritising Council home demand The Council has unveiled proposals to restrict council housing to those that need it most and have been in the city longest. The Housing and New Homes Committee agreed in September to launch a consultation in the city about the future of how it allocates social housing in the city and this has now g By Gary Hart • 2 min read
General News Sub-letting council properties does not pay Brighton & Hove City Council has prosecuted two Brighton council tenants for illegally sub-letting their properties. George William Keates, formerly of Swanborough Place and Jacqueline Lewin-McKibben formerly of Kingswood Flats, both received one year community orders and fines of £260.00 Victim Sur By Gary Hart • 1 min read
