Council wins funding for £7.6m scheme to improve energy efficiency in 300 council homes
Published: Wednesday, 22nd March 2023Oxford City Council has won government funding for a £7.6 million investment programme to improve energy efficiency in more than 300 council homes in the next two years.
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BLOG: New plans to prevent homelessness
Published: Thursday, 16th March 2023An opinion piece by Cllr Linda Smith, cabinet member for housing, published in the Oxford Mail on 16 March 2023:
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Plans to tackle housing crisis approved
Published: Thursday, 16th March 2023Oxford City Council is set to launch a new five-year plan to tackle the city’s housing and homelessness crisis.
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BLOG: Walls come tumbling down
Published: Thursday, 9th March 2023Building new homes can be controversial. Just ask our housing company, OX Place. But did you know today (9 March) is the anniversary of the end of an infamous chapter in our city’s housing history?
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Tenants urged to report damp and mould
Published: Thursday, 16th February 2023Oxford City Council is urging tenants to report problems with damp and mould in their homes.
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OX Place holds community consultation on Bertie Park play area
Published: Wednesday, 15th February 2023OX Place is holding a community consultation event to help shape the design of new play facilities at a proposed housing development in Bertie Place.
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OX Place delivers 38 affordable homes on Between Towns Road
Published: Friday, 27th January 2023OX Place has completed its latest development of 38 affordable homes on Between Towns Road in Cowley.
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BLOG: Tackling the biggest issue
Published: Friday, 20th January 2023An opinion piece by Cllr Susan Brown, leader of Oxford City Council, on the biggest issue raised by her constituents and what the council is doing to address this.
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OX Place submits planning application to build 32 affordable homes in Iffley
Published: Monday, 19th December 2022OX Place has submitted a planning application to build 32 new homes in Iffley on a development that will be 100% affordable.
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Last chance to have your say on draft housing, homelessness and rough sleeping strategy
Published: Friday, 2nd December 2022Oxford residents who want to have their say on a five-year plan to tackle the city’s housing and homelessness crisis have a week left to take part in public consultation.
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OX Place and ODS: teaming up to deliver Oxford’s greenest council homes
Published: Friday, 18th November 2022Oxford City Council is letting its greenest council homes to date with the completion of eight new bungalows that are nearly zero carbon.
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Council aims to retrofit for the future
Published: Friday, 11th November 2022Oxford City Council is set to bid for government funding to help improve energy efficiency in up to 300 council homes in the next three years.
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OX Place consultation on new affordable homes in Bertie Place
Published: Thursday, 3rd November 2022OX Place has opened public consultation on its plans to build new affordable, low carbon homes in Bertie Place.
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OX Place and Oxford City Council success at Oxford Preservation Trust awards
Published: Thursday, 3rd November 2022OX Place and Oxford City Council have been successful in winning three awards for new homes in the Oxford Preservation Trust (OPT) Awards 2022.
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Wine, oil, corn and salt
Published: Friday, 28th October 2022OX Place has celebrated a milestone in the construction of a flagship city centre housing development by holding a traditional ‘topping out’ ceremony.
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Consultation open on draft housing, homelessness and rough sleeping strategy
Published: Wednesday, 26th October 2022Oxford City Council has opened public consultation on a five-year plan to tackle the city’s housing and homelessness crisis.
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OX Place holds community consultation event on new affordable homes in Bertie Place
Published: Tuesday, 18th October 2022OX Place is holding a community consultation event on its plans to build new affordable, low-carbon homes in Bertie Place.
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Decent homes for all tenants
Published: Friday, 14th October 2022Oxford City Council has called on the government to create a level playing field for all tenants by extending the Decent Homes Standard to the private rented sector.
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Consultation on draft housing, homelessness and rough sleeping strategy set to open
Published: Thursday, 13th October 2022Oxford City Council is set to launch public consultation on a five-year plan to tackle the city’s housing and homelessness crisis.
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Turning empty garages into sustainable new homes
Published: Friday, 7th October 2022Work has started on an Oxford City Council project to build new low carbon council homes by redeveloping a disused garage site in Blackbird Leys.
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OX Place delivers 26 new homes in Cutteslowe
Published: Thursday, 8th September 2022People are already settling into their new homes following the completion of an affordable, low carbon OX Place development in Cutteslowe.
