Welcome news for area on Waterbeach empty MOD houses
We are pleased to report that Cllr James Hockney organised and chaired a multi-agency meeting at South Cambridgeshire District Council on February 7th about the empty MOD properties. This follows on from the meeting in November.
It has been confirmed that 105 MOD properties will be transferred over to Annington Homes at the end of March. These will then be refurbished for either rent or sale onto the open market around the summer of 2013 onwards. A second transfer of 77 properties will take place on July 24th. After this a third transfer of what will be the remaining empty properties on the estate will happen. A date for the third stage has not yet been confirmed.
It was also reported at the meeting that the MOD has put in place measures including security patrols. This is in liaison with the Police who have also put in extra resource.
So real progress is now being made as there are many local people who cannot afford to get onto the housing ladder.
The MOD plan to keep Park Crescent (the close located further up Bannold Road) and Orchard Drive (the houses inside the Barracks perimeter) to meet the remaining MOD housing need for the area.
