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Be more Hobbit: An expected Journey

Author: Calon TeamOn: Mar 13Categories: Uncategorized No Comments

Be more Hobbit: An expected Journey

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‘If More of Us Valued Home Above Gold, it Would be a Merrier World’ J RR Tolkien We are self-confessed hobbits of housing. Yep we cried at the end of the film too. There is nothing quite like it, a cosy home to call your own.  We don’t live in...

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Universal Credit: Working it Out!

Author: Calon TeamOn: Jan 22Categories: Uncategorized No Comments

Universal Credit: Working it Out!

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It’s a Truth Universally Acknowledged that anyone working in housing is fast becoming acquainted with the rigours and rewards of Universal credit: Full Service. Our Staff attended a very informative and helpful training session this week run by Citizen...

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The Reality Series: Challenging Stereotypes

Author: Calon TeamOn: Jan 07Categories: Uncategorized No Comments

The Reality Series: Challenging Stereotypes

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The valleys. A great place to live, lovely sense of community, beautiful scenery and some great affordable houses. Although most homeless issues are reported in the media refer to large cities and towns, unfortunately the South Wales Valleys also has...

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It’s My Party! No Tears I’m 9!

Author: Calon TeamOn: Nov 30Categories: Uncategorized No Comments

It’s My Party! No Tears I’m 9!

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It’s our 9th Birthday! What do most 9 Year old’s want for their birthday?  An Xbox, a Nintendo switch?  We would settle for a day off!  We have been so busy!! In 2009 Welsh Assembly Government withdrew local authority funding which resulted in...

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We won!! The CIH Welsh Housing Awards 2018 in the PRS Award category

Author: Calon TeamOn: Nov 26Categories: Uncategorized No Comments

We won!! The CIH Welsh Housing Awards 2018 in the PRS Award category

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This year Chartered Institute of Housing added a new category to their prestigious Welsh Housing Awards 2018, the PRS Award!  Our ears immediately pricked up when we learned of this and when we read the synopsis stating the award was for “landlords...

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The Reality Series: Preparing for Independent Living

Author: Calon TeamOn: Nov 26Categories: Uncategorized No Comments

The Reality Series: Preparing for Independent Living

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We were contacted by a local authority that we work in partnership with to see if we could come up with a plan to assist a client that was ready to move from a step-down facility. They were awaiting more permanent accommodation to be allocated but this...

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Winter Is Coming….

Author: Calon TeamOn: Nov 19Categories: Tenancy Management No Comments

Winter Is Coming….

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Winter is coming and we all know that means fuel bills will increase! Staff recently attended a sobering training session on fuel poverty and the impacts that being in fuel poverty can have on individuals and families. This free training was facilitated...

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The Reality Series – When Ordinary Housing Is Not Enough

Author: Calon TeamOn: Nov 13Categories: The Reality Series No Comments

The Reality Series – When Ordinary Housing Is Not Enough

The Reality Series

For those of you that deal with the general public you will know that not all people behave in the way that we would like them to. One client was causing massive anti-social behaviour to the neighbours living around her. This client had been moved because...

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The Reality Series – ‘Noise’ or ‘Norm’

Author: Calon TeamOn: Oct 26Categories: The Reality Series No Comments

The Reality Series – ‘Noise’ or ‘Norm’

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This is the unscripted real life events and situations that Calon staff successfully manage on a daily basis. What would you do should you receive calls from a neighbour living in a block of flats complaining about noise nuisance? The neighbour had already...

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Knowledge is Power

Author: Calon TeamOn: Oct 22Categories: Uncategorized No Comments

Knowledge is Power

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We have been lucky enough to attend some recent training run by the Citizens Advice Bureau advising us of some of the more complex nuances to the rights of European Economic Area nationals. As a social landlord we want to ensure we are giving everyone...

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