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Work underway on 10 new council homes
Published: Friday, 15th July 2022Groundwork is underway on an Oxford City Council development of 10 new council homes in Warren Crescent.
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OX Place – the new name for Oxford’s affordable housing developer
Published: Friday, 1st July 2022Affordable housing has a new face in Oxford following the renaming of Oxford City Council’s housing company, Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL).
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Recladding of Hockmore Tower completed
Published: Thursday, 30th June 2022Work to remove and replace potentially unsafe rain screen cladding at Hockmore Tower is now complete.
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2,150 affordable homes in five years
Published: Friday, 24th June 2022Last year, Oxford City Council helped meet the city’s need for affordable housing by delivering 241 new affordable homes – a 52% increase on 2020/21.
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Statement on the fifth anniversary of Grenfell
Published: Tuesday, 14th June 2022A statement from Councillor Linda Smith, cabinet member for housing:
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Renters urged to make their voices heard by joining tenants’ forum
Published: Friday, 18th March 2022Oxford City Council is calling on tenants to make their voices heard and join a new tenants’ forum representing the interests of renters in Oxford.
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Planning permission granted for 61 new homes in Littlemore
Published: Tuesday, 15th March 2022Oxford City Council has given planning permission to redevelop a disused hostel and sports field in Littlemore by building up to 61 new homes.
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Plans to redevelop Underhill Circus shelved
Published: Tuesday, 22nd February 2022Oxford City Council has shelved plans for the redevelopment of Underhill Circus due to rising construction costs and a lack of funding to make the proposed scheme viable.
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OCHL selects developers to help deliver 2,500 low carbon homes across Oxfordshire
Published: Thursday, 6th January 2022Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) has selected seven developers to help build more than 2,500 low carbon homes across Oxfordshire in the next 10 years.
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43 new OCHL homes in Rose Hill
Published: Monday, 20th December 2021Tenants and homeowners are settling into their new homes for Christmas following the completion of an Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) development in Rose Hill.
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Tenant feedback drives increased investment and plans to improve housing services
Published: Friday, 17th December 2021Tenant feedback is at the heart of Oxford City Council’s plans for increased investment and improvements to council housing services in the wake of the pandemic.
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OCHL set to let 14 new homes for social rent at Barton Park
Published: Monday, 29th November 2021Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) is set to let 14 new homes at social rent levels as construction of the latest phase of Barton Park – known as Steeples – gathers pace.
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Oxford City Council to let seven new council homes
Published: Friday, 26th November 2021Oxford City Council is letting seven new council homes with the completion of a development in Edgecombe Road, Barton.
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A design for life: Oxford City Council lets nine new homes at social rent
Published: Thursday, 4th November 2021Oxford City Council is letting nine new homes for social rent after the completion of a development in Cumberlege Close, Marston.
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Work underway to fix wind damage to council tower block
Published: Tuesday, 2nd November 2021Work is underway to assess and repair damage to a council tower block in Blackbird Leys caused by high winds on Sunday morning.
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Oxford City Housing Ltd moving on up with biggest development to date – 80 new homes in Marston
Published: Tuesday, 26th October 2021Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) has secured planning permission for its biggest development to date and will now build 80 new homes in Marston.
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JOINT PRESS RELEASE: Blackbird Leys residents asked for their views on whether empty garage sites could become new affordable homes for local people
Published: Tuesday, 26th October 2021Oxfordshire Community Land Trust, Transition by Design and Oxford City Council are working together to identify brownfield sites – like disused council garages – that could be reclaimed for new homes.
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BLOG: how will building no homes solve the housing crisis?
Published: Thursday, 21st October 2021Councillor Alex Hollingsworth, cabinet member for planning and housing delivery, on the housing crisis:
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Oxford City Council advances plans to deliver 3,000 home urban extension
Published: Friday, 8th October 2021Oxford City Council is set to agree next steps for the delivery of a major development including nearly 3,000 new homes in an urban extension to the south of Oxford.
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Consultation opens on masterplan to build new homes in Iffley
Published: Friday, 1st October 2021Oxford City Council has opened a public consultation on the masterplan to build new homes, including new council homes, in Iffley to help tackle the city’s housing crisis.
