News & Events

A young housing professional has been shortlisted in the final three of a competition to discover the brightest upcoming star of the sector.

GREEN-fingered residents are being encouraged to enter Chester & District Housing Trust’s (CDHT) annual Garden Competition which is being launched to coincide with National Gardening Week (April 15 to 21).

RESIDENTS will benefit from reduced heating bills as a result of improved energy efficiency works to high rises in an area of Chester which will help to reduce fuel poverty.

COSMOPOLITAN Housing Group (CHG) has become part of Sanctuary Group. CHG owns and manages around 13,500 homes across Merseyside, Cheshire and the North West.

If you are of working age (16-61) the changes will affect you. These leaflets give you information on the new Government rules for housing benefit from April 2013, including a calendar of when the changes are due to happen and what those changes are. There is also a leaflet on benefit changes from the National Housing Federation

Look what a great time we all had over the weekend, despite the grim weather! Events are still going on until the end of the week!

The Story So Far….. Both Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) and Cosmopolitan Housing Association (CHA) have been consulting with residents about the proposal for CDHT to join a new Cosmopolitan Housing Group (CHG). Thanks to those of you who came along to a consultation event or provided us with feedback and questions. A joint Residents Group from both organisations has now been set up to guide, edit and produce all future newsletters about the merger. They asked John Denny for his ideas on how a new organisation would look.

Each of our 6 Neighbourhood Panels produce a community magazine which provides information about the work of the Panel and the positive outcomes as a result of this unique partnership.

New homes available for rent in Great Boughton, Hoole and Saughall.

Published by Inside Housing News 20/10/2010

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Our Annual Report gives you the information to judge how well we have done against the 6 new standards introduced by our regulator, the Tenant Service Authority(TSA). The TSA oversees all social housing providers in England. Please let us know what you think of our performance or any other comments you might have.

We have been working on a project, funded by the Big Lottery and working with Peabody Housing Trust in London and Home Group in the North East

The Residents' Board's new policy comes into operation from 1st September introducing new response and appointment times.

Our Summer TrustNews is now available for residents to download. Read all about the Gardening Competion, Care& Support Week and the Residents' Board. If you are interested in joining our Residents' Board, please contact the Resident Involvement Team 0808 100 7701

Trustworks have produced a DVD detailing just what is involved when we fit a new kitchen on our planned programmes

Trustworks have produced a DVD video which details just what is involved when we fit a new bathroom on our planned programmes

Cheshire West and Chester Council has formed a partnership with the two other largest social housing landlords in the area, Chester & District Housing Trust and Weaver Vale Housing Trust, to change the way social housing is allocated in the Cheshire West and Chester area. The new partnership will be called Trust Homechoice.

The Digital TV Switchover - Your questions answered.

New service standards for caretaking, cleaning and Grounds Maintenance