Birmingham City Council is set to approve a raft of
housing measures including building new council homes, improving existing
council housing and procuring new repair and maintenance contracts for council housing.
The council's cabinet is set to approve the full business case for the
construction of 106 council houses for rent today. The opportunity to continue the council’s
housing development programme through the Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust
(BMHT) is due to procurement efficiencies and the availability of a windfall
grant from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). As well as providing more
affordable houses for rent, the scheme will boost the economy and support the
further creation of training and apprenticeship places. Read more on the
Housing Excellence website.