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Work begins on £10.9m development of 36 new homes in the city centre
Published: Friday, 17th September 2021Work has started on a flagship Oxford City Council development to build 36 new homes in the city centre.
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Consultation opens on plans for the redevelopment of Underhill Circus
Published: Friday, 3rd September 2021Oxford City Council has opened public consultation on draft plans for the redevelopment of Underhill Circus.
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Consultation is now open on plans to build 16 new affordable homes in Northway
Published: Tuesday, 24th August 2021Public consultation is open on Oxford City Council’s plans to build new affordable homes in Northway.
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Oxford City Council lets nine new council homes
Published: Tuesday, 17th August 2021Oxford City Council is letting nine new council homes built on the site of a former builders yard in Glanville Road.
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Response to petition on housing development in Iffley
Published: Tuesday, 10th August 2021Our response to a Change.org petition calling on Oxford City Council not to build much needed new homes in Iffley.
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Build for the future, rediscover the past
Published: Thursday, 29th July 2021Preparatory work for a £10.9m Oxford City Council housing development has unearthed fascinating glimpses into Oxford’s past.
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Consultation opens on plans to build 61 new homes in Littlemore
Published: Wednesday, 28th July 2021Oxford City Council has started public consultation on plans to redevelop a disused hostel and sports field in Littlemore by building 61 new homes.
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Catalyst and Oxford City Council launch latest round of consultation on redeveloping Blackbird Leys
Published: Friday, 9th July 2021Catalyst and Oxford City Council are launching a new round of consultation on plans to redevelop Blackbird Leys, with both in person and virtual events scheduled this month.
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Consultation opens on plans to build 15 new council homes in Lanham Way, Littlemore
Published: Thursday, 1st July 2021Oxford City Council has started public consultation on plans to build 15 new council homes on a former depot site in Lanham Way, Littlemore.
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Grosvenor and Oxford City Council select Countryside as housebuilding partner at Barton Park
Published: Thursday, 1st July 2021• Appointment kick-starts delivery of final phase of 885 homes at Oxford scheme • Three housebuilders now committed on site, speeding up construction of new homes needed to meet the city’s growth
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Site investigations in Meadow Lane, Iffley
Published: Monday, 28th June 2021Oxford City Council is undertaking ground investigations at a plot of land in Meadow Lane earmarked for housing development.
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Statement on the fourth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower disaster
Published: Monday, 14th June 2021A statement from Councillor Diko Blackings, cabinet member for affordable housing, housing security and housing the homeless:
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Council awarded £380,000 to retrofit and improve council houses
Published: Tuesday, 8th June 2021Oxford City Council has been awarded £382,030 in Government funding to retrofit 240 properties within its own council housing stock.
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Oxford City Council lets 22 new council homes
Published: Monday, 24th May 2021Oxford City Council is letting 22 new homes for social rent in the latest phase of a development that will include 45 council homes.
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#OxfordNeedsHomes
Published: Wednesday, 19th May 2021Oxford City Council has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the action its housing company is taking to meet Oxford’s urgent need for new homes.
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Hill appointed as development partner for new homes in Iffley
Published: Tuesday, 11th May 2021Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) has appointed Hill as its development partner for the construction of new homes in Iffley.
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Oxford City Housing Ltd: the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step
Published: Friday, 19th March 2021Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) is set to take the first step in building nearly 1,900 new homes in the next 10 years by completing its first two homes.
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Partnership wins funding to develop plans for innovative, sustainable community-led housing
Published: Wednesday, 17th March 2021Oxford City Council has been awarded funding to work with Transition by Design and Oxfordshire Community Land Trust and develop a blueprint for reclaiming disused land for innovative council housing.
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New round of consultation on proposed changes to Blackbird Leys district centre
Published: Friday, 12th March 2021A new round of public consultation on proposed changes to Blackbird Leys district centre is now underway.
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Oxford City Council to invest over £50 million to retrofit and improve council houses
Published: Thursday, 18th February 2021In accordance with its Local Plan, Oxford City Council will spend over £50 million in retrofitting and improving its council housing stock.
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Building better, bit by bit
Published: Tuesday, 16th February 2021Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) has launched a procurement process for contractors to help it deliver more than 2,500 high quality, sustainable homes across Oxfordshire in the next 10 years.
