Monthly Archives: June 2013

UKIP all mouth and skirt UKIP Councillor Beverley Mennell made the unambiguous statement “I will get them a new home one way or another” on the 8th January.   The local newspaper ran an article ‘left to live behind disused … Continue reading →

  Tenants of Northampton Borough Council would all have received a copy of the summer edition of ‘My Home’, which covers housing news (in my opinion spin) for Northampton tenants and leaseholders. On page 9 An insider’s guild to tenant … Continue reading →

63% of applications for Discretionary Housing Payments are successful   Early findings on Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) for March and April show that in Northampton of the 266 applications 168 (63%) were successful     March & April     … Continue reading →

Can’t get your dripping tap fixed? Hope the tenants that attended the meeting at the Saints Ground found it interesting, what I find interesting is the £2,396 paid for room hire (from your rent payments) in May.   Perhaps worth … Continue reading →

£100,000 to housing consultant? Gerald Davies close to £96k in less than a year – one payment in June should see him past the £100k post Tenants struggling to pay the ‘Bedroom Tax’ must be pleased that our rent payments … Continue reading →

Councillor Mary and the magic wand! Not myself being a master of the science behind invisibility or other magic tricks, made me wonder just how Northampton Councillor MARY and the rest of the Conservative cabinet can just by collectively raising … Continue reading →

What a difference in less than half an hour! For a number of months Northampton Borough Council (NBC) have been reluctant to give the names of the tenants who were involved in the selection of contractors. That the named tenants … Continue reading →

I will get them a new home one way or another Northampton Defend Council Housing read the article by the local paper with interest and has taken the decision to monitor the progress of the Councillors unambiguous statement “I will … Continue reading →

Voids in Northampton Council Housing Stock January to May 2013 07-Jan 165 07-Feb 180 07-Mar 136 07-Apr 207 07-May 219  

123 to be hit by Benefit Caps in Northampton? We believe that Northampton will begin Benefit Caps on 15 July The benefit cap will set a limit on the total amount that can be claimed in benefits of £500 a … Continue reading →