Targetting housing need in rural areas
We have just published our annual programme of surveys to examine the need for housing in smaller rural locations....
29 Nov 2011 News archive - November 2011
Updated: Tue, 13 Dec 2011
Local community "clean up" in Burrendale
Murlough Community Association has joined forces with us to help maintain the flat blocks in the Burrendale area of Newcastle. ...
29 Nov 2011 
Dungannon staff "walk the walk" for Marie Curie
Staff in our Dungannon office have raised £600 for the Marie Curie Cancer Care Group....
28 Nov 2011 
Industrial action - important information for our customers
As a consequence of the widespread industrial action Wednesday, 30 November 2011, we anticipate that our services will be significantly disrupted. ...
28 Nov 2011 Enniskillen homelessness initiative wins top award
28 Nov 2011The Castle Erne temporary housing unit in Enniskillen has won the Outstanding Achievement in Housing in Northern Ireland accolade at the 2011 UK Housing Awards....Grants Newsletters out now
28 Nov 2011The 2011 Grants Newsletters are now out. ...Cookstown & Omagh staff raise £550 for Charis cancer charity
25 Nov 2011Staff from the our Cookstown and Omagh Offices have presented a cheque for £550 to Donna McGarvie from Charis Integrated Cancer Care....Extern boosts services to people affected by homelessness
25 Nov 2011Our Chairman, Brian Rowntree, will open Extern’s new Multi-Disciplinary Homeless Support Team (MDHST) offices on 28 November 2011 as part of Homelessness Awareness Week. ...Important information about the Boiler Replacement Scheme
24 Nov 2011The pilot of the Boiler Replacement Scheme will end on the 31st March 2012 and the work must be completed and invoiced by then....Have your say in our plans for the coming year
24 Nov 2011We are now reviewing our Corporate and Business Plans and objectives for the year ahead (2012/13)....Is your smoke alarm working?
24 Nov 2011Please test your smoke alarm every week. Many lives have been saved because of the use of smoke alarms. ...Winter advice in Polish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Portuguese & Chinese
23 Nov 2011Last winter's special edition of Housing News is available to download as a dual translation in several languages....Looking back over 40 years
22 Nov 20112011 marks our 40th anniversary and we have brought out a book which looks back though our photographic archive over the last 40 years. ...Double glazing for Housing Executive homes
22 Nov 2011One of the key targets of the draft programme for Government published on 17th November was to fit double glazing in all Housing Executive homes by 2015. This is obviously good news for our tenants. ...£60k match funding available for rural projects
21 Nov 2011Are you involved in a rural regeneration project under the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme? We may be able to offer some part- funding, but you must send in your application by 12th...Important changes to Housing Benefit
21 Nov 2011Housing Benefit is changing from 1st January 2012 for single people aged 25 to 34 who rent from a private landlord. ...New video resource for people facing repossession
18 Nov 2011As the latest Northern Ireland Court figures for repossession are published, the Housing Rights Service has launched a new video aimed at encouraging people threatened with repossession to attend...Christmas comes early for Clarawood residents
16 Nov 2011Twenty four Housing Executive tenants living in the Clarawood area of East Belfast got an early Christmas present with news of a £275,000 improvement scheme. ...Over 60? Make the call!
16 Nov 2011If you are over 60 you may be entitled to benefits to help you. ...New kitchens for 90 Waterside homes
15 Nov 2011We've just installed new kitchens in ninety Housing Executive homes in the Waterside area of Londonderry....Young and old learn lessons in intergenerational project
15 Nov 2011Members of the ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ Seniors Club recently took time out to go along and chat to Oakgrove Integrated Primary School pupils about their own experiences of growing up in...A "sign" of success for Rathcoole
14 Nov 2011Our local District Manager, Sharon Crooks, has congratulated residents of Rathcoole on the housing area’s success in the recent 2011 SuperValu Best Kept awards. ...40th Anniversary Housing News offers cold weather advice
14 Nov 201190,000 Housing Executive tenants have just received their annual Housing News magazine. ...Staff raise money for Alzheimers Society
14 Nov 2011Staff in our North East Area Office at Twickenham House in Ballymena have presented a cheque for £500 to Wilma McIlroy from the local branch of The Alzheimers Society. ...Winter has arrived - save on your energy costs
14 Nov 2011With the arrival of colder weather there are some simple steps you can take to keep your home warmer and reduce energy bills....Why not take another look at Lower Oldpark?
10 Nov 2011We were delighted to help welcome Paula Williams into her new home. Perhaps Lower Oldpark would be a good move for you too?...New online money planner launched
10 Nov 2011Want to make the most of your money? It’s easier than you think. ...Improvements for 240 Cookstown homes
10 Nov 2011Two hundred and forty Housing Executive homes in Cookstown are benefiting from a £484,000 investment....Amendments to the HMO registration scheme
9 Nov 2011Did you know that all Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) must be registered with the Housing Executive? ...Help is at hand for the digital switchover
8 Nov 2011In October 2012 Northern Ireland will switch to digital TV. Are you ready?...Craigyhill flats to be demolished
1 Nov 2011Social Development Minister, Nelson McCausland, has announced plans to remove a number of flats in Larne which had become the focus of anti-social behaviour....2010 Continuous Tenants' Omnibus Survey results published
1 Nov 2011We have just published the 2010 report on the Continuous Tenants' Onmibus Survey (CTOS). ...External makeover for East Belfast homes
1 Nov 2011Over 180 Housing Executive homes in the Albertbridge Road and Tower Street area of East Belfast are getting external improvements in a scheme costing over £430,000. ...Going wild in West Belfast
1 Nov 2011Earlier this year children from Holy Child Primary School in West Belfast sowed seeds on a site at Corby Way in Lower Andersonstown as part of our wildflower meadow project. ...
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