Report from Cllr Lynn Daniel – West Devon Borough Council – Mar 2022

West Devon Borough Council Report March 2022

Help is at hand for West Devon home owners feeling the pinch

A Council-backed low interest-rate lending scheme can help local home owners to make essential repairs and efficiency improvements to their
home. Food and energy bill price rises are hitting even harder on wallets this year. West Devon Borough Council is reminding residents of a local scheme to help with the cost of fixing your home and avoid falling into the trap of expensive short-term borrowing.In the last two years, over £132,000 has been lent to people in West Devon via Lendology, an ethical loan agency that is supported by the Council. Lendology provides a variety of loan products and schemes designed to meet the wide ranging financial and housing needs of the communities they serve. Owner occupiers, private sector landlords, empty property owners, first time buyers and park homes owners can apply for a home improvement loan fixed at 4% interest. Every year the Council supports the scheme with a £30,000 payment to ensure local residents can access affordable loans.

It’s time to renew garden waste subscriptions in West Devon

It’s the time of year again for West Devon residents to renew their garden waste service to make sure that their grass clippings, weeds and pruned
garden waste is collected once a fortnight. An annual subscription to West Devon Borough Council’s Garden Waste Collection Service starts again on 1 April and you are now able to sign up for the service. Each subscription provides four generous reusable sacks, which are collected every
fortnight on the same day of the week as your other waste collections.

Cllr Lynn Daniel
March 2022