It comes as part of the authority’s Council Housing Growth Programme, with the properties built to energy efficient and eco-friendly specifications, which makes use of heat loss minimising windows, water saving devices and solar panels.
Coun Mohammed Rafique at a new Leeds City Council housing development in Seacroft, with Parklands Primary School pupils Harrison Hirst and Rihanna Kaye. Picture: Leeds City Council., while work in Holbeck was handled by United Living New Homes.
The company also ran site visits, work experience placements and apprenticeships for schools in Seacroft. The names of two new streets – Red Kite Court and Sunflower Close – were chosen by, Seacroft Grange Primary School and the SCOT group. Other benefits include investment in new equipment, surfacing and seating at the Seacroft Gardens play area.
Meanwhile in Holbeck, United Living New Homes safeguarded 15 apprenticeships and created four new jobs, held learning days for students at local colleges, and used a recycling scheme to collect waste wood from the building site.