Tenants move into 100 new council homes as 99 more built

Tenants have moved into 100 new houses in Greenwich as a further 99 council homes are currently under construction.

Greenwich council bought the properties at Greenwich Millennium Village in Greenwich peninsula with its own funds and a grant from the Greater London Authority.

This acquisition forms part of the council’s commitment to create 1,750 homes to be let to local people on its Housing Register. The 99 homes currently under construction are due for completion in 2026.

One hundred single, two and three-bedroom flats have been completed with tenants moving in earlier this year. 

One resident, Abiola, who had previously lived in temporary accommodation with his daughter  for more than a year, said: “You feel more peaceful, it makes you feel like you want to engage more with the community around you.

“My daughter feels great and we can now start to plan for the future.”

The new development was visited by Leader of the Greenwich council, Cllr Anthony Okereke and Cabinet Member for Housing Management, Neighbourhoods and Homelessness Cllr Pat Slattery earlier this week.

Cllr Okereke, said:  “The purchase of these 199 beautiful homes shows that we are grabbing every opportunity to tackle the urgent housing crisis.”

Of the first 100 homes 10 per cent are wheelchair adapted, and all the properties are finished to a high specification with underfloor heating and sustainable technology.

Public spaces around the development also include biodiversity measures including a wildflower meadow with species selected by the nearby Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park’s Land Trust.

Pictured top: Leader of the Greenwich council, Cllr Anthony Okereke and Cllr Pat Slattery visiting the new homes earlier this week (Picture: Greenwich council)