Overview

• Qualitas Housing challenged Section 21 notices after Bolton Council withdrew housing benefits over alleged breaches of exempt accommodation standards.
• Bolton Council has lodged its own appeal of the non-compliance ruling and is reviewing Constellation House against regulatory criteria.
• Both organisations publicly confirmed there are no plans to rehouse asylum seekers at the Farnworth property.
• Legal assistance and alternative housing options are being arranged to prevent former service members, including those with PTSD, from becoming homeless.
• Council leaders condemned local political figures for spreading unfounded migrant-rehousing rumours and exploiting veterans’ situation.