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Hackney Council in east London says plans to build thousands of new council homes across the borough have taken another step forward, after work started on a Hackney Council regeneration scheme in Stoke Newington.

The council said that four new council homes for social rent – as well as three homes for outright sale to help pay for them – are being built to replace a poor-quality former housing block suffering from subsidence at Aikin Court in Barbauld Road, Stoke Newington.

The project is part of the council’s landmark Estate Regeneration Programme, which will see nearly 3,000 homes built at 18 sites across the borough, replacing ageing properties which are economically unviable to repair.

Mayor of Hackney Philip Glanville has visited the site to see construction work get underway.

“Local residents have long campaigned for this derelict block to be demolished, so I’m delighted that we’ve started work to turn an eyesore into new council housing that will help local families most in need of somewhere to live,” said the Mayor of Hackney.

”In the absence of any government funding for social housing, we’re determined to do everything we can to build genuinely affordable homes for Hackney’s residents.

”Our city only works when the people who make its economy tick can afford to live and work here – this latest step in our ambitious regeneration programme will help make that happen for more families in Hackney.”

Construction work on the project is due for completion in 2018.

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