Work to build more than one hundred council homes in the city is now officially complete.

Celebrations were held last week to mark the completion of 104 council-rented and shared ownership homes at Clarendon Place and 42 council flats nearby in Victoria Road, Portslade.

The highly energy-efficient one, two, and three bedroom flats are the first to be completed under Brighton and Hove City Council’s partnership with low-cost housing developer Hyde Group.

 “The units here have been delivered by Homes for Brighton and Hove, and by God we need them, and we need more of them, we need lots of them,” said Councillor Gill Williams, chairwoman of the city council’s housing and new homes committee.

“It’s impressive to see the transformation and it’s lovely to see people really enjoying living here.

“Homes for Brighton and Hove is a great example of partnership working, allowing both organisations to pool their resources and expertise to deliver new, genuinely affordable housing for local people in the city.

“With the national housing crisis having a huge impact on people in Brighton and Hove, we desperately need these affordable homes. I’ll be delighted to see many more of them.”

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The development has also enabled improvements to the area, the city council says, including “a new pedestrian link and green corridor”.

Guy Slocombe, Hyde’s chief investment officer, said: “This is a fantastic example of what can be achieved when organisations who are committed to improving the lives of local people work together as we have here as Homes for Brighton and Hove. 

"Clarendon Place is not just supporting people by providing new affordable homes, its construction has created jobs through a local contractor, PMC, and through its apprenticeship scheme PMC is helping people to develop skills and get experience in the building industry.”

The partnership is also building 242 low-cost homes in Coldean, which include a further 127 council-rented homes. The Coldean development is due to be completed later this year.