Thanet District Council to build new council houses for first time in 20 years.
Thanet is one of only 10 councils in the south east to receive the government funding to build new council houses. The money, £374,424 will be used to build five new homes on former garage sites in Hugin Avenue and St. Christopher's Close in St. Peter's.
All bids were subject to tough testing, with seven councils in the region unsuccessful. The projects given the go-ahead had to show good value for money, meet specific local housing needs and be completed by March 2011.
Cllr. Zita Wiltshire, Cabinet Member for Community Services, said: "This is great news for Thanet and something that I'm sure everyone will warmly welcome. More affordable homes are desperately needed in the district and, although it is only five houses, this will make a big difference to the lives of the five families that will one day live there. I now look forward to seeing work starting on these homes and seeing people move into them, when they're completed."
Once the homes are completed, they will be allocated using the council's choice based lettings scheme, which allows anyone seeking housing to express an interest for homes advertised by either the council or housing associations.
Friday 15 January 2010
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Lets hope they undermine the unscrupulous Landlords here on the Island who have no regard for the tenant only the money. TDC should be able to repossess loads of property and put it back into decent use but for some reason are loath to do so. still good news
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