Time Line

Font Size

A - or A +

They were helpful and helped me secure a tenancy in no time. (Bury Tenant)

I found the service and the staff very satisfactory.
(Bury Tenant)

The Bond Board were Informative and very Polite.
(Rochdale Tenant)

They really helped me with moving on with my life.(Tenant)

You make such a difference; I wish more tenants knew about you.(Tenant)

Very pleased with help and advice in helping me get my tenancy.(Tenant)

Very helpful and I have been given lots of useful help and advice.(Bury Tenant)

The Bond Board have helped me a lot by spending lots of time with me.(Tenant)

Myself and my husband found The Bond Board staff very helpful.(Rochdale Tenant)

I don’t know what I would have done without The Bond Board.(Rochdale Tenant)

I was pointed and guided in the right direction.(Rochdale Tenant)

A very professional service, the help I got was good. Many thanks.(Rochdale Tenant)

The service I received was appropriate and informative.(Tenant)

The Bond Board has really helped me with moving on with my life.(Tenant)

Would recommend to anyone in the same situation as myself.(Tenant)

Time Line

Here you can view our timeline – our you can alternatively download a PowerPoint copy by clicking here

1993
Bolton Bond Board formally constituted 7th April as a Company Limited by Guarantee and a Registered Charity

1994
Bolton Bond Board set up National Rent Deposit Forum in partnership with Kirklees Bond Bank

1995
375 bonds issued to date – 58 bonds end without a claim

1996
The Department of the Environment fund a part-time worker to recruit and support a team of volunteers to assist bondees to make their tenancies work

1996
637 bonds are issued to date

1997
A team of 7 volunteers are trained and deliver signposting support to 98 bondees

1998
1363 bonds have been issued

1998
Team of 10 volunteers giving 3 hours a week of their time to support bondees in their homes

1998
Funding secured to lead community development work in a multi-agency partnership group / Researching regeneration issues for the community of the Haulgh Bolton

1999
Prime Minister Tony Blair sends a message of support for the work of the Bolton Bond Board and all its volunteers

1999
349 Bonds issued in Bolton

2000
2208 Bonds issued to date / 336 issued this year

2001
January – Start to deliver a Bond service in Rochdale at the request of, and in partnership with, Rochdale MBC

2001
September – Bury MBC and the Bolton Bond Board start a small pilot scheme for 6 months in response to the rise in street homeless in Bury

2002
Bury’s 6 month pilot Bond Scheme goes live in January / 19 people are housed

2002
Working in partnership with landlords and Housing Benefit teams in Bolton, Bury and Rochdale to secure funding for the support service from Supporting People.

Bolton Bond Board lead the way nationally to achieve this in the private-rented sector

2002
Neighbourhood Renewal Fund money secured for a dedicated Landlord Worker in Bolton to deliver landlord training, support and deal with anti-social behaviour issues

2003
Funding secured with Bury MBC from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister to deliver the service for another 12 months

2003
Supporting People contracts signed in Bolton, Bury and Rochdale

A new Support Team is put in place to deliver tenancy-related support to bondees

2003
3 tenants maintain their tenancy for 5 years

2003
90 tenants receive support in Bolton

15 receive support in Bury

11 receive support in Rochdale

2004
Name change from Bolton Bond Board to: The Bondboard

2004
Landlords Good Practice Guide is launched – developed in partnership with Northwest Landlords Association, Bury Housing Advice and the Bolton Housing Advice Service

2005
A small pilot is started in partnership with the Strategic Housing Service and the Homeless Department of Rochdale MBC to start issuing bonds to families and to explore the issues for families in the private rented sector in Rochdale.

2005
Total number of bonds issued to date by Area:

From 1993 in Bolton: 3627
From 2001 in Bury: 70
From 2000 in Rochdale:123

Total: 3820 issued

2005
Bury and Bolton Office Open Days

2005 & 2006
Young musicians held a fundraising event for The Bond Board at the Friend’s Meeting House, Bolton.

2006
A pilot scheme was set up to issue bonds to families in Bolton and Bury.

2007
Tenancy deposit protection schemes came in to force in April.

2007
The Bond Board, as an organisation,was accredited by Bolton MBC for three years.

2008
Local Housing Allowance was introduced. Agreements were made in Bolton and Rochdale for direct payments to landlords for vulnerable tenants. As a result, bond take up in those areas increased.

2008
The Bond Board joined HACT (The Housing Action Charity) to develop partnerships with other small providers in Bolton.

2008
Consultation with the Box of Frogs for twelve months, to identify ways to improve the service.

2009
In September, the bond closed for five months in Bolton, for new bonds, due to high demand and lack of resources.

2009
In April, we received money from Probation for the bond pot and agreements to deliver a service for two years.

2009
In April, our funding increased in Rochdale to deliver a combined bond and floating support service, as requested by service users.

2010
In January, the floating support in Bury closed. However, the bond in Bury continues.

2010
In April, we signed a new contract with Rochdale for undertaking Safer Homes, Mortgage Rescue, Empty Homes, Gypsies and Travellers and Landlord Accreditation work.

2010
We were audited by Rochdale MBC and achieved a Grade A for the quality of our floating support service.

2010
Service users formed BBAT (Bond Board Action Team).