Landlord licensing could be extended across the city following consultation
The Council’s executive will be asked to approve consultation around extending Selective Licensing schemes to up to 12 new locations in the city - around 2,500 homes.
Council urges building owners to complete fire safety works immediately
A report detailing the city’s response to fire safety following the Grenfell tower fire will be heard by the Council’s neighbourhood and environment scrutiny committee next week (Wednesday 2 September
Northern Gateway progresses following £51.6m funding success
A report detailing the progress on the landmark Northern Gateway project will be heard by the Council’s Executive this week (Weds 29 July).
Major review to begin around how Council-owned social housing is managed in the city
The way Council-owned social homes are managed in the city will be reviewed to ensure high standards are met amid a fast-changing housing sector.
Council’s new housing company to build 500 affordable homes per year
A report outlining the intention to establish a new housing company that will accelerate the delivery of affordable housing in the city will be considered by the Council’s executive committee.
Council stands behind Building Safety Pledge that urges Grenfell fire safety works continue during pandemic
Manchester City Council have signed the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) Building Safety Pledge.
Council land to deliver low-carbon affordable homes in partnership with One Manchester
Land on Oldham Road, Newton Heath will be transferred to the housing provider to deliver 139 high quality homes - and half will be made available for social rent.
Council to create development company to deliver affordable homes in Manchester
A report that sets out the opportunity to create a new housing development and management company to accelerate affordable homes building will be heard by the Council’s executive committee.
Council to work with housing partner to refurb empty homes for first time buyers
An empty home refurbishment partnership that will transform empty properties for affordable home ownership for first time buyers has been approved by the Council’s executive.
Manchester’s major review of its Local Plan begins
The overarching plan that sets out the key guidelines for all development across the city will be reviewed - and the first eight week consultation is underway.
Collyhurst people to have their say on the Northern Gateway development in their neighbourhood
As the Northern Gateway project moves forward, local people are urged to be part of the conversation to develop new homes as part of the transformational development of Collyhurst.
Manchester named as an early adopter of Hackitt’s Grenfell building safety review
Manchester City Council has been named as one of the first local authority ‘early adopters’ of the Hackitt Review’s recommendations for building safety.
Exhibition celebrating 100 years of Council housing comes to Central Library
The 1919 Addison Act sparked the first major wave of social housing in the UK. 100 years on, a new exhibition celebrates the home building that housed generations of Manchester people.
New social housing for Wythenshawe in new partnership with Wythenshawe Community Housing Group
Members will be asked to agree the sale of a piece of land to a Manchester housing provider so it can be used for social housing at a meeting of the executive this week (Thurs, 19 December).
Strategic Director of Growth and Development leaves Manchester City Council
Manchester City Council’s Strategic Director of Growth and Development Eddie Smith is to leave the organisation in April 2020 after 20 years.
Social housing allocation will change to help city’s most vulnerable people
A range of recommendations around the Council’s social housing allocation policy will be scrutinised this week (Weds, 6 November).
Are you a private renter? Or a landlord? Tell us about your experience!
Manchester City Council has today (Monday 28 October) begun a four-week public consultation to review the city’s strategy around Private Rented Sector Housing.
Council partnership with One Manchester to deliver new social housing in east Manchester
A report will be heard by the Council’s executive this week (Weds 16 October) to agree the disposal of land in east Manchester to housing provider One Manchester to be used for new social housing.
Gorton’s pioneering integrated health and community hub goes before planners
A full planning application has been submitted to Manchester City Council for the new integrated health and community hub planned for Gorton.
How a Manchester community is protected from short-term lets and investor takeover
The regeneration of Brunswick will see major transformation in the neighbourhood at the fringe of Manchester’s city centre, with major new housing investment and improvement works through to 2038.
Council selects delivery partner for pioneering council housing project
Manchester City Council has selected regeneration and construction group Galliford Try Partnerships to deliver 75 new affordable council homes in the north of the city.
Silk Street project – affordable homes on the way for former mill site
Environmentally friendly technologies will be at the heart of the new development
First Council-built homes for more than 7 years completed in north Manchester
40 new affordable Council homes in north Manchester have now been handed over to tenants, and a further 20 new shared ownership homes bought by the Council to help residents on to the property ladder.
Northern Gateway responds to major consultation as delivery plan takes shape
The Northern Gateway project has received significant support following major consultation as the first phase of delivery is revealed.
Key report presents bold new approach to deliver genuinely affordable homes that meet the needs of all Manchester residents
A report going to the Council’s Executive next week (Weds, 12 Dec) will review housing affordability in the city to make sure more Manchester people have access to decent homes.
Location confirmed as Manchester’s LGBT Extra Care scheme moves forward
Russell Road in Whalley Range has been confirmed as the location for the UK’s first Extra Care scheme designed for older LGBT people.
Investment programme underway to refurbish homeless accommodation
Manchester City Council is undertaking a major renovation project to improve its stock of shared housing for people who are homeless.
Thousands of affordable homes on the way in Manchester - report
A report to the Council’s Resources and Governance Scrutiny Committee on 1 March 2018 has updated councillors on the extensive work going on to deliver thousands of affordable homes in Manchester.
Free tickets to Manchester Town Hall open day up for grabs
A special Manchester Town Hall Open Day - giving people a last chance to explore the iconic building before its temporary closure - has been announced for Sunday 14 January 2018.
Strengthening our approach to tackling homelessness
Manchester has strengthened its approach to tackling homelessness but will need to ramp up its work even further to address the challenges of forthcoming welfare and legislative changes.
How new 'Home from home' short-stay flats are set to help city's patients leave wards quicker and boost recovery
An extra care housing scheme which provides a temporary home for people who are fit to leave hospital but aren’t ready for full independence in their own homes is being launched in Wythenshawe.
New centre set to help prevent homelessness
Plans have been announced to transform an empty former residential care home in Manchester into a 38-bed homelessness prevention centre.
UK’s first LGBT older person’s community planned for Manchester
The ambition to create a community aimed at older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people has been announced today by Manchester City Council.
Homelessness Partnership charts progress for World Homeless Day
Five months on from the launch of Manchester’s Homelessness Charter, organisers marked World Homeless Day (10 October) by highlighting what they have achieved since May and to appeal for more people and organisations to get involved.
Rogue landlord hit with record fine in crackdown
A landlord has been ordered to pay almost £114,000 for breaking management regulations.
Manchester up for national award for Veterans’ Village
Manchester City Council has been shortlisted for the UK Housing Awards 2016 in the Outstanding Local Authority of the Year category.
Private sector landlords required to sign up to standards scheme or face fine
Landlords, letting agents and management companies working with private rented sector properties are required by law to sign up to a government approved scheme to ensure quality in the sector – or face a fine of up to £5,000.
New sites identified for extra care housing in Manchester
Manchester City Council’s executive is set to approve an additional four sites for the development of Extra Care Retirement Housing across the city at a meeting next week.
Manchester housing providers become a first line of support for vulnerable residents
Manchester City Council and the city’s registered housing providers have signed an agreement that will help provide additional support to Manchester’s residents.
Manchester pledges 'homeless charter' on eve of World Homeless Day
A citywide charter on homelessness is to be developed by organisations working with homeless people including the voluntary sector, street charities, faith groups, health, GMP and Manchester City Council in the run up to World Homeless Day on Saturday 10 October.
BBC DIY SOS calls for construction support
A project to develop a veterans’ community by bringing empty homes back in to use in east Manchester is calling for construction firms to offer their support.
Manchester Renting Pledge to improve city’s private rental sector
Private landlords, letting and managing agents and tenants across Manchester are being asked to sign a pledge that makes a commitment to making private renting better in the city.