http://www.renewnorthstaffs.gov.uk/ Changing places: transforming lives. RENEW North Staffordshire is a 'housing market renewal' pathfinder. Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.renewnorthstaffs.gov.uk/news/reassurance-for-galleys-bank-residents/ http://www.renewnorthstaffs.gov.uk/news/reassurance-for-galleys-bank-residents/ Residents in the Galleys Bank area have been reassured that repair work will be carried out on a local property to test whether it can be made ‘mortgageable’. Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.renewnorthstaffs.gov.uk/news/pilot-house-to-be-repaired-not-demolished/ http://www.renewnorthstaffs.gov.uk/news/pilot-house-to-be-repaired-not-demolished/ Members of the Galleys Bank Pilot Project Steering Group are currently talking to a number of organisations that provide insurance for mortgages. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.renewnorthstaffs.gov.uk/news/reports-look-at-future-for-estate/ http://www.renewnorthstaffs.gov.uk/news/reports-look-at-future-for-estate/ Two reports examining the possible future of houses on the Galleys Bank estate have now been published. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.renewnorthstaffs.gov.uk/news/repair-plans-may-make-mortgages-easier/ http://www.renewnorthstaffs.gov.uk/news/repair-plans-may-make-mortgages-easier/ A meeting between Galleys Bank Community Steering Group and consultants Michael Dyson Associates took place on July 26th to give members the opportunity to ask more questions about possible repair options on a pilot house on the estate. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.renewnorthstaffs.gov.uk/news/stability-tests-to-be-carried-out-on-homes/ http://www.renewnorthstaffs.gov.uk/news/stability-tests-to-be-carried-out-on-homes/ Investigations are under way to find a new solution to stabilising homes built on former industrial sites. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.renewnorthstaffs.gov.uk/news/jet-impacts-on-unemployment-/ http://www.renewnorthstaffs.gov.uk/news/jet-impacts-on-unemployment-/ An organisation which is working with long-term unemployed people in RENEW areas and across North Staffordshire is celebrating its first successful year. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.renewnorthstaffs.gov.uk/news/renew-joins-partners-to-investigate-galleys-bank-properties/ http://www.renewnorthstaffs.gov.uk/news/renew-joins-partners-to-investigate-galleys-bank-properties/ Work is underway in Kidsgrove to find a solution to a national housing problem. Thousands of precast concrete homes in the UK are blighted because defects make it virtually impossible to get a mortgage or borrow money against the value of the property.