Are
you interested in becoming a Connect Board member?
Please
click below on the following links to access all the information
you need to know!
1.
Letter from
the Chair and Chief Executive
2.
Vision
and Values of Connect Housing
3.
Role
Description
4.
Board
Membership Criteria
5.
Board
Membership Policy and Procedure
6.
Code
of Conduct for Board and Committee Members
7.
Equal
Opportunities Policy Statement
8.
Profiles
of Current Board Members
9.
Application
Form
If
you have any queries please call Kelly Smith on 0113 236
5105 or David Troupes on 0113 235 0202.
After
reading the information above, if you would like to fill
in the Application Form, please email your completed form
to Kelly
Smith.
How
Affordable is Affordable?
A
Study of Rents in Leeds
Access
to affordable housing for households on low incomes is a
current, and growing, problem in Leeds and high on the agenda
for Connect and all those working to achieve a better quality
of life for people in the city. Affordable good quality
housing is the foundation for good health, stable family
life, supporting educational achievement, promoting access
to work and enabling financial inclusion.
Concerns
about rent levels in the city, and confusion about the variations
in ‘affordable rents’ between providers, prompted
the Leeds Collaborative Group – seven housing associations
based in Leeds – to commission a study of current
and projected rent levels and their affordability. The study
was carried out by re’new and the report can be viewed/
downloaded at www.renew-leeds.co.uk.
Please contact Kelly
Smith or David
Troupes on 0113 235 0202 if you would like a hard copy
of the Executive Summary.
The
study confirmed that Council and housing association rented
housing is the most affordable option in Leeds and provides
valuable access to well-managed, good quality housing for
low-income households. While there is still a gap between
Council and housing association rents, these are on course
to converge in the next 5-8 years, in line with Government
policy. Rents for Council and housing association properties
are, on average, less than half the rent of similar sized
properties in the private rented sector.
Although
the affordable sector is indeed affordable for the majority
of low income households, the study found that this is not
always the case for the lowest earners (especially households
with the lowest 10% of incomes). Given the level of private
sector rents, and that home ownership, even low cost options,
is way out of reach for these households, the urgent question
to address is how households in work on low incomes are
to be housed in the future in Leeds.
The
Leeds Collaborative Group hopes that this study will clarify
confusion around differences in rents between providers
and promote discussion among policy makers on the critical
issue of affordability of housing for low income households.
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Connect
Housing - Homes, Communities, Cultures
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Raising Housing Standards ...
continuous improvement in housing quality and service performance
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Building Successful Communities ...
investment
making a lasting contribution to regeneration in Yorkshire
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Promoting Inclusion ...
extending
opportunities for social and economic inclusion
Design
Excellence
One of Connect
Housing's addresses in Harehills Avenue has been transformed
from five run down bedsits to three 2-bed flats, each with
their own entrance. The two ground floor flats are particularly
light, airy and spacious whilst the top floor flat is smaller,
but just as well-designed. These flats also have a secure
area where bikes can be stored on the ground floor. Each has
had sound insulation as well as energy-efficient features
installed and will no doubt appeal to many of our tenants
and people on our waiting list. The Housing Corporation has
given generous grant aid which keeps the rents down and the
tenants of these flats will also have the right to acquire.
For more information please contact Corporate
Services or call the Regeneration Services Department
on 0113 285-0419.
New
campaign urges Leeds residents to be aware of TV Licensing
requirements
Please click here
to learn of IMPORTANT information you need to know if you
own and use a television.
Click
here
for an informative brochure which provides you with details
of what we do, contact details and information on three of
our latest developments.
Please
see here for links to 2006-07's Annual Review. You can view
pages singly (listed as per the subject they relate to) or
all at once - 12 pages combined into one document. Click below
for these links.
- Support
Services
- Affordable
Warmth
- Tenant
and Community Involvement
- Children
and Young People
- Affordable
Housing for Sale
- Jobs
- Community
Regeneration
- Older
People
- Service
Improvement
- Governance
- Equality
and Diversity
- Facts
- 2006-07
Annual Review - all the above 12 pages combined
into one document
If
you have any queries at all please contact the Corporate
Services department by email by clicking here,
or by calling them on 0113 236 5105.
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Invitation
for Contractors’ Expressions of Interest
Click
on the links below for details of contracting opportunities
with Connect.
Current
Tender Requests:
None
at present
Affordable
Housing
Own
your very own Leeds City Centre pad … and pay
just 70%.
- A spacious
2 Double Bedroom Apartment is currently
..for sale on a shared ownership
basis.
- Perfect
for First Time Buyers who work in the City.
- Just
£98,000!
Connect
Housing is also pleased to offer homes in the Woodside Park
development in Newlay:
- 2 and 3 Bedroom
houses in an idyllic countryside ..setting.
- Just
5 miles from Leeds City Centre.
- House
Prices from £102,000!
- Great
for families.
Contact the
Shared Ownership HOTLINE now on
0113 285 0422 or
email Phil
Lacey or Emma
Richardson.
New
Shared Ownership Schemes Coming Soon:
Curwen Park,
Heckmondwike
Whitechapel
Gardens, Cleakheaton
REGISTER
NOW!
Connect
does the Business!
Click
here
for a link to our latest news about Connect Housing transforming
unused land into a safe space for Leeds' children to play.
and
Click here
for a link to our fantastic results in involving young people
in local issues and cutting reports of anti-social behaviour
by 50% in one year.
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