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Everybody I have spoken to this week is looking forward. The first signs of Spring have us looking forward to nicer weather. Children are looking

Once again this year Fair Housing for Frome have been supporting Mendip District Council and Elim Connect with the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol. This was

Making best use of our existing housing and solving problems of loneliness and unemployment By Bill Palmer The problem of staying in your own home

The government is proposing radical changes to our planning system and produced a glossy white paper for public consultation which, before you rush to comment,

Fair Housing for Frome bloggers can’t be the only ones scratching around for positive news arising during the pandemic. With more Covid-related restrictions looming, the

After 6 months of no evictions in the UK, the government has lifted this temporary measure and replaced it with another short-term tool, a six-month

Although most street homeless people were temporarily housed during lockdown, many will now find themselves back on the streets as hotels open their doors to paying guests. Some have rejected the system and reverted back to the streets, in Frome drugs and alcohol play an important and worrying part in homelessness.

We need a new, huge programme to build genuinely affordable and high quality social housing, not just for the heroes amongst us but to ensure that everyone has a place they can call home.

Fair Housing director Polly Lamb looks at the effects of the pandemic on renters and landlords