Housing Market Review launched
Major changes to Housing Benefit will have a significant impact on the Northern Ireland housing market, according to a report published by the Housing Executive....
28 Feb 2011 News archive - February 2011
Updated: Mon, 28 Feb 2011
Major investment in Lisburn homes
An external maintenance scheme involving 183 homes in the Hilden and Low Road areas of Lisburn is now underway. This investment of over £445,000 is part of our cyclical programme of work,...
28 Feb 2011 
New Neighbourhood Officer service for Collon Terrace
Our new Neighbourhood Officer service for Collon Terrace was launched on the 15th March. ...
28 Feb 2011 
Murlough Community Association welcomes new tenants
Murlough Community Association has launched a welcome pack which will be issued to all new tenants moving into the Burrendale estate. ...
28 Feb 2011 North Belfast woman wins Housing News energy competition
28 Feb 2011Joan O’Reilly from North Belfast has scooped the Belfast prize in our energy competition which was advertised in the 2010 edition of Housing News. ...Turning on the gas in Cregagh
28 Feb 2011A scheme to install gas heating to 44 homes in the Cregagh area of East Belfast, worth over £230,000, is now underway. We are replacing room heaters with new gas heating systems. The work...Gas for Galliagh and Shantallow
23 Feb 2011Forty two Housing Executive homes in the Galliagh and Shantallow areas of Derry are having their heating systems changed over from solid fuel to gas and some are also having additional loft insulation...Heating replacement scheme in Donaghadee
23 Feb 2010We have announced the start of a scheme to install gas heating to 112 homes in Donaghadee....Housing News Winter Special now available in Simplified Chinese
22 Feb 2011Our winter special edition of Housing News is now available to download as a dual translation in Simplified Chinese. We already have the information available in Lithuanian, Latvian, Polish &...Newcastle heating update
22 Feb 2011We would like to clarify details in a recent story about the start of a heating replacement scheme in Newcastle....Quad and scrambler users warned about damage
22 Feb 2011In recent weeks large sections of grassed areas inthe Model Farm and Flying Horse areas of Downpatrick have been extensively churned up by quad bikes and scramblers. This is making the areas...Shared Neighbourhood worker takes up her new post in Areema
22 Feb 2011Margaret Boyle has recently taken up the post of Shared Neighbourhood worker in the Areema area of Dunmurry. Margaret will be working with the Areema Residents Association to promote and support the...Turning on the gas in Poleglass
22 Feb 2011We have started a scheme to install gas heating to 51 homes in the Poleglass area. In total more than £268,000 will be invested in the replacement of room heaters with new gas heating systems in...CO detectors to be fitted in NIHE homes with glass fronted fires
18 Feb 2011Carbon monoxide detectors will be installed in almost 3,000 Housing Executive homes across Northern Ireland. Social Development Minister Alex Attwood has announced that tenants with a solid fuel glass...Textphone changes to Text Relay
18 Feb 2011Important information for anyone with a hearing impairment. The old Textphone (Minicom) number 0845 650 4381 has now been replaced with a more comprehensive user friendly service - Text Relay. ...Major investment in Mullaghmore and Lammy
17 Feb 2011Two contracts representing a £476,000 investment in 130 Housing Executive homes are now underway in Omagh. Work has started on a kitchen modernisation contract in Mullaghmore estate, with eighty...Tobermore and Kilross schoolchildren draw their dream homes
17 Feb 2011Schoolchildren from primary schools in Tobermore and Kilross have taken part in our “Draw Your Dream Home” competition, part of a programme of events to help decide if new social or...New information leaflets on boiler and heater services
17 Feb 2011We have just published four new leaflets outlining what Housing Executive tenants should expect when an engineer visits them to service their heating system....Latest edition of Spotlight magazine out now
16 Feb 2011The 5th edition of Spotlight, the magazine for service providers involved in the delivery of the Supporting People Programme, is now available online....Clogher primary school children draw their dream homes
15 Feb 2011Local schoolchildren from St McCartan’s Primary School in Clogher have taken part in our 'Draw Your Dream Home' competition, part of a programme of events to help decide if new social or...DSD publishes newsletter for private landlords
15 Feb 2011The Department of Social Development has just published its first newsletter for private landlords. It is packed with information about current legislation, health and safety advice and useful...Attwood strikes Housing Executive rents below inflation rate
11 Feb 2011Social Development Minister Alex Attwood announced that the increase in Housing Executive rents next year will be less than £2. The average weekly rent increase for tenants will be 3.75%, well...Housing Executive staff support Horizon House
10 Feb 2011Newtownabbey Children’s Hospice, Horizon House, has said a big thank you to staff from the Housing Executive’s North East Housing Benefit Unit in Ballymena. As well as raising £300...New heating systems for rural homes
10 Feb 2011Forty five Housing Executive homes across the rural areas of Larne Borough are having new oil heating systems installed in their homes. The properties involved are in a number of locations...New kitchens for Harryville homes
10 Feb 2011Eighty-three Housing Executive tenants in the Harryville area of Ballymena are getting new kitchens through a major contract worth £470,000. The work is being being carried out by Dixons...Rural Matters out now!
9 Feb 2011The January 2011 edition of Rural Matters, our regular newsletter for all rural homeowners and tenants is now available to download. The Rural Community Network will be distributing the magazine to...A bit of TLC can make a big difference
8 Feb 2011An innovative learning programme from East Belfast is showing how a little bit of TLC can go a long way. The Tullycarnet Learning Community, which is based in the primary school, is giving...Our investment in Clarawood continues
8 Feb 2011Over 100 of our tenants in the Clarawood Estate in East Belfast have been included in a kitchen improvement scheme costing over £500,000....Warm welcome to Lissize
8 Feb 2011Lissize Community Association has launched a ‘Welcome Pack’ this week to provide information to all new residents moving into the neighbourhood. In December 2009 Lissize was the first...Carryduff design competition winners now on show in Belfast
4 Feb 2011Last year we jointly held a competition to design a development of sustainable, environmentally friendly homes for a site in Carryduff. We received 61 entries and we have now put the final designs on...Primary School Children from Bleary draw their 'Dream Home'
4 Feb 2011Local school children from Bleary Primary School have taken part in our “Draw Your Dream Home” competition. The competition is part of a programme of events to help decide if new...Housing News now in Polish, Latvian, Lithuanian and Portuguese
3 Feb 2011Our Winter special edition of Housing News is now available to download as a dual translation in several languages. ...Oldpark regeneration plans launched
3 Feb 2011Social Development Minister Alex Attwood today launched new neighbourhood regeneration proposals for Lower Oldpark in North Belfast, Northern Ireland’s most deprived ward. ...
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