Poole Housing

New energy-efficient council homes in Poole are the first for 20 years

Delighted residents now have “a lovely place to live” after the Mayor of Poole, Cllr Peter Adams, welcomed families to the first set of new, energy-efficient council homes to be built in the town for two decades.

Responding to the demand for more affordable housing in the town, Borough of Poole, PHP and construction firm C.G. Fry & Son have worked together to transform a previously...

Mum moves into first council home built in Poole for 20 years

The first family to become tenants of the first new council homes to be built in Poole for 20 years, could not be more delighted.

Rebecca Lemmard, 33, and her children Keeleigh, 12, and Oakley, 11, were handed the keys of their energy efficient home in Bearwood by Poole Mayor, Cllr Peter Adams in the morning and were due to move in during the evening.

“It’s absolutely lovely,”...