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Focus Group Update (January 2025)

We met with our Shared Ownership Focus Group to hear from you about where you would like us to impro…

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Meet our Defects team

We’ve spoken with Mehra, our Defects Team Leader, to give us a bit more information about what the t…

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Meet our Housing Advice Team

Our new Housing Advice Team are a team of experienced Housing Advice Officers, who act as the first…

A tenant receiving the key to their new home from a Midland Heart employee
A guide to staircasing

When you own a shared ownership property, you have the option to buy more shares of that property, t…

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Brief History of Shared Ownership

Shared Ownership is a service offered in England and Wales to help people get onto the housing ladde…

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Focus Group Update

In February 2024, we launched our Leasehold Focus Group which gave you a chance to let us know where…

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Our Shared Ownership focus group

To make sure you have the chance to shape our services and get your voice heard, we’ve recently star…

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Fire doors save lives

Did you know, that well maintained fire doors slow the spread of smoke and fire for at least 30 minu…

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Leasehold Reform 2024

On Friday 24 May 2024, the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (the “Act”) became law. Although…