MAJOR improvements to thousands of homes in Warrington are to be brought forward – in some cases by as much as two years.
Golden Gates Housing Trust (GGHT) have announced plans to accelerate its multi-million £ investment programme for homes and neighbourhoods.
The Trust, which celebrated its first anniversary at the end of last year, says it will:
* Complete the installation of all new double glazed windows, security lights and Upvc front and rear doors in two years rather than four – benefiting 1,920 customers.
* Replace bathrooms where identified in three years rather than four, with an additional 1,402 tenants now added to the programme.
* Complete the installation of 1,980 new A rated central heating systems to properties in two years rather than four, with 753 systems replaced sooner than promised.
* Replace kitchens in 3,348 properties with an additional 855 homes dealt with sooner than promised. 
The improvements mean the properties will be of a new, higher standard – “The Warrington Standard”
GGHT’s board of directors say they are committed to ensuring tenants benefit from increased income that will be generated by this year’s rent increases, along with efficiency savings made over the last 12 months.
As a result, up to 30 new jobs will be created, along with 20 traineee and apprenticeship positions.
Tenants are also benefiting from savings on their energy bills as a result of a renewable energy project between GGHT and Warrington Borough Council. By the end of this month, more than 600 properties will have received solar panel installations, generating electricity from sunlight and giving customers a saving on their energy bills of between £70 and £120 a year.
GGHT chairman Roy Smith (right) said: “It is great news to be able to announce that we will be bringing forward these improvements for our tenants. We recognise that it is a difficult time for many people financially at present and we have targeted improvements that will help our customers to save money on their energy and water bills.”
The Trust will be investing about £105 million in tenants’ homes and neighbourhoods over the first five years and £530 million over 30 years to deliver the “Warrington Standard.”
The revised GGHT programme is available on the Trust’s website www.gght.org.uk
Housing improvements to be speeded-up
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