What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Council housing is Belle Isle is a bit different to rest of the city. Since the late 1980s it’s been managed by the tenants, first through the Belle Isle Estate Management Board and since 2004 by Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation (BITMO). The decision to be managed by BITMO rather the
A rogue landlord has been fined for failing to correctly licence and maintain a property on Cemetery Road in Beeston – and is now nearly £8,000 out of pocket. Earlier this year the council undertook visits to potentially unlicensed houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) on Cemetery Road, Beeston. One of
Interview with Chris CEO of BITMO. By Kenneth Ingram, volunteer, at South Leeds Life. Q: What qualifications’ did you get Chris, when leaving School, College or University? I considered myself as a late developer. I didn’t do particular well at high school ended up with 4 O levels. Which at
The tenants who will soon be moving into new housing on Brown Lane East in Holbeck were welcomed to Holbeck at an event at Holbeck Working Men’s Club on Saturday morning (10 January 2015). Unity Housing Association which has built the new properties invited new tenants to a meet and
Residents living on the Cottingley Hall estate in south Leeds recently debated a wide range of issues at a public meeting. Members of the Cottingley TRAC group heard updates on how Cottingley Primary Academy was progressing, plans for a new neighbourhood watch scheme, bin collections on the estate and work
BITMO (Belle Isle Tenant Management Organisation) has recently taken the old Belle Isle library and turned it into a community facility. Last Thursday, 26 September, was its first booking as it hosted the organisation’s Annual General Meeting. The guest speaker was Pat McGeever, Chief Executive at local charity Health
Leeds Federated Housing Association, the social landlord with a thousand properties in South Leeds, has launched a new team to drive forward its investment in communities. The new Social Investment Team, headed up by Karen Hayward, will coordinate projects that provide added value to Leeds Fed’s neighbourhoods. This could
A report is due to go to the council’s executive board in June recommending that Aire Valley Homes be wound up and that council housing returns to being managed directly by the council. As previously reported on South Leeds Life, the Council has been consulting tenants and others about changes
A social landlord with 1,000 homes in South Leeds is offering its tenants help with managing their money. Leeds Federated Housing Association is urging its residents to be cash-smart in 2013 by taking advantage of free financial support. The association has a range of services available including a dedicated Financial