Work on a £26 million housing upgrade programme in North Ayrshire has begun.

Hundreds of tenants will benefit from the initiative, which includes re-roofing, re-rendering, new central heating and electrical rewiring, as well as regeneration and refurbishment schemes.

In addition, 52 new houses will be built at Montgomery Court in Kilbirnie, Fencedyke in Irvine, and Glencairn in Stevenston.


So far this year, the local authority is spending over £2.1m on 820 kitchens, more than £1.7m on 660 bathrooms and almost £600,000 on 180 window installations.

Cllr Tony Gurney said: "In the last five years alone, we have installed almost 4,500 kitchens, more than 3,700 bathrooms and approximately 3,400 new windows in properties right across North Ayrshire.

"This ongoing programme of improvements demonstrates our continuing commitment to make North Ayrshire the best place in Scotland to live."

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