Housing Stock

On 31 March 2009 we had a total of 1849 units of housing stock. A great deal of our work involves:

Expanding our stock
In accordance with our Development Programme for 2009/10, there are a total of 98 units which are either presently under construction, or on which construction will commence during the year – 44 in Gwynedd and 54 on Anglesey. This will represent an investment of almost £10 million.

We will be investing in rural and urban neighbourhoods and new homes will range from flats and houses for families to bungalows, depending on local needs.

Investing in our current stock
It is of utmost importance to us that, as a responsible landlord, we undertake this work for the benefit of our existing tenants. See below for the year's facts and figures -

• 36 kitchens, 120 showers, 46 sheds and 66 new fences were installed. 27 of our houses received new windows.
• £630,642.00 was invested on major repairs, £244,299.04 on housing improvements and £180,000 on improvements to estates.
• A new playing field was completed at Trem y Moelwyn, Penrhyndeudraeth and, as a result of discussions and consultation with our tenants about the priorities for their estates, estate improvement programmes have commenced at Hafan Deg, Tanygrisiau and Cefn Cadnant, Caernarfon.
• New homes worth £3,232,609 were completed. Work on projects worth a further £7,432,740 was commenced, but not completed in 2008/09.
• £434,348.10 was spent on reactive maintenance, £185,848.07 on work prior to reletting and £177,415.69 on service contracts.
• 140 units were let to new tenants.
• 191 properties were painted at a cost of £90,228.82 under our Cyclical Painting Programme.

In accordance with our Asset Management Strategy we will be investing £10.5 million in our current stock between 2009-14. As well as the usual maintenance and upgrading work, we will be introducing some innovative features such as renewable energy and affordable heating systems.