Neighbourhood Services
A home is more than just your property, it’s the area where you live. We’re committed to keeping your area clean and safe and creating communities and neighbourhoods that you can be proud of.
A cleaner and greener neighbourhood
Our dedicated Neighbourhood Services Team support the smooth running of your building and local area. They will work with you to keep your area clean and tackle fly-tipping so that offenders can be prosecuted.
If you live in one of our blocks our team provide you with a regular caretaking service to ensure they are clean and safe.
This service is delivered daily to high rise blocks and a minimum of once a month to low rise blocks.
The caretaking service for customers in blocks includes:
Help us keep your area clean and safe
When people dump their rubbish in the wrong place it makes your neighbourhood dirty and messy. Plus, it attracts mice and rats. We spend more than £300,000 a year clearing up waste and unwanted items dumped on our estates that should have been disposed of properly. That’s money we could have spent providing services and improving communities.
Fly-tipping is classed as an environmental crime and can lead to a fine or imprisonment. You can help us prosecute offenders by reporting any fly-tipping to us. Please also use your council’s bulky waste service or local skips to get rid of your unwanted items.
FAQs
What grounds maintenance services can I expect to receive as part of my tenancy?
How often is the communal grass cut?
Who do I talk to about a problem with parking?
How often is my block cleaned?
My bin isn’t big enough for all of my rubbish, what do I do?
My bin hasn’t been collected. Who do I report it to?
Who is responsible for maintaining trees?
What is fly-tipping?
What is the punishment for fly-tipping?
How can I report fly-tipping?
Who is responsible for clearing up fly-tipping?
If the rubbish has been dumped on your local council’s land, it is their responsibility to clean it up and you should contact them.
However, if the rubbish has been dumped on whg land, you should report it to us using our online tool and we will investigate to identify perpetrators and take appropriate action.
What can I do with large waste items, like my old fridge?
- Fryers Road Household Waste Recycling Centre, Bloxwich
- Merchants Way Household Waste Recycling Centre, Aldridge
I want to get rid of some old furniture. How can I do this?
- Some charities, like the British Heart Foundation, will collect your items free of charge if they are in good condition to be sold in their shops.
- Local councils offer “bulky waste” collections.
- Make some extra cash by selling it online on sites like Ebay and ask the buyer to collect it in person. Or you could try Gumtree or Facebook market place.
- Give your furniture a makeover by painting or varnishing it.