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Newry: Multimillion Pound Housing Development at Merchants Quay Completed

Local company Kelly Brothers, have completed their multimillion pound housing development at Merchants Quay, Newry. The transformational project comprises 38 modern apartments and 3 prime ground-floor retail units which it says will revitalise a previously underutilised brownfield site of disused garages and showroom buildings. Located in the heart of the Newry Conservation Area overlooking the […]

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Community Constituency Housing Newry Newry and Armagh South Armagh

Grant: Questions Unanswered on Bessbrook Mill Development

Commenting on the proposed Bessbrook Mill redevelopment Nicola Grant said while more housing is always welcome there remains several questions to be answered. Will there be public housing included in the development? Will they be available at public housing rents? If there are public housing rents is there a commitment to maintain the rents at […]

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Community Housing

Housing Executive Welcomes Approval to Purchase Homes For Temporary Accommodation

The Housing Executive has welcomed approval from the Minister for Communities for its ambitious new programme to purchase homes for temporary accommodation. Developed by the Housing Executive, the initiative will enable the organisation to purchase 600 homes, over a three year period, to use as temporary accommodation. Purchased with funds from the organisation’s Landlord Rental […]

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Community Government Health Housing Politics Stormont

Minister Claims Progress Made In Housing

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has welcomed progress in a range of areas across housing, but said more hard work lies ahead to address the challenges we face. The Minister was speaking at the Northern Ireland Housing Conference, to an audience which included a range of stakeholders and delivery partners from across the sector. Delivering the […]