New homes for Lache
Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) has started the regeneration of three derelict garage sites in an area of Chester which will create seven new homes.
The Trust is developing two four-bed homes, three three-beds and two-two bed homes on Newbury and Fairford Road, Lache, with a value of more than £700,000.
Chester MP Stephen Mosley visited the mixed-tenure scheme, where building work has begun on the three shared ownership homes and four for rent. This project also received funding of more than £240,000 from the Homes & Communities Agency.
Phil Jones, CDHT Director of Property Services, said:
“This initiative is about working with residents to regenerate areas and about making the best use of space available. Residents have had a big say in the project and there has also been real cooperation with Cheshire West & Chester Council. CDHT’s Trustworks will be building these properties using our own resources with a mix of local sub contractors. The project has also allowed us to further develop our skills in house building, which will create further new build opportunities for TrustWorks in the future.”
Chester MP Stephen Mosley added:
“It was great to see this development in Lache, which is creating local jobs and local housing for local people. One of the biggest problems we face in Chester is the lack of family housing which this development delivers.”
The properties will be advertised upon completion early next year and for more updates please visit the blog on www.cdht.org
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Chester MP Stephen Mosley, CDHT Director of Property Services Phil Jones and CDHT Chief Executive John Denny examine plans for the new homes in The Lache
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Notes to editors
Chester & District Housing Trust (CDHT) is a dynamic and enterprising organisation at the forefront of delivering positive impacts in the communities with which it works. The Trust’s homes span six communities – Blacon North; Blacon South; Chester City Area; The Rurals; Lache and Handbridge; Upton, Hoole, Newton and Plas Newton.
Committed to the best principles of social enterprise with over 14,000 local customers in 6,200 properties and 53% of its 275 colleagues living within its communities, the Trust adheres to key commitments and principles relating to people, places, partnerships and performance which underpin the Vision to ‘create opportunity’, through its mission, ‘by doing the right thing’.
The Trust is about being transparent and accountable in everything that is done and to this end is one of the first organisations nationally to have established a Residents’ Board, with full delegated powers from the Trust Board, to direct services which impact upon their lives.
The Trust has a comprehensive development programme delivering over 330 new homes including the £12million regeneration of the Treborth Road area of Chester providing new homes for rent, sale and shared ownership, as well as a village green and wildlife habitats.
CDHT also provides services on a partnership basis, to a number of other customers e.g. Telecare services, TrustWorks Maintenance Services, Housing Options advice, waiting list management and choice based lettings to neighbouring local authorities and registered social landlords.
The Trust is rated as two Star excellent by the Audit Commission, has the highest possible rating from Telecare Services Association and is also credited Investors in People and is the overall Employer of the Year For Cheshire West. It has been in the ‘Top 100 Sunday Times best companies to work for’ for the last four years, reaching its highest position of 27th this year.
For more details please visit www.cdht.org or request a copy of CDHT’s Corporate Plan 2009-2014.
CDHT Press Contacts: Phil Brotherhood
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Jane Harrad-Roberts
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