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Pictured at the Housing Centre’s own beehives in Belfast are the Housing Executive’s (L/R) Robert McClean, Stephen Lowry, Jennifer Hawthorne, Ronnie McCreanor and Conor McCombe. The Housing Executive is changing how it manages some of its green spaces across Northern Ireland, with reduced grass cutting, new wildflower areas and thousands of trees being planted each year as part of efforts to support bees and other pollinators. The organisation has become an official partner o

Rent a garage: Housing Executive garages are available to rent at sites across Mid and East Antrim. People across Mid and East Antrim are being offered the chance to rent secure garage space for little more than £12 a week, as the Housing Executive makes a number of garages available in Ballymena, Carrickfergus and Larne. The garages, which are available to both Housing Executive tenants and members of the wider public, are being offered at a weekly rental rate of approximat

Sales views sought: Housing Executive Chair Nicole Lappoin, (right) is joined by the organisation’s Assistant Director, Strategic Housing Authority, Ailbhe Hickey, at the launch of the new public consultation on changes to the House Sales Scheme. The future of Northern Ireland’s long-running House Sales Scheme is under review amid growing pressure on social housing, with the Housing Executive launching a major public consultation on proposed changes that could reshape how ten

A call has been made to end what has been described as the Housing Executive “turfing out” family members following the death of tenants. Sinn Féin has submitted a notice of motion at Belfast City Council regarding the Northern Ireland Housing Executive’s tenancy succession policy, which is due to be considered by a council committee later this month. The motion, proposed by Court District Electoral Area Councillor Claire Canavan, highlights concerns that the current Northern

Pictured with one of the two refurbished snooker tables at Loughgiel Community Centre are, (left to right) Gareth Doran, Housing Executive Good Relations Officer, Causeway, Michelle Smyth, Operations Manager, Loughgiel Community Association, Paddy Coyles, Men’s Shed, Patrick McCullough, Men’s Shed, Deirdre Rafferty, Housing Executive Neighbourhood Officer, Lee-Anne Doherty, Loughgiel Community Association, and Gerard Dallas, Men’s Shed. A community hub in Loughgiel is seeing