Councillors unveil £53.9m investment in Renfrewshire housing

Nearly £54 million is to be invested in housing across Renfrewshire over the next three years under the local authority’s new budget plans.New build homes, regeneration and maintenance of existing council homes will form the key focus of Renfrewshire Council’s Housing Capital Investment Plan 2018/19 to 2020/21.The significant outlay will see £15.44m in 2018/19, £18.75m in 2019/20 and £19.716m in 2020/21 invested in a range of programmes to improve the level of housing in Renfrewshire and advance the council’s commitment to provide 1000 new, affordable homes by 2021.Planned investment programmes include improvements to the external fabric of council houses, roof renewals, upgraded kitchens and bathrooms, improved electrical wiring and heating systems, and improvements to multi storey flats and sheltered housing.The plan also includes provision for new build investment in affordable social housing in Renfrewshire at sites in Dargavel Village and Johnstone Castle, as well as new build homes on sites including Ferguslie, Foxbar, Gallowhill, Millarston and a further site at Dargavel Village.