Liverpool City Council has outlined a £20 million funding drive that will deliver improvements to Lifestyles fitness centres, park and play areas and the roll-out of communal bin ‘hubs’. The plan also includes a 'radical' £7m programme to tackle homelessness by bringing hundreds of empty homes back into use, which would ... Read More...
Housing
The government has revealed the successful local authorities and housing associations that have secured ‘Warm Homes’ funding to retrofit social housing. A total of £1.29 billion has been offered to retrofit social housing across 144 projects under 'Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3'. This includes funding offered for 17 Strategic ... Read More...
Legacie has been appointed by Great Places Housing Group to its Innovation Chain North (ICN) framework of contractors and consultants for the next four years. The £1.5 billion framework has been designed to support delivery of new homes across the north of England, not only to support Great Places’ affordable development ... Read More...
YMCA Together and Liverpool City Council are set to provide 20 homes for young adults experiencing homelessness, following the announcement of a £2 million government grant. Aimed at addressing the growing issue of homelessness, the funding will enable the charity, which works across Liverpool, Sefton and Knowsley to support people who ... Read More...
Plans from Torus to redevelop a former industrial site next to Stanley Dock into an ambitious mixed-use scheme look set for approval. The affordable homes provider and developer wants to erect three six-and-a-half storey blocks, with two interlinked five-storey blocks, comprising 195 residential units including 70 one-bedroom apartments, 93 two-bedroom apartments ... Read More...
A stunning four-bedroom Georgian terraced house overlooking the 'Bombed Out Church' has recently hit the market with a price tag of £600,000. The Grade II-listed property, which forms part of Bold Place Terrace, has been refurbished to a very high standard by its current owner, boasting contemporary and period features throughout. Steeped ... Read More...
Wirral Council will target brownfield sites to build more than 800 homes per year according to the authority’s deputy leader. Councillor George Davies has made the ‘brownfield first’ pledge as the council looks to progress its Local Plan, with the government requiring at least 803 new properties annually for the next ... Read More...
Knowsley Council wants the public to have its say on plans to build up to 1,500 new homes near Everton Football Club’s Finch Farm training ground. A draft masterplan has been created for the almost 200-acre development site known as East of Halewood. The second largest residential development site in Knowsley, it ... Read More...
A collection of family homes could be built at Riversdale police club as part of plans to revamp facilities at the Aigburth site. Merseyside Police Sports and Social Association’s (MPSSA) planning application also includes proposals for a new clubhouse and improved sports pitches. Also known as the Alfred Holt Recreation Ground, the ... Read More...
Liverpool City Council has turned to a familiar face to fill a top housing role. Former cabinet member for housing Frank Hont will chair the local authority’s new ethical housing company – Foundations. Frank, who lost his seat as a Labour councillor in May, will now establish a small board of housing ... Read More...