Thomas Bridge 10 February 2015

Birmingham set to approve £58m council housing upgrade

Birmingham City Council is poised to green-light home improvements for over 6,000 local authority properties under a £58m investment programme.

New kitchens, bathrooms upgrades to central heating systems and door, window and roof replacements could take place over the next year if plans are approved by cabinet next Monday.

Residents living in flats and maisonettes will benefit as well, receiving eco heating, lift refurbishments, replacement tower block roofs and electrical rewiring.

Deputy leader at Birmingham City, Cllr Ian Ward, anticipates the move could improve resident health and quality of life while moving many people out of fuel poverty.

The move follows approval in December of a five-year plan to build over 2,000 new homes through the council's house building arm.

Birmingham's cabinet is also expected to improve a 2.2% rise in council housing rent in order to ensure future residential investment can continue.

Cllr Ward said: 'We currently own and manage around 64,000 properties and have made substantial improvements over the last few years. In fact last year's programme has delivered new central heating and systems to around 700 more households than were originally identified.

'This latest programme will see better quality housing for thousands more of our residents which will clearly help to improve their quality of life and their health.

'The replacement of older heating systems with new condensing boilers and other energy efficiency measures will also help to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and take more local people out of fuel poverty.'

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