West Lothian Council has confirmed that £164 million is to be invested over the next five years towards the creation and acquisition of new council homes and the ongoing maintenance of quality standards across existing housing stock.

Within the updated Housing Capital Investment Programme 2023/24 to 2027/28 there are a number of projects which relate to the internal environment of council homes. These include projects aimed at improving air quality, dampness and ventilation, kitchen and bathrooms installations, windows and door replacements, installations to improve energy efficiency and central heating upgrades.

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Significant resources are being invested in these projects totalling £75.190 million over the five-year programme.

The investment reflects increasing legislative standards relating to insulation and energy efficiency of housing stock which in tandem with modern day lifestyles can create challenges relating to air quality and ventilation.

Executive councillor for housing, George Paul recently paid a visit to Burns Avenue in Armadale where he met one of the council teams carrying out kitchen and bathroom upgrades.

Councillor Paul said: "Maintaining and enhancing our existing properties is of paramount importance and a great deal of resource is being invested over the next five years. Work is well underway in a number of areas and I would like to thank staff for their continued effort to deliver the best possible homes for our tenants."