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‘Unprecedented demand’ for temporary accommodation costs Housing Executive £39M in 12 month period
The rising demand for temporary accommodation is causing potentially unsustainable financial pressure for homelessness services in...
Mar 25
New social housing approved in Antrim despite hundreds of objections
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council’s Planning Committee has approved an application for 38 new social housing apartments in Antrim...
Mar 20
Minister announces new £153m funding programme for Co-Ownership, and raises the property value limit
Opening the door to home ownership, Minister Gordon Lyons with Co-Ownership Director of Finance Andrew Shott and Chief Executive Mark...
Mar 20
Sixty-five new homes planned in proximity to listed church in Mid & East Antrim
St John’s Church, Ballycarry, County Antrim A proposal of application notice has been lodged with Mid and East Antrim Borough Council for...
Feb 28
North Antrim MLA Timothy Gaston raises concerns over housing crisis in Assembly Debate
North Antrim TUV MLA Timothy Gaston Timothy Gaston, MLA for North Antrim, addressed the Northern Ireland Assembly on Tuesday,...
Feb 27
Approval for 80-dwelling social & affordable housing development in Coleraine
A new 80-dwelling social housing development in Coleraine has been approved by Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council. Members approved...
Feb 26
Green light for 34 new homes near Ballyclare
Some of the house types proposed fur the new development Planning permission has been granted for 34 new homes outside Ballyclare between...
Feb 24
O’Dowd – Consumers must be protected after Storm Éowyn
Minister O’Dowd is pictured with Alastair Ross, Assistant Director, Head of Public Policy at the Association of British Insurers Finance...
Feb 13
Housing Executive signs up to JAM Card initiative
Maeve Monaghan, Chief Executive of NOW Group, joined the Housing Executive’s Director of Corporate Services, David Moore, to launch the...
Feb 9
Communities Minister warns of Causeway Coast & Glens becoming the second home “Wild West”
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough could become the “Wild West” for second homes without Governmental regulation, the Department for...
Feb 5
Politicians welcome wheelchair accessible homes for Ballymoney
Alpha Housing Chief Executive Cameron Watt (L) pictured with DB Building Contracts Limited’s Construction Director Sean Dobbin at the...
Dec 3, 2024
Fourteen new homes proposed opposite Craigyhill bonfire site in Co Antrim
Site location plan and context of proposed new social housing in Larne’s Craigyhill estate. A planning application has been submitted to...
Nov 25, 2024
Green light for new homes in conservation area in Antrim
Site location for new housing development Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council’s Planning Committee has given permission for the...
Nov 20, 2024
£1.45M ‘Living over shops’ scheme set to be rolled out in Randalstown and Ballyclare
Antrim and Newtownabbey councillors have approved the second phase of a £1.45m ‘Living over the Shops’ scheme which will be extended to...
Nov 13, 2024
NI house prices see continued growth, however latest budget may deliver a ‘mortgage bomb’
Marking the 40th year of the House Price Index produced by Ulster University, the latest Northern Ireland Quarterly House Price Index...
Nov 11, 2024
New Community Involvement Strategy launched at annual Housing Executive conference
The Housing Executive has launched its new Community Involvement and Cohesion Strategy 2024-2029 at their annual community conference. ...
Oct 24, 2024
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston highlights local issues during Stormont debate on housing
Addressing the Assembly during a Stormont debate on housing, Timothy Gaston, the TUV MLA for North Antrim, drew attention to the dire...
Oct 20, 2024
Over 2,000 residents in ‘housing stress’ in Mid and East Antrim
Housing Executive chief executive, Grainia Long Mid and East Antrim had 2,340 residents in housing stress at the end of March, the...
Oct 12, 2024
Green light for eight new apartments in Ballymena town centre
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has granted planning permission for new retail units and eight apartments in Ballymena town centre....
Oct 5, 2024
We are not building enough homes in Northern Ireland: Councillors updated on housing stock
Seventeen new housing association homes have been completed in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough between March and August, councillors have...
Oct 1, 2024
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