Government cash to create office space and new jobs

A charitable organisation providing support to vulnerable adults in Hull will soon enjoy new and improved office space thanks to Levelling Up Funding.

MRC Estates and Letting Agents Ltd and its not-for-profit sister of company, CU Support, has been granted £54,402 for restoration of the ground floor of 2-4 Baker Street.

Full planning permission has already been approved for three new windows and the installation of roof mounted solar panels. On completion, the project will create seven full-time equivalent jobs.

The funding, from cash awarded to Hull City Council in 2021 by the Government’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, will be match funded by MRC, meaning the overall cost of the project is £108,805.

The building will undergo a full refurbishment, with works including a full strip out of the floor space, as well as new doors and frames, air conditioning and ventilation. There will also be new flooring and decorations.

Councillor Paul Drake-Davis, Hull City Council’s portfolio holder for regeneration, said: “Levelling Up Funding has provided so many opportunities to regenerate the city centre and this is another example.

“It is great that the council is able to support both a local business and a non-profit organisation at the same time.”