Council identifies first homes for new housing company

Liverpool City Council has announced the first wave of properties to be built for its new ethical housing company – ‘Foundations’ (May 25th).A report to the council’s cabinet says it has identified council owned land in north Liverpool which could deliver the first 120 homes – some of which would be built especially for foster carers and the elderly.The land is situated between Denford Rd, Ackers Hall Avenue, Dunchurch Road in the Yew Tree area and has been identified as good potential for housing development, as it is located in primarily a residential area with good amenities including access to local schools and colleges and good road network as it is close to Queens Drive.A former council owned housing estate, the land has historically been cleared and left vacant. The site contains a small park and associated area of green space; these facilities will be excluded from the development site and the design phase of the contract will consider how these facilities could be enhanced through the development.‘Foundations’, which aims to deliver 10,000 new homes over the coming decade, is the flagship housing policy for Mayor of Liverpool who wants to use the company to rebalance the city’s social housing stock, revolutionise the rent to buy sector and drive up council tax receipts for the council.Formally established in January, it has been tasked with creating bespoke properties for the homeless, foster carers, large families, the elderly and people with a disability and to improve the availability of good quality, affordable homes in the city.