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Helping hand at Christmas for flood victims
West Berkshire ’s biggest landlord has announced a discretionary payment, plus a £50 festive gift for residents, affected by the summer’s floods.
Published 19 December 2007
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Wardens in West Berks graffiti blitz
Local offenders helped Sovereign’s neighbourhood wardens remove graffiti from various sites in West Berkshire recently.
Published 17 December 2007
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Planning application in to replace Somerford flats After consulting local residents in October, Twynham Housing Association has now submitted plans for the first phase of an ambitious project to invest millions of pounds in refurbishing and redeveloping its homes on parts of the Somerford estate in Christchurch.
Published 12 December 2007
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Local people to get pick of new airbase homes
More than 300 people living in former military housing on Upper Heyford airbase are to be given the pick of the properties if they want to stay put.
Published 12 December 2007
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Devonport celebrates local construction workers
Devonport residents who’ve worked on the construction sites in the regeneration area will be recognised at an event tomorrow.
Published 11 December 2007
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Rural homes prove a hit with locals
Sovereign Housing Group is on the home straight of a stunning new development of affordable and private homes in Lympstone, East Devon.
Published 3 December 2007
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Parents hunt down low cost homes for children
Parents waiting to enjoy the experience of the 'empty nest' are banking on Bristol's booming part-buy part-rent property market.
Published 28 November 2007
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Days are numbered for nightmare neighbours
Neighbours from hell who cause mayhem and misery on local housing estates have been warned to shape up or ship out by their landlord this week.
Published 26 November 2007
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Village store's future secure in £1m new homes deal
Campaigners hoping to provide a new village store and rural affordable homes in Bradfield Southend.
Published 13 November 2007
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School gives last lesson on affordable homes
A redundant school could soon be making a dent in South Gloucestershire’s housing waiting list.
Published 12 November 2007
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Landlord's £7m flood repair programme underway
A major programme to repair more than 200 rented homes damaged by the July floods in west Berkshire is underway, Sovereign Housing Association has announced.
Published 22 October 2007
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Fun for all the family at Clay Hill Community Day
Residents in a corner of Newbury will be out in strength this weekend to enjoy dozens of fun activities laid on at the first Clay Hill community day.
Published 16 October 2007
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Landlord’s green efforts paying off
New efforts to make local rented homes more energy efficient are paying off, one of Bristol’s main housing associations said this week.
Published 11 October 2007
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New family homes for Marcham
Marcham dad-of-six Alan Bateman is breathing a sigh of relief after swapping his cramped two-bedroom home for a new four-bedroom detached house thanks to his local social landlord.
Published 8 October 2007
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Nuisance neighbours evicted by people power
A Thatcham couple have been handed two Antisocial Behaviour Orders (ASBO) and evicted from their home after subjecting neighbours to threats and violence.
Published 1 October 2007
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Plans announced to regenerate Somerford estate
Twynham Housing Association has written to all residents on the Somerford estate in Christchurch about how it is moving ahead with plans to refurbish and redevelop its homes there.
Published 26 September 2007
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New one stop shop for Devonport
Following office improvement work, partly funded by Devonport Regeneration Community Partnership (DRCP), the new team tasked to improve the delivery of new housing in Devonport is in place at George Street
Published 12 September 2007
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South East Regional Housing Board visits Carnarvon Place
Sovereign hosts board meeting and tour of flagship apartments for older residents
Published 11 September 2007
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More family homes for Theale
Sovereign Housing Association is making another dent in West Berkshire’s waiting list with 22 new affordable family homes in Theale.
Published 22 August 2007
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More family homes for Newbury
Work has started to replace an outdated sheltered housing scheme in Newbury with smart family homes and apartments to rent or buy.
Published 3 August 2007
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Partners celebrate new affordable homes
People in Teignmouth are settling into their new homes this week after the completion of a major affordable housing project in the town.
Published 2 August 2007
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New wardens in at the deep end
Two Sovereign neighbourhood wardens had a shock induction to their new roles last week as dramatic flooding in Pangbourne and Purley put them through their paces.
Published 2 August 2007
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Landlords help foster community spirit in Didcot
A group of Didcot residents have teamed up with local landlords and supermarket staff to clean up their estate, and foster a new sense of community spirit along the way.
