Housing & Homelessness - Dorset East

The number of people sleeping rough in Dorset has halved – thanks to work by Dorset Council and other agencies. Latest figures show that there are currently 18 people rough sleeping in the county, compared to 38 last year. In Weymouth and Portland the number of rough sleepers has fallen from...

My home is within a terrace and the neighbouring property became empty quite a number of years ago; forming part of an estate in probate. Long Description Over the years it was left unoccupied and the upkeep of the property was neglected by the firm of Solicitors in charge, resulting in...

I have a friend who works almost every waking hour, mainly to pay the rent. Her landlord lives on a beach, 4000 miles away. He seldom responds to her requests, and grudgingly pays for the minimum of maintenance. But every so often, he writes to inform her that he...

With gas and electricity prices more than doubling in less than seven years and with this trend set to continue East Dorset residents are being urged to sign up to the energy switch scheme to find cheaper suppliers for gas and electricity. It is part of a national collective switching...

Rochdale MP Tony Lloyd has backed a Parliamentary private members bill to tackle unfair maintenance fees on new build developments. The 10-minute rule bill was tabled by Bishop Auckland MP Helen Goodman on 14 November, calling for the Freehold Properties (Management Charges and Shared Facilities) Bill to put an end...

You can find more detail and search for your locally relevant findings in our database which you can access here. Please remember to link to our Dying Homeless page and, where possible, encourage people to tell us of more deaths in the future using our form. Caveats on the figures ...

The cost of renting a property is out of control and is increasing rapidly causing many families to become homeless as a result as they can’t afford the rent.  A new analysis by Labour shows that those who rent are paying over £10 Billion a year says the Evening Standard.  The...

The problem of the homeless and the invisibility of those who live on the streets is something that usually comes packaged in the form of numbers, statistics or services offered by Governments, councils or organisations. According to Crisis, it is hard to define the exact number of homeless in...

Supported a client with doctor’s appointment Positive result from Poole Council regarding a client's housing appeal Supported a client’s case at an ASBO meeting Constructive meeting with Police from Safer Neighbourhood Team to improve joint working Great evening out for clients at a BBQ at Holton Lee (site of outdoor activity project)...