The Housing Department is pleased to announce that all flats under the Rent and Repair initiative have now been handed over officially to their 17 new tenants. The tenants have now agreed and have signed the terms and conditions with the Housing Department and in some cases have already started works in their new homes.

The Department would like to take this opportunity to again thank everyone who showed an interest, as more than 500 applications were received. The Department is looking forward to launch Phase 2 of the Rent & Repair Scheme in the course of 2025 once all potential flats have been identified. There could be up to a further 20 flats once the final inspections and addresses have been confirmed.

The Minister for Housing and the University, The Hon Pat Orfila MP, said: “My Department has worked extremely hard to be able to launch the scheme. It has been a great success and I hope to be able to announce Phase 2 of the scheme in the New Year.

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