Housing Pop-up Event and Walkabout – 15th August
Created August 2, 2018Do you have a housing or estate-related issue that you would like to raise with us? On Wednesday 15th August, your…
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Do you have a housing or estate-related issue that you would like to raise with us? On Wednesday 15th August, your…
Posted in: Events, News & Events
Arrears amongst Universal Credit tenants double as benefit changes take effect
Created July 31, 2018Tenants of a Birmingham housing trust are being offered access to a special ‘bank’ account after the roll-out of a new…
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New: Telford estate inspection this June
Created June 7, 2018Our Housing team will be visiting homes in the Hadley area of Telford for our next estate inspection visit. We will…
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Chief executive appointed to Birmingham housing trust
Created March 14, 2018The Chief Executive of an association which played a pivotal role in a nationally-recognised regeneration success story is to join a…
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Bournville House – Extra Care Living in Lightmoor Brochure
Created January 4, 2018To print a copy of this brochure, please click on the link below. Bournville House Extra Care Living in Lightmoor brochure
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Quadrangle – Sheltered Housing in Bournville Brochure
Created January 4, 2018To print a copy of this brochure, please click on the link below. Quadrangle brochure
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Blog: My meeting with the Housing Minister
Created December 6, 2017Alok Sharma, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, began his closing speech, ‘You’d think we’d have learned, wouldn’t you?’ after…
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Rent Charges
Created November 14, 2017We calculate our assured rents using a format common amongst housing associations. This formula looks at the value and size of…
Posted in: homes to rent
Ending a Tenancy
Created November 9, 2017If you decide you would like to end your tenancy with us, you will need to provide four weeks written notice.…
Posted in: manage your tenancy
Trust strikes deal for homes at major housing development
Created October 18, 2017An historic trust has struck a deal to manage rented and shared ownership homes at a major Birmingham housing development once…
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China’s Health Ministry visits £60m Birmingham care village
Created August 15, 2017Representatives from China’s Ministry of Health have visited a Birmingham care village to see how its innovative principles could be applied…
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Trust strengthens management team with two new directors
Created August 14, 2017An historic Birmingham housing trust, which provides services to over 25,000 people, has appointed two new directors to its management team.…
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Blog: Garden villages sound lovely, but they need careful management
Created August 10, 2017Lord Best, who chairs the all-party parliamentary group on housing and care for older people, recently called for 50 new garden villages to…
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Repair Categories
Created July 20, 2017It’s important that before reporting a repair to us that you know what category it is. This ensures we can provide…
Posted in: Report A Repair, Uncategorized, Your BVT
BVT Trustee awarded the Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Created July 15, 2017Dr Paul Sabapathy who broke new ground when he became the first non-white Lord-Lieutenant in its 550-year history has been honoured…
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Rare chance to take a peek behind Bournville’s finest gardens
Created June 27, 2017Visitors are being offered the chance to take a rare peek behind some of Bournville’s most beautiful gardens this July to…
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Update: Possible Heath Close development
Created June 23, 2017At the recent annual general meeting (AGM) of Bournville Works Housing Society (BWHS) there was a discussion about a possible development…
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Service for care leavers shortlisted for national award
Created May 25, 2017A Birmingham service which supports teenage care leavers make the move towards independence has been shortlisted for a national award. The…
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Service for care leavers will continue after contract win
Created January 30, 2017A Birmingham service that has been supporting care leavers for 15 years will continue to run after successfully tendering to provide…
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Plans revealed for brand new park for Telford village
Created January 10, 2017Consultation has started on plans to create a brand new park in a Telford village to add to its extensive network…
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