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What can you do when hell is on your doorstep?

02 April, 20140 Comments
In the UK our neighbours can often live too close to home; outlined last night by Channel 5’s new series “The Nightmare Neighbour From Hell”, revealing the traumatic, shocking, humourous and occasionally bizarre experiences of victims of nightmare neighbours. With 1 in 5 of us having been in an argument with our close neighbours, out of
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Merseyside declared as “UK’s worst” Anti social behaviour hotspot

02 January, 20140 Comments
Seasonal misconduct contributed to areas of St Helens (Merseyside) having the biggest rise in anti-social behaviour incidents, according to recent Government crime figures. The postcode area of WA9 had a rise of almost 80% (the most severe of any postcode area in the UK) with 127 more ASB reports recorded than the previous year; 160
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Invitation of ideas as to how your community can be improved.

18 October, 20130 Comments
Issue For too long communities have not had a big enough say in what happens in their local area – whether it be about what happens to local amenities, how local services are delivered, or how new development is planned. Giving people more power over what happens in their neighbourhood https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/giving-people-more-power-over-what-happens-in-their-neighbourhood The Sustainable Communities Act
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Landlord pet ban poops all over Stafford !

05 September, 20130 Comments
Stafford’s animal rescue centre is becoming a dumping ground, as more and more tenants are being forced to get rid of their pets before renting a new home. ‘No pet’ policies are getting more and more common as landlords refuse to accept pets into their properties. This is a worrying issue for Laura Dixon, Manager
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Networking Landlords slash rent arrears in May 2013

21 June, 20131 Comments
According to the latest Buy-to-let Index from LSL Property Services PLC rent arrears fell 2.1% during May 2013. LSL’s buy-to-let index out today shows that the total amount of late or unpaid rent decreased to £276 million last month, compared to £282 million in April. Rent rises in May were also slower than recent months,
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