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When looking for an innovative name to mark the exciting new development based at Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham Borough Council and Cheltenham Borough Homes didn’t have to look far to find a local connection that embraced the town’s codebreaking heritage. It’s no enigma and as a nod to the town’s flourishing cyber technology ecosystem, the […]

A landmark step has been taken in the fight to reduce fuel poverty in Cheltenham with Cheltenham Borough Homes being awarded a grant to start work on an innovative scheme to support social housing tenants.The move will also contribute to Cheltenham’s ambitious target of becoming carbon neutral by 2030.Today Cheltenham Borough Homes has received news […]

Do you know someone who goes the extra mile to be neighbourly and caring?We’re on the lookout for nominations for our 13th annual Tenant and Leaseholder Awards. These awards take place every year to recognise the amazing work of the inspirational and caring people in our community who not only go the extra mile to […]

Three more homes have been secured by Cheltenham Borough Homes on behalf of the council as part of the new development at Cordwainers Road, Prestbury Road, Cheltenham.   The properties were secured under a Section 106 agreement and keys were handed to the new tenants this month. Yet another example of the £180m housing investment in Cheltenham’s […]

The Homeseekerplus consultation began on Monday 1 February 2021 and will run for eight weeks, ending on the 29 March 2021. Homeseekerplus is a choice-based lettings (CBL) scheme run by the seven local authorities in partnership with social housing landlords. The seven local authorities are Tewkesbury Borough Council, Gloucester City Council, Cheltenham Borough Council, Stroud District […]

Cheltenham’s efforts to tackle the climate emergency are being supported by the town’s Rotarians who are planting 100 trees in 2021 to mark their centenary.Among the earliest of the planting schemes planned is a community-led proposal in Oakley ward, which was requested by residents and led by ward councillors, which is scheduled to start next […]

Cheltenham Borough Council’s cabinet is set to consider an independent report recommending that it retains and strengthens its partnership with Cheltenham Borough Homes (CBH) at its meeting on 26 January 2021.The report, undertaken by Campbell-Tickell, found that CBH is “a focused housing management organisation with a committed team that is widely perceived by stakeholders as […]

Cheltenham Borough Council has recently agreed to invest £75,000 of grant funding through Cheltenham Borough Homes to create two more community hubs, important in building and maintaining strong and resilient communities across Cheltenham.  The award of the funding followed a successful joint bid to the Better Care Fund from Cheltenham Borough Council and Cheltenham Borough Homes and will be used alongside further direct investment […]

Important information about Coronavirus (Covid-19) following the Prime Minister’s announcement on 4 January 2021 England has moved into a national lockdown. You must stay at home as much as possible. For a full breakdown of restrictions visit GOV.UK. Do not leave your home if you, or anyone in your household has symptoms of coronavirus and book a test  We are continually monitoring […]

Now that the United Kingdom has left the European Union, most EU, EEA or Swiss citizens (including family members) will need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to continue living in the UK beyond 30 June 2021.We understand this may be a stressful time but have detailed below what you will need to do […]