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Leeds City councillors set to approve £65 million investment in housing

Leeds City Council is set to approve measures for home improvements worth £65 million for their tenants.

Members of the council’s executive board are being asked to approve the Leeds Homes Refurbishment Standard when they meet next week.

Council homes across the city have already seen significant investment through the existing national Decent Homes Standard.

If approved, the proposals would result in £65 million being invested in council homes in 2015/16 alone, with a long term plan to spend hundreds of millions over a 30 year period.

Councillor Peter Gruen, executive member for neighbourhoods, planning and personnel said: “The Decent Homes Standard has allowed us to make massive improvements to people’s homes.

“It set out to bring properties to a ‘reasonable’ standard but with the new proposed refurbishment standard we can ensure that homes are warmer, cheaper to heat and healthier places to live.

“The proposed standard also lets us look at estates as a whole and help drive change that will make people proud of where they live.

“As well as knowing exactly what to expect, by building in flexibility to the standards, tenants can be assured that as times marches on we can continue to maintain their homes to the highest standard.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .