Homeless Birmingham Family Split Across Hotel Rooms Wins Council Payout Tuesday, April 21, 2026 homelessness birmingham council compensation eviction accommodation ombudsman complaint housing temporaryhousing Birmingham City Council has been ordered to pay £500 in compensation to a homeless father after council negligence forced his family to live in two separate bed and breakfast rooms for weeks without access to cooking … Read More
Urgent Calls for Housing Associations and Councils in West Midlands to Collaborate and Prevent Homelessness Wednesday, April 1, 2026 homelessness housing westmidlands councils housingassociations eviction prevention collaboration arrears intervention Members of the West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA) Overview and Scrutiny Committee have issued urgent calls for closer cooperation between housing associations and local councils to prevent homelessness across the … Read More
Council Expresses Sympathy as Birmingham Family Faces No-Fault Eviction Amid Housing Crisis Tuesday, March 31, 2026 eviction birmingham housing homelessness council rental crisis disability affordability erdington Birmingham City Council has expressed sympathy for a family of four facing eviction from their private rental home during the ongoing UK housing crisis. Fay and Anthony Bonas, along with their two daughters, have been served … Read More
‘We’re Good Birmingham Tenants - Now We’re Being Evicted and Could Be Sent to Wales’ Sunday, March 29, 2026 eviction housing tenants birmingham erdington council homelessness privaterenting disability relocation A worried family of four in Erdington is facing eviction in just weeks after receiving a s.21 no-fault eviction notice from their private landlord. Fay and Anthony Bonas, along with their two young children aged one and six, … Read More
Stourbridge Family Trapped in a Harrowing Battle with Mould and Damp Sunday, March 29, 2026 mould damp housing health stourbridge council rent asthma emphysema homelessness In Stourbridge, Kevin Smith and his partner Danielle Hutton face a relentless everyday struggle in their mould-ridden home. Living on Lyttelton Road, the couple and their three children contend with pervasive damp and mould … Read More
A Family’s Struggle With a Mould-Infested, Unsafe Home and Neglect Wednesday, March 25, 2026 mould damp housing health homelessness landlord council safety family neglect Kevin Smith and his family are trapped in a living nightmare in their home on Lyttelton Road, Stourbridge. The house is riddled with damp, pervasive mould, unsafe electrical wiring, structural damage, and even invasive … Read More