A joint bid from Bdht, Aspen Retirement Limited and the Restful Homes Group for land on Recreation Road in Bromsgrove was successful after a competitive bidding process. 

The bdht properties include 30 much needed 1 and 2 bedroom apartments for older people available for rent and shared ownership. Aspen’s part of the development includes 64 private extra care apartments with the restful Homes Group providing an 82 bed care home. 

A full planning application is likely to be made within the next 6 months. 

The new development could create over 100 new jobs. 

Important Message about Housing Benefit

As part of the Government’s Welfare Reform Bill, changes to housing benefit means that tenants of a working age will not receive full housing benefit if they are under occupying their home by one or more bedrooms.

Bdht will now be allocating one bedroom for each person or couple living as part of the household,
with the following exceptions:

 Children aged 15 or under will be expected to share with one other child of the same sex; and
 Children age 9 or under will be expected to share with one other child aged 9 or under, regardless of gender

If you think you will be affected by these changes in your current bdht home (you are under pension age, have one or more spare bedrooms or same sex children under 15 or children under 10 with a bedroom each and you claim housing benefit) Please contact us on 0800 0850 160 to discuss the options available to you.
  

Bromsgrove family swaps Grandmother’s floor for a home of their own

Like many young families, the Hodnett-Drysdales want a home to call their own in the town where they live and work, but they’ve been struggling to get the funds together for a hefty house deposit.

Having rented privately for the last three years, Natalie and Lester’s dreams of owning their own home seemed to be getting further away but, having spoken to bdht, they realised that buying a shared-ownership property could be the ideal option as they would need a smaller deposit but would still get a foot onto the property ladder.

For more detail click here.

Contractor Expressions of Interest - Overflow Response Repairs Contractor

Bromsgrove District Housing Trust (BDHT) intends to invite tenders from suitable contractors to complement the organisations own direct workforce for the day–to-day repairs for the Trust. BDHT housing stock comprises of 3,200 properties spread throughout the District of Bromsgrove Worcester. Contractors will be required to meet BDHT’s repair targets. The total value of works envisaged as part of the Overflow Response Repairs Contract is expected to be circa £140,000 per annum. This figure is not guaranteed however due to the unpredictable nature of these works.

Contractors must demonstrate that they posses the necessary skills to carry out the works listed below with particular emphasis on BDHT’s philosophy of putting the customer at the centre of the delivery of the repairs service. For more details click here