Heart of Bootle divides opinion as promises made for a brighter future
It s been the subject of much controversy but council chiefs say the future is looking up for the Strand shopping centre
11:14, 7 MAR 2021
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This week, Sefton Council’s purchase of Bootle Strand shopping centre has come under yet more criticism from opposition leaders.
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Sarah Townsend
The council is to acquire properties from Sandway Homes, the housing development company it set up in January 2019, as part of a drive to re-enter the social housing market for the first time in almost 15 years.
Sefton Council completed a social housing stock transfer in 2006 so that the development and management of homes was overseen at arms’ length.
However, it now wishes to re-enter the market, beginning with the acquisition of nine under-development apartments on the planned 70-unit Sefton Grange scheme at Buckley Hill Lane from Sandway Homes.
The council will then need to register with the Regulator of Social Housing as a social housing provider and become an accredited investment partner of government agency Homes England, which funds new affordable housing in the country.