Talking Homes Podcast

This month the apprentices have taken over the podcast! We hear from Rebecca, Muhammad, Isobel, Kieran, Luke who tell us about their experiences and bust some common myths.

This month Stacey is joined by James to bring you the house development side of Yorkshire Housing. We go on site at the launch of a flagship new development in Grassington and meet with the project manager Diane and a local resident Annie. Mervyn Jones, Yorkshire Housings Chief Executive is also on hand to tell us why developments like this are so important and what the future holds for Yorkshire Housing. We also speak with Justine Gore who heads the Development department at Yorkshire Housing. With a vast of experience she gives us an insight into what is currently happening and what the future plans are. It’s a very exciting time and we are proud to have been able to secure £25m in funding to be able to provide much needed affordable homes across Yorkshire over the coming years. Also this month we introduce you to our NEW online lettings portal, a great way to be able to see some of the properties we currently have for rent. As always David is out and about with Bolton Wanders and for your chance to WIN £25 just tell us where you think he is.

Yorkshire Housing has a small but effective ASB team who go all out to support those customers who are having their lives turned upside down. We meet Adam, who leads the team and tells us about the work they do. We also hear first hand the issues being faced by a group of customers in Liversedge. Part 2 of the full and frank interview.

Yorkshire Housing has a small but effective ASB team who go all out to support those customers who are having their lives turned upside down. We meet Adam, who leads the team and tells us about the work they do. We also hear first hand the issues being faced by a group of customers in Liversedge. Part 1 of the full and frank interview.

"Don't suffer in silence." In our first podcast of 2017 we delve into the sometimes harrowing world of anti social behaviour. Yorkshire Housing has a small but effective ASB team who go all out to support those customers who are having their lives turned upside down. We meet Adam, who leads the team and tells us about the work they do. We also heard first hand the issues being faced by a group of customers in Liversedge. The full and frank interview can be heard in the separate links below. In this podcast we also meet Tracey Tucker, a new recruit to our Customer Services Committee and hear why she got involved and what the CSC are here to do. Don’t forget, for your chance to WIN £25 in Love To Shop vouchers just email us at [email protected] and tell us where David has travelled to. Also listen in to hear about the many training opportunities open to you if you are a Yorkshire Housing customer. Happy Listening!!! Listen to the Liversedge & Grimethorpe Antisocial Behaviour Interviews Part 1: https://soundcloud.com/yhousing/yh-liversedge-grimethorpe-antisocial-behaviour-interview-part-1 Listen to the Liversedge & Grimethorpe Antisocial Behaviour Interviews Part 2: https://soundcloud.com/yhousing/yh-liversedge-grimethorpe-antisocial-behaviour-interview-part-2 Next month we are out on location with our development team at the launch of a new 22 home estate in the Yorkshire Dales and hear about our plans to develop 3000 more homes by 2020.

‘What a year Its Been‘ We round off 2016 with Stacey and Steve taking a look back at this years best bits. You also get chance to join the team as they don their Elf outfits and are joined by the big man himself delivering small gifts to our customers in some areas of Leeds. As always we have our monthly competition ‘Bolton Wanders’ ... but where is he? As usual just email us at [email protected] and tell us where David has been on his travels to WIN £25 in Love to Shop Vouchers. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! Please Join us in 2017 when we bring you some more great podcasts from Yorkshire Housing.

Welcome to November’s podcast, and we are starting to get in the festive spirit. Download and listen now. This month we are taking you into our Customer Service Centre. It's one of the busiest times of year for our Customer Service Centre and although relatively small they make a big impact. We are also letting you know what’s happening and what you can get involved in over the next month ... and if you listen carefully you may even hear where the big man himself may be! As always there is chance to win £25 in vouchers by entering ‘Bolton Wanders’ - just tell us where in Yorkshire David is this month.

Welcome to October's podcast. It's that time of year again when we reluctantly pack away our summer clothes, tidy up the gardens and get ready for winter. So this month we are all about keeping warm and saving money! Download and listen now to hear from our Environmental Manger Simon, who gives us hints and tips on how to save money and keep warm this winter. Don’t miss this month, you have the chance to win £75 in high street vouchers by entering our ‘keeping warm and saving money’ competition. As always there is chance to win £25 in vouchers by entering ‘Bolton Wanders’ - just tell us where in Yorkshire David is this month. Next month…….have you had to call our customer call centre recently? We take you behind the scenes and meet some of the people who answer your calls and learn about the work that they do.

We interview Mrs Jam (Linda) from North Yorkshire and see how she started and built up her business and how Yorkshire Housing have been supporting her. Linda also takes in lodgers and David Register from our South team talks about what tenants might need to do to have lodgers. We also hear from David Perry, who is Chair of our customer services committee, about what they are doing and how they would like to connect with customers.

Talking Homes episode 7 - Blooming All Over. We speak with Rosemary who won our Individual Garden Award with her garden in Darfield. We also hear from Mel from our Income team providing information about some of the rent and service charge charges affecting customers. Community Investment Manager Gill Robinson talks with us about some interesting opportunities for customers to get involved with us.