News: New housing development in Swinton

A development of seven accessible homes has been officially opened in Swinton, Rotherham.

Rotherham firm Bramall Construction were contracted by local housing association Guinness Northern Counties to create the homes in partnership with Rotherham Council's Neighbourhood Investment Team.

The seven properties comprise two three-bed homes for sale and five two-bed bungalows for rent. Two of the bungalows are designed for people with general needs but limited mobility while the remaining three are all fully wheelchair accessible.

The project, on a former Council housing site, was managed by the authority's Neighbourhood Investment Team as part of the local Housing Market Renewal programme. It was built by Guinness Northern Counties with the support of a grant from the Government's Homes and Communities Agency.

As well as purpose-built, good quality homes designed around their needs, residents will also be able to enjoy low fuel bills thanks to the inclusion of solar panels on all of the properties.

John Ray, Head of Guinness Northern Counties East Region, said: "On behalf of Guinness Northern Counties I would like to thank Rotherham's Neighbourhood Investment Team for their assistance and support at every stage of this development and the Project Partnering Team made up of external consultants and the contractors Bramall Construction, for providing a scheme of such high standards.

"We have actually been complimented by local residents, both verbally and by letter, on the way in which Bramall's have managed to keep the noise and disruption to a minimum throughout the construction process."

Local ward councillor John Doyle, who is also Cabinet Member for Health & Social Care, said: "The teams that have worked on this for the last year have been fabulous and achievements like this are happening all over the borough.

"We all should be proud of the type of homes we are providing for our residents, we're building decent homes for decent folk to live in, and that's something Rotherham should be celebrating!"

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