County Council officers in Wigan are delighted to have successfully secured more investment from the HCA (Homes and Communities Agency). The funding means the council will continue its partnership with both Wigan and Leigh Housing, which has so far delivered over one hundred much needed, new affordable homes that offer cheap home insurance quotes throughout the borough in the last twelve months.
The HCA are the national housing and regeneration agency for England and although Wigan council has certainly secured support from the HCA the procedure is still in the early stages with plans and specific amounts on funding yet to be finalised. Wigan Council is hoping to build around seventy-five new properties that would be protected with buildings and contents insurance and be of a high environmental standard. The scheme would help to regenerate council land that has been vacant for some time and provide construction jobs for local residents.
Councillor Kevin Anderson said: “This funding, plus council money and land will ensure continued investment in affordable homes over the coming years, which will be available to rent. We aim to build on several small schemes across the borough as part of continued improvements to our stock of properties. At a time when the government programme is being cut and many other areas have missed out, this represents a major success for Wigan.”
The council have been eligible for funding for the last two years and have already built properties in Leigh and Scholes. In addition to this, developers in the borough have also qualified for further HCA funding at ten private housing sites. Redrow homes plan to build almost 150 two, three and four-bedroom affordable homes in Wigan. They are very confident that their collection of traditional looking properties which combine the best of old and new will be just as successful in Wigan as they have been in other areas of the United Kingdom.