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News archive - February 2012

Updated: Thur, 22 Mar 2012
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158 Tyrone homes to get double glazing

158 homes in Tyrone are the latest to benefit from our double glazing programme. ...
29 Feb 2012

'Rent First' week starts today

Our 'Rent First' week gets underway today, with extra help available to any of our tenants who have money worries....
27 Feb 2012

Over 11,000 calls made for extra cash

Over 11,000 calls have been made to the DSD's Benefits Advice Line since it was launched in November....
27 Feb 2012

DSD gives go ahead for Kilcooley homes

Social Development Minister, Nelson McCausland, has announced plans to invest over £1.1m for the redevelopment of housing in the Kilcooley Estate in Bangor....
27 Feb 2012
  • Facelift for Fintona homes

    24 Feb 2012
    One hundred and nineteen Housing Executive tenants across the rural areas of Omagh are to have external maintenance work carried out at their homes at a cost of £332,000. ...
  • £630,000 investment for Collon Terrace homes

    22 Feb 2012
    One hundred and twenty seven Housing Executive homes in the Collon Terrace area of Londonderry are set to benefit from a major upgrade....
  • £1.5m investment in Antrim homes

    21 Feb 2012
    Two major new contracts will see improvements made to 436 homes in Antrim Borough....
  • 40,000 homes to get Carbon Monoxide detectors

    21 Feb 2012
    40,000 Housing Executive homes are to have carbon monoxide detectors fitted as part of a major investment programme. ...
  • £500k investment in Omagh homes

    21 Feb 2012
    Sixty one Housing Executive homes in Omagh District are about to have oil heating installed.  The properties included in the scheme are in several locations, including Loughrey Terrace....
  • Facelift for East Belfast homes

    21 Feb 2012
    Over 150 Housing Executive tenants in the Summerhill, Ardcarn and Cherryvalley areas of East Belfast are getting their homes upgraded courtesy of a £590,000 external maintenance scheme. ...
  • New kitchens for Roden Street tenants

    21 Feb 2012
    Over 100 Housing Executive tenants living in the Roden Street area of West Belfast are getting new kitchens in a scheme costing £420,000....
  • Cooking up a treat in Willowfield & Castlereagh

    21 Feb 2012
    Fifty six tenants in the Willowfield and upper Castlereagh areas of East Belfast think our £220,000 kitchen replacement scheme has all the right ingredients....
  • Window replacements underway in Suffolk

    21 Feb 2012
    Over 200 Housing Executive tenants living in the Suffolk area of West Belfast are getting brand new uPVC windows in a scheme costing almost £500,000.  ...
  • New outlook for East Belfast residents

    20 Feb 2012
    The windows in 144 Housing Executive homes in the Lower Beersbridge and Mount areas of East Belfast are being replaced with double glazed uPVC units....
  • £450k investment for Loughbrickland and Lawrencetown

    20 Feb 2012
    More than 250 Housing Executive homes in the Lawrencetown and Loughbrickland areas of Banbridge are benefitting from £450,000 worth of external improvements....
  • New kitchens for Armagh tenants

    20 Feb 2012
    74 Housing Executive tenants in Annaghmore, Keady and Armagh are currently receiving kitchen makeovers courtesy of a £370,000 scheme. ...
  • £520k investment in Dungannon district

    20 Feb 2012
    External maintenance work to 201 homes and 8 garages in the Dungannon District has started at a cost of £520,000. ...
  • Important news about the Boiler Replacement Scheme

    20 Feb 2012
    The pilot Boiler Replacement Scheme ends on 31st March 2012. ...
  • Empty Craigavon homes successfully regained

    20 Feb 2012
    Within the past nine months we have regained possession of 12 properties throughout the Craigavon District. ...
  • New windows for 103 Banbridge homes

    20 Feb 2012
    A total of 103 Housing Executive homes in the Banbridge District are receiving new uPVC double glazed windows in a scheme costing more than £225,000. ...
  • Kilrea & Moneydig pupils draw their dream homes

    20 Feb 2012
    School children from Kilrea Primary and St. Columba’s Primary Schools Kilrea have taken part in our “Draw Your Dream Home” competition.  ...
  • Double glazing for Lower Ormeau and Stranmillis tenants

    20 Feb 2012
    109 of our tenants living in the Lower Ormeau and Stranmillis areas of South Belfast are getting brand new uPVC windows courtesy of a £280,000 improvement scheme.  ...
  • Greater Village area welcome pack published

    20 Feb 2012
    Our latest community welcome pack, aimed at people new to the Village area of Belfast, is now available online....
  • Attack at Housing Executive office

    16 Feb 2012
    We condemn the burning of a car belonging to a member of our staff which was parked outside our offices at Rathcoole....
  • Housing market remains subdued

    10 Feb 2012
    The number of house sales in Northern Ireland continued to show a rise in the final quarter of 2011 although prices were generally still falling, according to the most comprehensive residential...
  • £410,000  investment  to Lurgan homes

    8 Feb 2012
    We are carrying out external maintenance works to 192 homes and 15 garages in the Hospital Estate in Lurgan at a cost of £410,000. ...
  • Rural Matters out now

    6 Feb 2012
    The January 2012 edition of Rural Matters, our regular newsletter for all rural homeowners and tenants is now available to download. The magazine will be distributed to rural community groups across...
  • Schools plant 8,000 daffodils

    1 Feb 2012
    Three hundred and fifty local school children recently teamed up with Radio Foyle’s resident gardener Gareth Austin, and the Housing Executive’s Social Education Project to plant 8,000...