The work will involve six-storey blocks, as well as retirement living schemes and low-rise buildings, and comes as work is already underway upgrading the council’s high-rise blocks including flats at Buxton House, Harold Wilson Court and Berry Brow.
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This proposal for the 11-storey building comes after a fire safety review in the wake of Grenfell Tower identified improvements were required. These included replacing the existing exterior wall insulation and filling empty spaces between walls inside the building to prevent fire from spreading rapidly.
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Community events are being held across Kirklees this week to help launch a new fire safety campaign aimed at council housing tenants.
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From April, the Tenancy Agreement will change and rent will be charged on a weekly basis, instead of monthly, providing more options for tenants to decide how they wish to pay their rent.
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Tenants have until 5 pm on Thursday, 3 March 2022 to express their views on changes to the frequency of their rent charges.
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Councillors rolled up their sleeves to break the turf on a new council housing development in Batley. Councillor Cathy Scott, Cabinet Member for Housing and Democracy, joined Batley East ward members Councillor Mahmood Akhtar, Councillor Fazila Loonat, and Councillor Habiban Zaman as contractors started work.
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We are taking on a record number of apprentices this year, doubling the number of opportunities available across the Homes and Neighbourhoods service.
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Council housing tenants are being invited to have their say over changes to the frequency of their rent charges.
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