Cross-party push for Government to fund Nottingham fire safety works
Nottingham City Council’s opposition group has added its support to calls for the Government to provide funding for essential fire safety work on high rise blocks in the city. The…
Better standards for Nottingham’s private rents as new licensing scheme gets green light
Private tenants in Nottingham will benefit from better quality accommodation and greater protection from rogue landlords after the Government approved a new licensing scheme. The City Council scheme covering over…
Safety measures for high-rise residents to go ahead, despite lack of Government support
Nottingham City Council and Nottingham City Homes are going ahead with the installation of sprinklers in all 13 residential high rise blocks that they own and run in the city.…
Further support for rough sleepers in Nottingham this winter
Nottingham has bolstered the arrangements it already has in place for rough sleepers this winter by using the city’s central fire station as a temporary shelter. The new arrangements were…
Council awaiting green light from Government for private rented property licensing scheme
A proposal to introduce a new licensing scheme for privately rented homes in Nottingham has now been formally submitted to the Secretary State for the Department for Communities and Local…
Eviction for drug dealing tenant
Nottingham City Council and Nottingham City Homes have taken possession of a house used for drug dealing after the tenant disrupted his neighbours’ lives with serious anti-social behaviour. The house…
Council asks again for post-Grenfell funding, as independent body agrees Government should pay
Nottingham City Council has repeated its request to Government to provide the financial support it promised for post-Grenfell safety measures, as an independent national body backs the move. On several…
Ultra-low energy homes in Sneinton ready for a warmer Christmas
Residents in ten homes in Sneinton will be much warmer this Christmas – and better-off in the New Year – after becoming the first in the UK to benefit from…
New initiative launched to enable members of the public to support people sleeping rough and begging in Nottingham
An initiative titled Help Out Nottingham has been launched in a bid to enable members of the public to provide the most effective help to people who are begging and…
Support means nobody need sleep rough in Nottingham this winter
Nottingham City Council has allocated £106,000 to ensure that a robust Cold Weather Plan is in place in Nottingham to provide support for rough sleepers from November until the end…