Needs met by new housing

NEW affordable homes will be available in Hesketh Bank and Burscough as early as May 2017.

West Lancashire Borough Council has been working with the Regenda Group to develop 14 new properties for affordable rent and sale in Hesketh Bank on Chapel Road, next to the Methodist church. They are expected to be completed in May.

The council has also negotiated an arrangement with Taylor Wimpey Homes to provide five two-bedroomed houses for affordable rent on a development at Delph Drive in Burscough, which are expected to be completed between April and May 2017.

The Hesketh Bank development will offer four two–bedroom houses and four three-bedroom houses available for shared ownership sale through Redwing Living, which is part of the Regenda Group. Six two-bedroom apartments will also be available for rent.

The council has nomination rights for the rental apartments, and initial preference will be given to households with a local connection to the Hesketh Bank area.

Cllr Jennifer Patterson, portfolio holder for housing and inclusion, said: “The council has made a commitment to providing affordable housing. The development of these homes is another example of how we are delivering that promise to people in our communities. These developments will provide much needed affordable homes for our borough.”

Martin Davies, Regenda’s director of development, said: “We are pleased to be working with West Lancashire Borough Council and to acquire and develop new homes for affordable rent and sale. We are thrilled that these properties are nearing completion and will meet an affordable housing need in the borough.”

The rented apartments in Hesketh Bank and the new homes in Burscough will be advertised on HomeFinder, the council’s choicebased letting scheme.

Anyone who wants to bid for the properties will need to be registered with HomeFinder.

For information about the shared ownership houses, call Redwing Living on 0344 7360063 or email info@redwingliving.co.uk