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Housing company lets 19 new homes for social rent at Barton Park
Published: Thursday, 3rd December 2020Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) is letting 19 new homes for social rent as the first phase of the Barton Park development – known as Mosaics – is completed.
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100 years of council housing in Oxford
Published: Monday, 30th November 2020As November draws to a close, so too does the 100th anniversary of council housing in Oxford.
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Oxford needs homes: housing company acquires land in Iffley for housing development
Published: Thursday, 19th November 2020Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) has acquired land in Iffley for housing development that will help meet the city’s need for new homes.
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Work set to start to replace cladding at Hockmore Tower
Published: Thursday, 29th October 2020Work is set to start to replace some of the cladding on Hockmore Tower.
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Consultation opens on plans to build 79 new homes in Marston
Published: Tuesday, 20th October 2020Oxford City Council has started public consultation on plans to build 79 new homes on land west of Mill Lane in Marston.
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Work starts to build new homes in Elsfield Way
Published: Friday, 18th September 2020Work will start next week on a new development of 26 flats that will include six homes for social rent and three shared ownership homes.
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Oxford City Council lets six new homes for social rent
Published: Friday, 7th August 2020Oxford City Council is letting six new homes for social rent in the first phase of a development that will include 45 council homes.
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Work set to start on 35 new homes, including new council homes, in Oxford
Published: Friday, 24th July 2020Work is set to start on plans to build 35 new homes, including new council houses, in Oxford.
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Blooming marvellous: making estates great again
Published: Wednesday, 1st July 2020Oxford City Council is set to start work next week on four projects making improvements to council estates as part of its Great Estates programme.
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Life after lockdown: council letting new Barton Park homes
Published: Monday, 8th June 2020As Oxford begins to emerge from lockdown, Oxford City Council is letting eight new homes for social rent on the Barton Park development.
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Work starts to build zero carbon council homes in Oxford
Published: Friday, 15th May 2020Work has started to build eight zero carbon council homes across three sites in Oxford.
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Statement on coronavirus and protection for tenants
Published: Thursday, 19th March 2020A statement from councillor Susan Brown, leader of Oxford City Council:
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Council to increase annual investment on preventing homelessness and rough sleeping to £7.4 million
Published: Thursday, 13th February 2020Oxford City Council is increasing its investment on preventing homelessness and rough sleeping to £7.4 million in 2020/21.
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City Council to build new social housing at former Royal British Legion club site in Barton
Published: Monday, 27th January 2020Oxford City Council has secured planning permission to build seven homes, including new social housing, in Barton.
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Work starts on 18 new flats for social rent in Rose Hill
Published: Tuesday, 15th October 2019Work started yesterday to build 18 new flats for social rent in Rose Hill.
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Work starts on new social housing in Rose Hill
Published: Wednesday, 18th September 2019Oxford City Council has started work on 43 new genuinely affordable homes on two sites in Rose Hill.
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First council tenants move into new homes at Barton Park
Published: Thursday, 14th February 2019The first council tenants have started moving into their new homes at Barton Park following the handover of completed properties to the City Council by housebuilders, Hill.
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Council steps up social housing delivery with two new schemes
Published: Monday, 7th January 2019The City Council has submitted planning applications to deliver 35 new homes, half of which will be affordable and supported by funding from the Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal, across two sites at Elsfield Hall and Cumberlege Close in the northern part of Oxford.
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Council submits planning application for Between Towns Road site to deliver new housing
Published: Thursday, 20th December 2018The Council has submitted a planning application to deliver 38 housing units, including homes for social rent, at a site on Between Towns Road in Cowley.
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Council to deliver social housing in Rose Hill development
Published: Thursday, 1st November 2018The City Council is progressing plans to deliver 43 new homes, including 18 for social rent and 25 for low cost home ownership, at two sites in Rose Hill.
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Help shape the future of Blackbird Leys – get involved!
Published: Friday, 6th July 2018Blackbird Leys residents and businesses will get a chance to help shape plans for the redevelopment of their district centre when a developer is appointed and starts work in the autumn.
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City Council invests over £2 million improving social housing stock for tenants
Published: Tuesday, 3rd July 2018The City Council spent £2.3 million replacing 227 kitchens and 240 bathrooms in its social housing stock over the 2017-18 financial year to improve the quality of housing for its tenants.
