6 Exmoor Grove in Hartlepool is the latest Thirteen Housing Property to be subject to a Closure Order. From Tenancy to Trouble: Are Housing Checks Failing Teesside Communities? 22nd March 2026 A property in Hartlepool has been forcibly shut down for three months following serious concerns over anti-social behaviour — but for many residents, its no longer an isolated incident. Instead, it's the latest incident in a growing pattern linked to homes owned or managed by regional h

Tees Valley Homefinder now comes under the spotlight, as scores of applicants claim they're struggling to bid for homes in a system deliberately designed to be as confusing as possible. Choice Based Lettings Scheme Operated by Stockton & Middlesbrough Council turning into as much of a failure as Hartlepool's 'doomed' Hartlepool Homesearch Scheme, as applicants are left guessing in a system that no one seems to understand. 20th March 2026 Just Months after the Teesside & Durha

“Homeless But Not Counted: Inside Hartlepool’s Invisible Crisis” “The Crisis Behind Closed Doors: Why Hartlepool’s Homeless Figures Don’t Add Up”... 18th March 2026 O n paper, Hartlepool’s rough sleeping figures appear low. Official reports regularly point to there just being single digits — a handful of people bedding down on the streets. But walk through the town centre, or speak to frontline groups like LilyAnne’s or Cornerstone, and a very different reality emerges. Behin

Council Figures Reveal Extent of Benefit Support for Housing Costs Large Majority of Council Tenants Renting from Hartlepool Borough Council Now Depend on Housing Benefit or Universal Credit to Pay their Rent Report Reveals... 12th March 2026 New figures contained within a Hartlepool Borough Council report reveal that around two-thirds of its council tenants now rely on Housing Benefit or Universal Credit to help pay their rent . The figures were revealed through the council’

Major 475-Home Quarry Farm Development Set for Planning Decision Councillors to Decide The Future of 475-Home Quarry Farm Expansion, With Officers Already Recommending The Plans Be Approved Despite Public Objections. 10th March 2026 17:21pm P lans for a major housing development on land at Quarry Farm, off Elwick Road in Hartlepool, are set to return to councillors next week with officers recommending the plans be approved following a recent site visit. The outline planning a

Believe Housing's £86.9m Turnover, £14.9m Surplus — But No Corporation Tax Paid County Durham Housing Firm 'Raking it in', as it dodges yet another years worth of Corporation Tax, as calls for the loophole to be closed grow. 5th March 2026 O ne of the North East’s largest housing associations has reported rising income and a multi-million pound surplus — while again paying no corporation tax due to its alleged 'charitable status' according to financial reports seen this week

Landmark Housing Scheme Set to Reshape Hartlepool’s Marina First Frames Up in Transformational Hartlepool Marina Housing Development 1st March 2026 W ork has officially begun on a transformational £120 million pound waterfront housing development in Hartlepool , a long-anticipated project that's set to reshape parts of Hartlepool's brownfield landscape and deliver what developers call a substantial boost to the local economy. The steel frame construction for one of the blocks

The former Hartlepool Based Construction firm Gus Robinson Developments Ltd Entered Liquidation this month. Former Hartlepool Construction Firm Enters Liquidation as huge financial losses bring the curtain down on a Housing Providers construction arm... 26th Fab 2026 I n a Teesside & Durham Post Exclusive, Its been revealed The former Hartlepool construction firm Gus Robinson Developments Ltd has formally entered liquidation, almost two years after its parent company, Thirt

An Unelected board heavily tied to the developers favour set to decide fate of disputed Marina housing scheme Jomast housing revamp faces mass opposition at Hartlepool Development Corporation 20th Feb 2026 A controversial redesign of a flagship Hartlepool marina housing scheme has triggered a wave of public opposition, with dozens of residents warning that the new plans could fundamentally alter the character of the area and open the door to future high-intensity accommodati