What's Happening In Your Area?
Liverpool
Housing Market Renewal in Liverpool is a 10 - 15 year programme working to address housing market failure. This long term programme of refurbishment, re-development and improved management of the area, is helping local communities to live in decent, desirable homes in attractive, healthier places.
Liverpool's Housing Market Renewal programme covers four zones:
To find out more about your zone have a look at the Area Profile for where you live in our Documents and Publications Section.
Within these zones, there are six renewal areas; Anfield and Breckfield, Kensington, Picton, Granby, Lodge Lane and Princes Park.
Liverpool has been allocated £85m in Housing Market Renewal funding for 2008-2011 to continue with the planned regeneration.
Housing Market Renewal is not just about bricks and mortar, it is about addressing the issues that exist within the area to improve residents lives. Residents and their representatives are central to the programme and have been instrumental in shaping the plans for their area. In some cases they have fought to increase the demolition provision in their area or change the proposals for a specific neighbourhood.
I live in an area that will be cleared and re-developed - what will happen to me?
If you live in a house that is proposed for demolition, the City Council will contact the owner at an appropriate time with a view to negotiating the purchase of the property prior to its demolition.
If you are a social housing tenant wanting to stay in rented property, then your landlord will help you find a new home.
If you are a tenant of a private landlord, then the City Council may be able to assist with a disturbance package.
If you are seeking to purchase a property of your own, the Home Ownership Advisory Officers (HOAO's) will be able to help you. One of the team will call to see you at an appropriate time to understand your re-housing requirements and assist you to find the right financial package to fit your needs. If required, an independent financial advisor can be called in to offer you free advice to ensure the financial decisions you make are within your ability to manage.
Your property may not be affected by clearance and re-development, so check your area by clicking on the interactive map.
My house is in an area that is not scheduled for clearance and re-development - what will happen instead?
Areas that are not directly affected by clearance or re-development activity could still be subject to some changes. Further details can be found by checking your area information.
There may be plans for your neighbourhood that include a refurbishment programme to improve both the environment and the front elevations of properties. This could for example include work, such as: new double glazed windows, rainwater pipes, roof repairs, new doors and frames and dwarf boundary walls with railings and gates.
If the property owner chooses to have the work done, there would be no direct charge to them. However, if the house is sold within 10 years of the work being carried out, they would have to repay the amount in full.
Property owners will be encouraged to undertake improvements to the rear of their home in conjunction with this work. Surveys can be carried out free of charge, if requested.
What other improvements will I see?
There are a number of activities to support the housing programme across Liverpool and make the process easier for the people who live there, these include:
Living Through Change
This is a range of services which aim to make clearance areas and their surrounding area, safe, secure, clean and well managed. This includes:
- Target Hardening - Fitting extra security measures (ie: doors,
locks, etc) to occupied properties in and around the clearance
areas.
- Enhanced Void Security - Ensuring that empty properties are
appropriately secured to reduce the risk of vandalism and
anti-social behaviour.
- Site Treatment - Clearance and maintenance of derelict land and
land acquired for future redevelopment.
- Targeted Physical Environment Works - Improving the general
environment in the area (undertaken by partner organisations).
- Handypersons Scheme - for the over 50's - helping elderly,
vulnerable and disabled people stay within their homes through the
process, using essential maintenance and other adaptation work on
their homes.
- Energy Efficiency Measures - Ensuring that homes are insulated
to modern standards to retain warmth and are not using unnecessary
and excessive energy such as Gas and Electricity.
Health Improvement Team (HIT)
The HIT Team address privately owned, unsecured, vacant properties in disrepair. Typically this involves entering premises, clearing of fly tipping, removal of graffiti and securing properties.
Subsequent enforcement action is possible if the property is not maintained.
