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Islington Council has created 13 new council homes on the site of rundown garages and former bedsits in the borough.

The new homes for Islington residents were made available to rent and buy on the Brunswick Court Estate in ECI.

The council said that six new council homes are for social rent, four are shared ownership homes – and three homes are for market sale. They were were built on land where boarded up garages and an old oil tank once stood, on a neglected part of the estate. Old bedsits have also been transformed into new wheelchair accessible homes.

The council added that the new one, two and three bedroom homes were all built to a high standard – and are well insulated, with private outdoor space.

Islington's Local Lettings and Local Sales policy allocated two of the new council homes – the council run agency gives people from the local estate priority in renting the new council homes.

The four wheelchair accessible homes have been allocated to wheelchair users – people living and working in Islington have also been given first chance at the homes for shared-ownership and market sale.

On 2 August, local residents joined councillors to celebrate the completion of the new homes, at an event sponsored by construction company Mulalley, which carried out the work.

Islington Council's Executive Member for housing and development, Councillor Diarmaid Ward, said:

“Islington is facing a housing crisis – and we're committed to building more genuinely affordable housing for local residents.

“Under our local lettings policy, people from the local estate were given priority for the new council homes – which were built on a part of the estate that was underused and attracted anti-social behaviour.

“We've also created four new wheelchair accessible homes.

“I'd like to say a big thanks to all the residents who put up with inconvenience and disruption during this major project. It’s great to see the end result – good new council homes and a better looking estate.”

Mulalley operations director John Moore added:

“We are proud to assist on this exciting project which will breathe new life into the Brunswick Estate.

”These new homes demonstrate the innovative ways we are helping to create much-needed new homes in partnership with Islington Council.”

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