MORE than 50 residents of prefabricated bungalows in York who are waiting to move in to a new £20 million housing scheme have been given a progress report on their new homes.

People living in York’s Discus bungalows were thanked for their patience by developers over a cream tea this week and given an update on the scheme, which will replace 100 prefabricated bungalows on three sites with 196 new homes.

Paul Moore, managing director of Southdale Homes, said: “The residents have been an important link within the team.

“They have been extremely co-operative and a pleasure to work with. I would like to thank them for their patience and understanding as there has been a degree of disruption, but we know that the end result will be worth it and the feedback we have received so far has been excellent.”

The new developments at St Ann’s Court and Horsman Avenue, Regent Street, Richmond and Faber Street features 60 two-bedroom bungalows for older people and a 41-apartment extra care scheme at St Ann’s Court. There will also be 48 affordable family homes for social rent. A further 47 homes will be initially offered for rent at 80 per cent of open market rents, to allow potential owners to rent the property before being given the chance to buy it at market value.

The first 12 residents are due to move into their new bungalows at St Ann’s in the coming months.

Barbara Whitehead, a resident of Richmond Street, said: “We’re all looking forward to moving in to our new bungalows. It was a lovely afternoon and a really nice gesture.”

Christine Storrs, chief executive of York Housing Association said: “Ensuring that the move into their new home goes as smoothly as possible is our absolute priority and we will continue to keep in touch with them regularly and support them to make this happen.”

The scheme is through partnerships between City of York Council, York Housing Association, Southdale Homes and Tees Valley Housing, which is part of Fabrick Housing Group.