AN £11.8 MILLION drive to improve the quality of council houses in Selby is progressing well but running over budget, district officials have said. Selby District Council is nearing the end of a three-year programme to ensure all its houses meet the Government’s Decent Homes standard by the end of 2010.
Of the council’s 3,157 homes, 2,658 are now classed as decent, following widespread work across the district, including on kitchens, bathrooms, chimneys, windows and boilers.
The work is on course for an £81,000 overspend, but council officials hope that will be offset by the fact that some householders – primarily older residents who do not want the upheaval – have refused the improvements.
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