A Government Minister visited Liverpool to view first-hand the award-winning work of the city’s largest housing association.

Liverpool Mutual Homes (LMH) welcomed Communities and Local Government’s Under Secretary of State, Andrew Stunell, to showcase its work to make neighbourhoods more sustainable.

Andrew Stunell was accompanied by officers from LMH and Liverpool City Council as they viewed LMH’s work on the Daneville Estate in Walton, where tenants’ fuel bills have been reduced by nearly 70 per cent by using the latest products and techniques in over 600-homes.

The work saw energy efficient structural cladding, boilers, central heating systems, dual-flush cisterns, windows and doors installed as well as lofts and roofs insulated.

The upgrades resulted in a reduction in properties’ CO₂ emissions by 1943.7 tonnes per year.

Using Structherm’s structural cladding, the appearance and stability of houses was improved and its thermal qualities - which are better than Building Regulations’ standards - saw tenants’ water and heating bills reduced from a potential £800 per year to a projected £236.

The work was recognised by the Homes and Communities Agency which awarded LMH its coveted Reducing Carbon title, and also won Housing Excellence’s Regeneration Scheme of the Year.

The work has transformed the estate from one that just over two years ago was derelict and considered for demolition, into one that now boasts the products of an executive specification with bathrooms featuring Porcelanosa tiles, Grohe taps in bathrooms and Manhattan kitchens.

The rejuvenated estate has resulted in a renewed sense of community spirit among tenants who are now proud of their homes and integrate socially with each other more.

LMH Chief Executive, Steve Coffey, said: “We have hosted a lot of visits to see the improvement of the Daneville Estate because the quality is of such a high standard it has not been seen in social housing before.

“The regeneration works feature products you would normally associate with executive homes and high quality hotels and this is being rolled out at all our properties across the city as part of our £380 million investment programme.

“The green agenda is very important to us as well and we have installed the latest energy efficient products that has vastly reduced tenants’ fuel bills and made good strides in reducing fuel poverty among those who live in our communities.” 

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Photograph: From left to right; LMH’s Dave Woods, Angela Forshaw and Jan Calland with Andrew Stunell at the Daneville Estate.