£6m home improvement scheme benefits jLiving tenants

jLiving has committed to upgrading its 16 properties in London and the south-east.

“The association took the decision to carry out investment in its stock as these are our tenants’ homes and we want them to be fit for the future and somewhere where people will want to come and live,” explained chief executive June Morton.

Phase one of the programme will also see improvements to jLiving’s Montefiore Court in Margate and South Lodge in Streatham at a total cost of £400,000.

Around £1 million will be allocated to the second phase, covering Harmony Close in Golders Green, Oakfield Road in Finchley (managed by Norwood) and Young Court in Willesden.

An additional £600,000 will be spent on boiler replacement at various properties.

Funded by the association’s reserves and assets, the entire project is expected to take five years.