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Oxford among first to complete replacement of cladding on tower blocks
Published: Monday, 18th June 2018The City Council has completed the replacement of rain screen cladding on Evenlode and Windrush tower blocks in Blackbird Leys, putting it among some of the first local authorities in the country to do so.
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Council welcomes government commitment to fund tower blocks re-cladding
Published: Thursday, 17th May 2018This week the Prime Minister announced in the House of Commons that the government will fully fund the removal and replacement of dangerous tower blocks cladding for councils and housing associations.
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Townsend Square improvement works gather pace
Published: Thursday, 17th May 2018New parking bays for cars and bikes have now been completed at Townsend Square as part of the City Council’s ongoing £800,000 programme to refurbish the estate and benefit over 70 households.
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Demolition of Lucy Faithful House commences
Published: Monday, 16th April 2018The demolition of the former homeless shelter, Lucy Faithful House, to make way for housing development on the site has begun.
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City Council to consult on a new draft Tenancy Strategy and Tenancy Policy
Published: Friday, 9th March 2018The City Council has developed a new draft Tenancy Strategy and Tenancy Policy 2018-2023 to replace the existing one which expires this year.
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Council begins re-cladding of Windrush and Evenlode tower blocks
Published: Monday, 22nd January 2018The City Council has started the removal of the existing rain-screen cladding at Evenlode and Windrush towers in Blackbird Leys to make way for its replacement with improved non-combustible material.
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Council gains compulsory purchase order for property which has been unoccupied for 28 years
Published: Tuesday, 19th December 2017The government has confirmed a compulsory purchase order (CPO) which will allow Oxford City Council to buy a Rose Hill property that has been empty since the death of its owner in 1989.
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Council invests millions improving estates and housing stock
Published: Thursday, 23rd November 2017The City Council is investing over £3.68 million in the current financial year to improve its housing stock and residential estates, including replacing bathrooms and kitchens, providing new car and bike parking spaces, and communal gardens.
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Blackbird Leys regeneration to deliver 300 new homes
Published: Thursday, 5th October 2017Oxford City Council has announced it expects to deliver around 300 new homes as part of the regeneration of Blackbird Leys district centre, a significant proportion of which will be affordable.
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Update on Oxford City Council Tower Blocks
Published: Tuesday, 18th July 2017The Government has written to councils with revised guidance over the safety of aluminium composite (ACM) rain-screen cladding and announcing a new programme of large-scale testing.
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Council to seek development partner for Blackbird Leys regeneration
Published: Friday, 28th April 2017The City Council has appointed property consultants CBRE to go to the market in the next couple of months to seek a development partner for the regeneration of Blackbird Leys district centre.
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Tower blocks residents to get free digital technology lessons
Published: Thursday, 16th March 2017The City Council and its tower blocks repairs project contractor Fortem have launched Smart4Life Day, a free event to encourage local residents to familiarise themselves with digital technology.
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The easy way to book repairs
Published: Monday, 30th January 2017There is now a quick, simple and more convenient way for people who rent their homes from Oxford City Council to arrange a repair for their properties – online through a new area on the City Council’s website: Repair My House.
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Improvements made to flats and car parks as Barton regeneration gathers pace
Published: Tuesday, 24th January 2017The City Council has carried out improvement works on flats in Stowford Road and Bayswater Road and also refurbished several car parks in Barton as part of its £3.9 million ‘Investing in Barton’ regeneration programme.
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Tower blocks contractor changes name as improvement works progress
Published: Thursday, 12th January 2017Willmott Dixon Energy Services Limited, the City Council’s contractor on the £20 million tower blocks refurbishment project, has changed its name to Fortem with effect from 3 January 2017.
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House-building on the rise in Oxford
Published: Wednesday, 23rd November 2016House-building in Oxford improved significantly over the past year, rising to 383 new homes completed from 332 in 2014/2015.
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City Council to showcase regeneration programme at Barton Bash
Published: Monday, 10th October 2016The City Council will be at the Barton Bash on 15 October 2016 to provide residents with updates on its programme of improvements for Barton.
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Repairs gather pace at Blackbird Leys tower blocks
Published: Wednesday, 22nd June 2016High level works have started at Evenlode and Windrush towers in Blackbird Leys as preparations to commence repairs at Hockmore Tower in Cowley gather pace.
