£10m awarded to bring 1,500 Festival Garden homes

The cash injection comes as part of the government’s £450m Local Authority Accelerated Construction programme.Homes England have today (28th February) announced the funding of £9.9m to Liverpool City Council as part of the government’s £450m Local Authority Accelerated Construction (LAAC) programme.The awarded funding will allow up to 1,500 family homes to be built at the Festival Gardens in Liverpool, in bids to tackle the housing crisis.The news comes as Homes England officially opened new offices in the same building as Liverpool City Region Combined Authority at Mann Island, Pier Head – a move designed to help the two organisations collaborate ‘more effectively’ to get homes built.The council has long held ambitious plans for the site but, to date, a lack of funding has meant crucial remediation works have been unable to take place.Now, activity is expected to begin on-site in the spring, with the first homes being available by 2022 and in addition to owner-occupied houses, the site is said to also include privately rented apartments.