The £2.2 million transformation of a Toxteth church into 16 affordable homes is complete, thanks to 10,000 hours of ‘sweat equity’. Residents will be moving into the properties this month after each completing 500 hours of work on the development - their 'sweat equity' contribution included everything from painting to website ... Read More...
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Work has started on a £2.7 million project in Toxteth to convert a former catholic church and the site of its old parish hall into 16 affordable homes. The charity Housing People, Building Communities (HPBC) in partnership with housing company Onward, is building 11 three-storey townhouses within the shell of St ... Read More...
Housing People Building Communities’ (HPBC) plans to convert Liverpool’s former St Bernard's Church into homes could be approved next week. The charity, which helps people onto the property ladder with its ‘sweat equity’ initiative, is working with Onward Homes on the proposed Kingsley Road project. Liverpool City Council’s planning committee will consider ... Read More...
Plans for a charity to convert Liverpool’s disused St Bernard’s Catholic Church into homes could be given the green light. The Kingsley Road building in Toxteth was gifted to Housing People, Building Communities (HPBC) earlier this year as it marked its 15th anniversary. The charity, which previously developed 32 new houses using ... Read More...
Housing People Building Communities (HPBC) celebrates 15 years: Interview with founder Liverpool-based charity Housing People Building Communities (HPBC) is 15 years old this year and, having finally completed its first community-led, low-cost housing development in Granby Toxteth, is now looking ahead to future projects. Your Move caught up with Reverend Canon ... Read More...
Around £5,000 worth of building materials has been donated to Liverpool charity Housing People Building Communities (HPBC) by the DIY retailer Wickes. The organisation is making use of many of the supplies at its 32-home Toxteth development off Kingsley Road and will sell larger items online to raise funds for further ... Read More...
A Liverpool housing charity is nearing completion of its award-winning project in Toxteth. Housing People, Building Communities (HPBC) has recently taken the final consignment of building materials for work on its Kingsley Road project. The HPBC project is a collection of 32 affordable new homes in Toxteth, which have been built mostly ... Read More...
Time is running out for homeowners who want to save £10,000 off the price of a new home by pledging to work 500 hours to help build them. There are 11 homes left at the award-winning Housing People, Building Communities (HPBC) charity’s development in Granby-Toxteth, where homeowners can cut the price ... Read More...
Block Management and Property Services will act as sole agent for 32 new properties on Kingsley Road built as a community project to help families in need of an affordable home. The agent has offered to market the properties on a pro bono basis because of the community aspect of the ... Read More...