One of the saddest things about being an MP are the emails and messages from desperate parents or grandparents about housing problems. They often describe homelessness or awful accommodation and its impact on mental health or illnesses suffered by children. I write to the council who tell me where that person is on the waitingContinue reading Save our family homes
Birmingham City Council has called for evidence for their inquiry into supported exempt accommodation. The purpose of this Inquiry is to look at exempt accommodation in Birmingham, the role of the Council and what improvements need to be made, either directly by the City Council or through dialogue with Government. “Exempt accommodation” is a termContinue reading Call for Evidence on Exempt Accommodation
Selly Oak MP, Steve McCabe is calling on the Council to refuse plans to build a 4 storey student accommodation block next to a local nursery. Plans were submitted to Birmingham City Council to turn a semi-derelict 0.2 acre portion of land next to Selly Oak Nursery into a 4-storey purpose-built student accommodation block. The site would pose safeguarding concerns for the local nursery as their Forest SchoolContinue reading MP Supports Local Nursery in Fight Against Student Developers
REMEMBER Mrs Thatcher selling off all those council houses! The government’s got a new plan called ‘Right to Regenerate’ which they say will increase house building and improve local areas. Like council house sales, it involves selling off council land, garages and empty properties, but will it work? Birmingham, with a population of over oneContinue reading Housing plans central to who we choose as mayor
Steve McCabe MP, Birmingham Selly Oak and Women’s Aid Federation of England (‘Women’s Aid’) are calling for oversight of exempt accommodation to protect vulnerable women and children. Steve McCabe MP met with Women’s Aid to hear their concerns about the growing number of exempt accommodation providers housing victims of domestic violence without any expertise or experience, and inContinue reading Birmingham MP joins Women’s Aid in Calling for safe Accommodation
Steve McCabe MP for Birmingham Selly Oak introduced his 10 Minute Rule Bill, the Supported Accommodation Bill on Wednesday 18 November. The Bill seeks to address the problems of HMO’s being used as supported accommodation without sufficient regulation and oversight of the support offered, the conditions of the property and the suitability of the landlord or housing provider. Supported accommodation properties are growing rapidly in Steve McCabe’s constituency where the MPContinue reading Steve McCabe MP Introduces Supported Accommodation Bill
Steve McCabe MP for Birmingham Selly Oak has secured a Westminster Hall debate on the conversion of family homes to houses in multiple occupation for so-called supported accommodation. The debate comes after the Birmingham MP reports a number of local problems around HMO’s being used as supported accommodation without sufficient regulation and oversight of the support offered, the conditions of theContinue reading MP Secures Debate on HMO Conversions for so-called Supported Accommodation
Steve McCabe, MP for Birmingham Selly Oak has said his constituency-wide survey found the vast majority of constituents who responded do not support proposed changes to the planning system. An online constituency survey answered by local residents and neighbourhood forums has found that 92% of respondents are concerned changes will not allow enough time for them to respond to local planning proposals. SteveContinue reading Government’s Proposed Planning Reforms Overwhelmingly Rejected by Selly Oak
Join Steve McCabe MP and Cllr Sharon Thompson for a Private Rented Sector Mini Conference on 5 November The roadshow will cover the following topics: Exempt Accommodation, Housing Options, Private Rented Service and Planning Policy. Residents will hear from Council officers on the work being done on each area and explain the powers and duties availableContinue reading Selly Oak Housing Roadshow
Steve McCabe MP for Birmingham Selly Oak is calling for local views on the government’s proposals to overhaul the planning system. In August, the Government published their White Paper on reforming the planning system ‘Planning for the Future’. This White Paper will introduce a number of measures including a zonal planning system, Local AuthorityContinue reading MP Calls for Evidence on Proposed Planning Reforms
