Latest Press Releases:
October 09 - St Georges celebrate 2 Star success 
August 09 - Customer Feedback
May 2009 - 24 hr Fraud Hotline
May 2009 - Tenant Conference
April 2009 - Gas Safety Checks
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| The future of Basildon Council's housing stock was sealed on the 29 March 2007 with unanimous approval from Basildon Councillors, for a Management Agreement with St Georges Community Housing Ltd. |
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This agreement has meant that since 1 April 2007 the management of council homes throughout the Basildon District, has transferred from Basildon Council to St Georges Community Housing Ltd, who are now the ALMO (Arms Length Management Organisation) company.
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The Single Equality Scheme - Your Opinion Counts.
St Georges Community Housing would like to hear from our residents, employees, trade union representative(s), Contractors, Housing partners at Basildon District Council, Community and Voluntary partners; and Local Strategic Partners from 11 January to 19 February 2010, as part of our Single Equalities Scheme consultation. Find out more.
VAT increase to 17.5% from 1st January 2010
From 1st January 2010 the standard rate of VAT will return to 17.5%. This will affect private tenants who rent a garage from us.
At present private tenants are charged VAT at 15% on their garage rent. From 1st January 2010 they will be charged VAT at 17.5%. Private tenants should please be aware that this will add around 25p to their weekly garage rent.
If you require and information or have any questions about the VAT increase, please contact the Rent Accounting team on 01268 465156/5157.
St Georges Community Housing now on the road to Decent Homes after achieving a 2 stars ‘good’ rating from the Audit Commission.
This means that Basildon District Council tenants are now a vital step closer to getting new investment in their homes.
St Georges Community Housing, which manages Basildon Council’s housing stock, are celebrating after achieving a 2 stars ‘good’ rating following their recent inspection by the Audit Commission in June this year.
In addition, the Homes and Communities Agency have agreed to release the Decent Homes funding for the first year of improvements. Find out more...>>
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