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New homes for Camden
Agar Grove residents Mrs Glenda Latchmansighn (far left) and Pat Dunn (far right) with Councillor Sarah Hayward, Leader of the Council, and Simon Trice, Regional Director of Hill
Our largest housing redevelopment is set to deliver nearly 500 homes for Camden residents. Camden councillors and residents celebrated as they marked reaching the top of the new housing block at Agar Grove, donning hard hats to inspect the completed concrete frame. This new block, developed by contractors Hill, will provide 38 new council homes for residents currently living in older housing on the estate. 20
In total, 493 new and replacement homes are being built at Agar Grove, consisting of a mix of council, intermediate rent and private homes. This will provide the range of homes badly needed in the face of London’s housing crisis and Government housing policy, which we think is damaging. The redevelopment is the largest housing project in our Community Investment Programme (CIP), a 15-year project to invest money in schools, homes and community facilities. The new homes will be larger than the flats they replace and are being built to high standards of environmental
sustainability to keep fuel bills low. We spoke to two excited residents as the frame was completed. Glenda and Pat will be among the first set of residents to move into the new block once it’s complete. Glenda Latchmansighn “I’m really looking forward to moving into one of the new homes. I’ve seen the plans and I’m now eager to see the finished look. It will be nice to have more room and I’m pleased to hear that it will be tripled glazed.