Published 30 July 2007
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Extra help from Sovereign for Home Ownership push
Sovereign Housing Group has beefed up its home ownership business following a surge of interest in part-buy part-rent homes across the south and south west of England.
Published 26 July 2007
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Surge in demand for part-buy homes
Bristol's house price boom is creating unprecedented demand for part-buy part-rent homes, according to new research by the city’s shared ownership experts.
Published 26 July 2007
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Partners welcome new residents to
Marnel Park
Residents living in the first phase of affordable homes at Popley Fields will have the chance to meet the partners behind the successful development this week.
Published 26 July 2007
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Distinguished councillor returns to helm
One of the architects in the creation of Sovereign Housing Association has returned to oversee the landlord’s mission to improve neighbourhoods for thousands of residents across the south.
Published 4 June 2007
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Warm welcome for wardens in Clay Hill
Newbury's neighbourhood wardens start patrolling the streets of Turnpike and Shaw today to help improve the quality of life for the residents.
Published 1 June 2007
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Silence is golden after victory over noisy neighbour
Neighbours Bournemouth can breathe a sigh of relief this week after Twynham Housing Association went to court to ban a noisy resident from making her neighbours life a misery.
Published 30 May 2007
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Sovereign supports successful Carnival
Sovereign Housing Association has joined the local organisations supporting this year’s Newbury Carnival.
Published 29 May 2007
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A helping hand against noisy neighbours
Local agencies are teaming up to tackle one of Plymouth’s biggest problems by offering help for residents suffering from noisy neighbours.
Published 29 May 2007
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Older residents safe as houses with Sovereign
Thames Valley Police visited Newbury’s flagship sheltered housing complex this week to see how crime reduction designs at Carnarvon Place are helping older residents feel safer.
Published 23 May 2007
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New homes get underway in Christchurch
Work starts today building seven new family homes for rent on land at The Hawthorns in Mudeford, Christchurch – helping to tackle Christchurch’s housing crisis.
Published 23 May 2007
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Good practice - Local labour successes
Mahamed Ali spent six years working shifts in security firms and warehouses in Bristol, before hearing about the Sovereign’s local labour initiative.
Published 17 May 2007
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New partner helps break the 20,000 barrier
Berkshire’s best-run housing association has been chosen by Wokingham Borough Council to boost affordable housing quotas in one of the country’s property hotspots.
Published 17 May 2007
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New partner helps break the 20,000 barrier
Sovereign Housing Group had a busy start to the new financial year with an internal stock rationalisation and a new Group member
Published 17 April 2007
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New name for a new development
Midas Homes and South Hams District Council are pleased to announce that the new development in Totnes, previously referred to as 'Totnes Southern Area', has been named South Gate, following a ‘name the development’ competition.
Published 22 March 2007
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Wardens hit ground running in Thatcham
The partnership that put two new neighbourhood wardens on the streets of Thatcham gathered this week to celebrate some early successes in making the north of the town safer.
Published 13 March 2007
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Shared owners need clarity on law
Housing Associations and other social landlords fear they could be exposed to a legal minefield, and have called on the government to come clean on when it will bring in its latest reforms.
Published 12 March 2007
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New affordable homes for Kingston Bagpuize
Six much-needed affordable homes have been unveiled in Kingston Bagpuize thanks to the Oxfordshire Rural Housing Partnership (ORHP).
Published 16 February 2007
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Village homes for locals get underway
Local people in Watlington will soon be able to move into much needed affordable housing thanks to a rural housing initiative and funding from the Housing Corporation.
Published 16 February 2007
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Downsizers queue up for free house move
Christchurch’s biggest landlord is offering a £3000 incentive to encourage people to downsize from family homes, and help tackle the town’s chronic housing shortage.
Published 16 February 2007
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Partnership helps homeless in Highbridge
Families in Highbridge are settling into new homes this week after the completion of a major affordable housing project in the town, which was opened by the Chairman of Sedgemoor District Council, Councillor John Denbee
Published 17 January 2007
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Vicky swaps jet set for new life as a warden
Vicky Cribb has hit the ground running after swapping life jetting to Europe’s capital cities to help keep three of Newbury’s estates safe and clean.
Published 16 January 2007
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Residents have grand designs for neighbourhoods
Residents
have been put in the hotseat to help design the best possible affordable homes for one of the south’s largest social housing programmes.
Published 16 January 2007
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