New housing for Salford residents

Salford City Council has secured 28 new homes for families at affordable and social rents.

The council’s housing arm, Dérive Salford, has taken 28 new affordable properties from two housing developments. Twenty homes came from the Hilton Lane, Walkden development and eight from the Irwell Riverside development in Charlestown.

Dérive also saw the largest handover of homes in one day since the company began in 2018 when 14 of the Hilton Lane homes were handed over.

Another 26 homes are expected to be handed over to Dérive by the end of March 2023 consisting of a further 22 at Hilton Lane and four more from Irwell Riverside Thursday 30 June.

The group will have delivered over 100 one to fourbedroomed homes over the last four years despite the challenges to supply chain and construction materials as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett said: “I am delighted to see strong progress in delivering truly affordable homes for our residents and the future generations of our city.

“These developments are helping us provide the type of housing that Salford residents truly need, and we remain ambitious in our aims to deliver thousands more over the coming years.”