Tenants move into new Rhyl homes

Work has been completed on a development of new Council homes in Rhyl.

Denbighshire Housing has received the keys to Llys Elizabeth which was the former tax office in the town. Tenants are beginning to move into the new development this week which is designed to support living accommodation for people aged 55 and over.

The development at the site has seen the creation of a total of 12 new homes comprising 8 two-bedroom apartments and 4 one-bedroom apartments which are situated in the building.  Each home is designed to offer high levels of energy efficiency to support the new tenants with the cost of living and help Denbighshire County Council and Wales achieve its targets of lowering carbon emissions.

Air source heat pumps have been installed to help heat the water at lower costs and drive down the building’s carbon emissions. Solar panels also installed on the outside car port will also generate energy and a Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery system is fitted to help reduce the heating and cooling demands of each of the homes.

These new Rhyl homes are part of Denbighshire County Council’s continuing commitment to tackling accommodation waiting times by addressing the need for more local housing provision.

Cllr Rhys Thomas, Lead Member for Housing and Communities, said: “The Council is pleased to have this great development providing new homes for tenants. We are also very grateful for all the support of our partners who have helped make this development possible.

“We are working to make sure homes are available in Denbighshire to meet the needs of our residents. These new apartments meet these needs by giving good accommodation that is affordable as well as offering the highest levels of build quality to support the lowering of energy use and reduce carbon emissions that will result in lower household bills.”