Birmingham City Council continues to lose hundreds of its most desirable council properties every year through the contested ‘right to buy’ scheme, a situation that hampers its efforts to house families currently reliant on …
Birmingham has witnessed a significant increase in exempt accommodation in recent years, with the number of residents reaching 33,904 across 12,166 properties. This figure marks a threefold rise since 2018, highlighting a …
Walsall councillors have approved measures to review and potentially expand licensing controls on Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) across the borough. The Reform cabinet members, Councillor Stuart Chapman and Councillor …
Walsall Council has refused an application to transform the former ambulance depot at Jubilee House, Bloxwich Lane, into a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO). The proposal, submitted last month by Ad Hoc Property Management …
New data has uncovered thirteen areas in Birmingham that have become significant hotspots for ‘exempt’ hostels, which provide housing and support to homeless individuals and others in need. Several of these hotspots are …