The Scottish registered social landlord invested £18.5m in the last financial year to bring a range of upgrades including the installation of innovative heating systems, replacement windows and new bathrooms to homes in the city.
In total, £300,000 was spent on new bathrooms in 77 homes; £750,000 on new electrical wiring systems in 140 homes; £650,000 spent on new roofs for the high-rise flats in Castlemilk and £400,000 on new lifts in multi-storey blocks in Drumchapel. Elsewhere, Glasgow neighbourhoods were also enhanced with £2m invested in video-controlled entry systems, £1.9m spent on environmental improvements and £1.1m on new lighting systems.
A total of £6m was spent installing new technologies to help Wheatley Homes Glasgow tenants heat their homes more affordably. Of that, £3.1m was spent on updating heating systems in 1200 homes across the city with the remaining £2.9m spent on installing Connected Response, which gives tenants more control over their heating.
“Wheatley is committed to ensuring all our homes and communities remain great places to live and this investment forms part of our extensive programme of improvements in our customers’ homes and new investment in neighbourhoods over the coming months and years.”Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly.