Mayor Joe seeks partners to deliver 2,500 homes

LIVERPOOL City Council is looking for housing developers to deliver 1,500 new homes and bring a further 1,000 properties back into use.

It is not underwriting the work and expects applicants to bring their own funding for projects which will include refurbishing properties left empty by the previous government’s doomed Pathfinder housing market renewal initiative.

It involved buying up homes with the intention of knocking them down and building new properties but the cash was withdrawn by the coalition government.

Mayor Joe Anderson said: “I promised to build 5,000 new homes in Liverpool by 2016. We’re already building 2,500 of them. We want everyone in Liverpool to have access to a decent home, and that’s why improving our housing stock is one of my top priorities. To achieve this, it’s vital that we work creatively with other organisations from the public and private sector.
 
“This partnership will help us build on the fantastic progress we are making in housing in this city, unlocking new investment opportunities, and allowing us to pool resources and expertise. This is about improving the lives of thousands of local people, so we are only looking for organisations with a real commitment to housing regeneration – and the track record to back it up.
 
“We want to see innovation and a market-led approach in build development and quality, to ensure the people of this city get the housing they deserve.”

The partnership will run from 2014-2019 and the council will consider an extension to the scheme for a further five years. Liverpool’s Mayor’s office is hosting a bidders event at Arena and Convention Centre Liverpool on Monday July 1.

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