The Sandwell Decent Homes Partnership has completed its 10,000th kitchen refurbishment this month as part of the £425m Government Decent Homes Programme it is rolling out across the borough in partnership with Sandwell Homes.

Training and mentoring charity 'Youth at Risk' are looking for volunteers who already work with or would like the opportunity to work with young people and help them reach their full potential.

Adrian Scarrott has been appointed to the new role of Director of Housing Services for Sandwell Homes, moving from his previous position as Acting-Operations Director.

Sandwell Homes has scooped another prestigious national award this week as the income management  team triumphed at the first ever Housing Heroes awards, winning the Financial Team of the Year accolade.

Sandwell Homes is running a tenant and resident open day on Wednesday 17 June to demonstrate improvements that will be made to homes under the low-rise stream of the Decent Homes Programme.

Sandwell Council are encouraging citizens to take advantage of fantastic discount savings on local products and services... whilst giving a much needed boost to local business.

Sandwell Homes are welcoming customers through the doors of new housing surgeries as of May, which have been set up to provide a general housing management advice and assistance service.

Sandwell Homes has launched a search to find the best gardener living in one of their homes across the borough. The company wants to find a champion gardener out of six categories, which will be judged in July.

                                                                                                                            Sandwell Homes has been ranked 27th in the Sunday Times Green List of the greenest businesses in Britain. The organisation, set up by Sandwell metropolitan borough council to manage and maintain its 29,000 properties, is turning its workers and tenants green.

Sandwell Homes has launched a helpful information booklet this month containing a range of fact sheets designed to help customers find a new home and avoid homelessness.

Customers are reminded that important changes to neighbourhood office opening times will come into effect from today Friday 15 May.

Following consultation with service users we are introducing a customer service centre, which will take all housing services telephone enquiries from 8am to 8pm, Monday to Friday.

How do you define Best Practice? Client or contractor, who is the main driver of Best Practice? Winners of the Constructing Excellence Awards 2009, which celebrate excellence in construction throughout the West Midlands, were invited to discuss the issue in WMCCE's latest podcast.

Listen out for Sandwell Homes' John Clayton as he contributes to this interesting debate.

Sandwell Homes and Think Local have again teamed up to bring youngsters in the borough through a construction skills apprentice programme.

In line with the Government’s agenda to provide young people with training and employment, the new recruits will engage in a mixture of hands-on training and academic study for the next two years.