Swansea Labour welcome first tenants to new council homes
More new homes built by the Swansea Labour-led Council are set to welcome their first tenants in the coming weeks.
Cllr Andrea Lewis at Bryn House
The four one-bedroom flats have been created in the former Bryn House education centre in Walter Road in Uplands – part of Swansea Labour’s pledge to create more council homes.
Labour Cllr Andrea Lewis, the council’s joint deputy leader and cabinet member for climate change and service transformation, said tenants will be thrilled with their new homes.
She said: “The new flats in Bryn House are of a very high standard, in a great location, with parking and lovely grounds and views.
“The two ground floor flats have accessible bathrooms making them ideal for those with mobility challenges.
“Good quality, affordable homes for rent are in great demand in Swansea both for single people and for families. This year we’re investing around £7m more in new homes to keep the momentum going.
“The council team behind the Bryn House flats have done a tremendous job on converting and repurposing a once very tired building and grounds.”
They are among the first new homes to be built by the council for a generation in a construction programme of almost 100 new properties built for affordable rent ranging from flat conversions to three-bedroom family homes.
The Swansea Labour building programme includes new homes in Hillview Crescent, Clase, Colliers Way, Penlan, Alexandra Road in Gorseinon and in Rhodfa'r Brain, Ravenhill.
Bryn house before and after
The package of new homes is part of a multi-million-pound investment in the future of social housing in Swansea that aims to see the Labour administration build 1,000 new homes over the coming decade.
This year alone it’s expected more than £7m will be spent by the council building new homes, creating and protecting jobs and apprenticeships for local people as part of the process.
The Labour council is also investing around £13m this year in acquiring land and buying homes to add to its council homes stock.
