Herefordshire Housing - Low rents; great services!

Published by jenp for Herefordshire Housing Ltd in Housing

Lowest rent increase ever for Herefordshire Housing tenants
Herefordshire Housing tenants have just been informed what their new rent will be. The good news is that the rent increase is the smallest ever – with some tenants seeing their rent go down!

HHL Chief Executive, Peter Brown says that during the recession, this low rent increase will help all families living in a Herefordshire Housing home.

“Herefordshire Housing has managed to contain the average rent increase to 69p per week," says Peter, "The recession makes it difficult for everybody. If you’re on a low income, keeping the rent increase small makes a big difference. And if anybody is struggling to pay, they must contact us – we may be able to help.”

Despite this lower rent increase, Herefordshire Housing is continuing to invest in improving homes and delivering services that tenants want. This year £11.4m will be spent improving homes, £3.3m on Housing Management and controlling anti-social behaviour and £3.5m on repairs.

Satisfaction with Herefordshire Housing has seen a year on year increase and has now reached 84%. The housing association aims to continue to improve on levels of satisfaction, developing and improving services that tenants want.