Sandwell Council spending £130,000 on ‘project manager’ to buy two children’s homes

A council is set to spend £130,000 on a manager to oversee buying two children’s homes. Sandwell Council wants to buy two ...
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£2.4m to be spent inspecting Sandwell's council houses after damning report reveals 'serious failings'

More than £2.4million will be spent inspecting thousands of council houses in Sandwell following a damning review. Sandwell Council is set to award a £1.5million contract to survey 14,000 homes after ...
Birmingham Mail

Neighbours fear large house conversion will destroy peaceful Sandwell cul-de-sac

Neighbours in a Sandwell cul-de-sac fear a planned house conversion could attract anti-social behaviour. The property, in Suffolk Close, is set to change from a dwelling to a five-bedroom home. The ...
Birmingham Mail

Council house fraudster pretended to be homeless while renting out property

A woman pretended to be homeless to try and obtain a council property despite being a landlord herself. She applied for a council house in Sandwell by providing false information on the application, a ...
Yahoo News UK

'Dearth of housing plans' to blame for Sandwell Council receiving £625,000 less than expected

A council is expecting to make £625,000 less from planning applications this year because of a drop in ‘large’ housing developments. Sandwell Council said the plunge in income was because of a lack of ...