Tenants to move in to new energy-efficient homes

Local residents were given a guided tour of the finished homes on Wednesday

The first tenants are to move into new energy-efficient bungalows in Wolverhampton after the completion of almost 100 homes.

Up to 93 post-war prefabs are being replaced on the Lincoln Green Estate in Bushbury.

All of the old properties have been declared defective, with leaking and poorly insulated roofs, very poor thermal efficiency and wet rot in the floor, the council said.

Residents will move into five new homes on School Lane at the end of the month, the authority added, with demolition simultaneously taking place across the estate.

A total of 24 properties have been brought down so far, with 36 new bungalows planned by summer 2026 as part of the first phase of the project.

According to the council, their replacements will also be easier to adapt to meet tenants' needs, which has previously been difficult.

'Homes to be proud of'

All existing council tenants living in the outdated bungalows are being given the opportunity to move into the new properties, with the remaining homes allocated to locals in line with the council's housing policy.

Lincoln Green Estate Tenants and Residents' Association chair Diane Brookshaw, of Grosvenor Crescent, said: "I am very, very impressed with the workmanship and the quality — the new homes look absolutely beautiful.

"This is going to have a massive impact on people's wellbeing because they've got homes to be proud of."

Cabinet member for city housing, councillor Steve Evans, said the authority had been talking regularly to affected tenants.

"For the safety and comfort of our residents, we are delivering better homes in the long term that they can make their own in the same location."