Herefordshire Housing
Encyclopedia
Herefordshire Housing is a social housing trust
responsible for the former council housing of the Herefordshire Council
local authority. The organisation is based in 3 locations in Hereford
City.
(LSVT).
Herefordshire Housing has since adopted Charitable Status
.
of Herefordshire
. It provides maintenance, care advice and monitoring, sheltered housing, and other services.
Trust
Trust may refer to:* Trust , reliance on another person or entity-Business and legal:* Trust law, an arrangement in which property is managed by one person or entity for the benefit of another...
responsible for the former council housing of the Herefordshire Council
Herefordshire Council
Herefordshire Council is the local government authority for the county of Herefordshire in England. It is a unitary authority.It is a relatively new council, formed on 1 April 1998 following the split of Hereford and Worcester back into two separate counties.It is currently run by Conservatives. It...
local authority. The organisation is based in 3 locations in Hereford
Hereford
Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...
City.
History
The organisation took control of the running of the Herefordshire Council’s social housing on 26 November 2002 with a Large Scale Voluntary TransferHousing association
Housing associations in the United Kingdom are independent not-for-profit bodies that provide low-cost "social housing" for people in housing need. Any trading surplus is used to maintain existing homes and to help finance new ones...
(LSVT).
Herefordshire Housing has since adopted Charitable Status
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
.
Responsibilities
Herefordshire Housing has responsibility for over 5,000 properties in the countyCounty
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
. It provides maintenance, care advice and monitoring, sheltered housing, and other services.