Council house improvements

MORE THAN £2.4m of improvements to council houses in Dundee could be agreed by councillors next week.

Tenders to carry out work in Dryburgh, Menzieshill and Midmill/West Kirkton will be considered by the neighbourhood regeneration, housing and estate management committee.

Kevin Cordell, committee convener said: “It is important that we continue to make sure that we help to generate a strong sense of pride and satisfaction in our communities, and one of the best ways of doing that is to invest in our housing stock.

“Council tenants and other people who live in these areas are able to see for themselves where a proportion of their rent money goes when projects like these are delivered.”

Flat roofs at 34 houses in Dryburgh will be replaced if the tender is accepted. Costing a total of £1.25m, if the work is approved it will start in spring this year with a completion date in the first quarter of 2026.

Windows in 72 properties in Menzieshill could be replaced at a total cost of £867,248. If agreed, work is expected to get underway in summer, and take around four months to finish.

Around 31 houses in Midmill/West Kirkton will see upgrades to their heating systems including new radiators from May if councillors approve the tender. The work which is expected to be completed within three months will cost £315,773.

If the neighbourhood regeneration, housing and estate management committee approves the tenders at its meeting on Monday (March 3), the work will be carried out by the council’s construction services division.