Kāinga Ora has purchased five two-bedroom homes in Richmond, with families moving into their homes in the next couple of weeks.
The homes at 23 Herbert St were purchased from developer NZ Housing Group and are among 27 new Richmond homes provided by Kāinga Ora in the past year.
Regional director Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast, Julia Campbell, says the new tenants will be people on the Ministry of Social Development housing register who have specifically requested to move to Richmond.
“Now that we’ve purchased the homes, we’ve begun the process of placing people into them.
“We’re expecting all the homes to be tenanted in the next couple of weeks.”
She says the homes are in a sought-after location, with shops, schools and other services nearby.
Construction is also continuing on six new two-bedroom homes in Oxford St in Richmond, which Kāinga Ora has agreed to purchase when they are completed at the end of this year.
