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Latest on Handover: Initial Response from Bloor Homes and the District Council
By Nige
on November 19, 2023
at 5:10 pm
Type: News
Category: Handover | Residents
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | FirstPort | Vale of White Horse District Council
The RA has issued letters to Bloor Homes Ltd and Vale of White Horse District Council (VWHDC) advising them of the results from the recent vote and asking them to engage in next steps.
VOTING IS NOW CLOSED
By Nige
on November 6, 2023
at 5:28 am
Type: News
Category: Handover | Residents
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | FirstPort
The Big Vote has now closed! Thanks to everyone who took the time to vote and make their opinions heard. Further updates will be provided in due course about next steps. The results are as follows: Total Properties 143 Total Soha Tenant Properties 40 Total Private and Soha Shared Ownership Properties 103 Total Votes Cast […]
VOTING IS NOW OPEN!
By Nige
on October 30, 2023
at 5:52 am
Type: News
Category: Handover | Residents
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | FirstPort
All homeowners on The Dovecote can now vote in The Big Vote! You can vote here: Vote in The Big Vote. More details about how the The Big Vote will be managed can be found here: Timeline for the Big Vote. If you really don’t want to vote online, you can request a voting paper […]
Timeline for the Big Vote
By Nige
on October 26, 2023
at 1:29 pm
Type: News
Category: Residents
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | FirstPort
The RA has prepared lots of information to help residents make the right decision for them when it comes to the Big Vote. We can now confirm the timeline for voting!
The Big Vote Open Forums
By Nige
on October 21, 2023
at 5:57 pm
Type: News
Category: Residents
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | FirstPort | Vale of White Horse District Council
To help residents decide on how to vote in the Big Vote, due to start shortly, we have organised two open forums to allow residents to ask any question they would like answers to.
Update on Approach to Voting
By Nige
on October 17, 2023
at 1:39 pm
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | FirstPort | Vale of White Horse District Council
Following some really positive discussions with residents in the past day or so, we are currently preparing two things to help bring all of this to life for residents.
Updates to the RA’s Website
By Nige
on October 9, 2023
at 4:58 am
Type: News
Category: Residents
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | Vale of White Horse District Council
We are now moving into a new phase of the handover process and to reflect that shift in focus, we have created a new section of this site about the residents Taking Control.
Key Points Raised at the Enforcement Meeting on Mon 2nd Oct 2023
By Nige
on October 7, 2023
at 5:22 pm
Type: News
Category: Maintenance
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | East Midlands Landscaping | Vale of White Horse District Council
The focus of this meeting was strictly the balancing ponds, but we managed to slip one or two additional items on to the agenda as we walked around the development.
Shock News Leaked at the Planning Enforcement Meeting on Mon 2nd Oct 2023
By Nige
on October 2, 2023
at 4:42 pm
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | East Midlands Landscaping | Vale of White Horse District Council
Quick update on the outcome of the enforcement meeting held on Mon 2nd Oct 2023. We were advised about this meeting on Thu 21st Sep, but it's fair to say it wasn't entirely clear how this meeting fitted into the overall plan for handover.
Potential Progress on Handover is Imminent
By Nige
on September 24, 2023
at 3:53 pm
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | East Midlands Landscaping | Vale of White Horse District Council
Looks like things are starting to happen again with handover. Vale of White Horse District Council (VWHDC) has made noises that they are ready to restart work. TDRA has been chasing for the past 18 months for some sort of plan from VWHDC as to how things can move forward.
