The region’s largest social landlord has announced communities across Dumfries and Galloway will benefit from more than £39m of investment in the next three years.
Wheatley Homes South is to invest millions to improve homes and neighbourhoods across the region, transforming homes by making them warmer, drier and cheaper to run.
Between now and 2028, Wheatley will invest £39.1m in Dumfries and Galloway homes and communities; with £10.9m spent in Annandale; £14m in Nithsdale; £4.8m in the Stewartry, and £9.4m in Wigtownshire
The investment will see:
- new kitchens in 1100 homes;
- nearly 300 new front or back doors;
- loft or floor insulation improvements in 1600 homes; and
- extra energy efficiency improvements, including 70 new electric heating systems, hot water cylinder insulation in 275 homes and over 1300 new gas boilers.
The investment plans have been shaped by the views of tenants who asked for more money to be spent improving existing homes, while also making them more efficient to help with rising fuel bills.
Alex Lamb, Managing Director of Wheatley Homes South, said:
“Wheatley Homes South is committed to making homes warmer, safer and more comfortable for thousands of families in every part of Dumfries and Galloway.
“These ambitious plans have been driven by the views of our tenants who want to see more money spent on improving our existing homes as well as on building more.
“This £39.1m investment is about ensuring our homes and communities remain great places to live and it forms part of our extensive programme of improvements to our customers’ homes and neighbourhoods over the coming months and years.”
In 2023-24, the last financial year, across the region, Wheatley Homes South carried out over 56,000 repairs, spending £17.2m on improving existing homes and £14.6m on repairs and maintenance.
Wheatley Homes South is part of Wheatley Group, which owns and manages over 93,700 homes across Scotland and was last year named as the UK’s biggest builder of social housing over the past decade.
