Residents of a Dundee community undergoing a multi-million pound regeneration will have a chance to get into their new homes earlier than thought.

The first 20 new properties built by Home Scotland will be occupied before Christmas, and thanks to a surplus in the first phase more than a dozen tenants in Mill O'Mains could be in their new homes in early January.

Jimmy Black, convener of Dundee City Council's housing committee said: "While we are being asked to approve the start of the work needed to get the ball rolling on phase two of the rebirth of the area, there is a surplus of 16 houses from phase one.


"According to the rules of the Local Lettings Initiative these brand new homes, provided in partnership with Home Scotland, have to be offered to people whose houses we need to demolish to make way for the next phase.

"That in turn means that we will be able to clear some of the properties in the second phase earlier than we had thought and keep up the positive momentum on changing the face of another Dundee community."

The housing committee, which meets on Monday, (December 12) will be asked to back the demolition of a number of houses and lock-up garages in Mill O'Mains to allow new homes to be allocated and to clear land for later new building.

Councillors will be told that it will cost around £950,000 to buy back 13 privately owned flats and £88,500 in Home Loss Payments to other residents.

Properties in Foula Terrace, Hebrides Drive, Harris Terrace, Lewis Terrace and Lismore Terrace are affected by the latest phase of the regeneration masterplan.

(GK)