Liverpool Habitat for Humanity has generously been given 2.2 acres of land on Kingsley Road by the Roman Catholic Church and will be building 32 homes with partner families and volunteers over the next 5 years.

HFH has a comprehensive procedure for selecting families. There are three main criteria for qualification: to have a housing need and already llive within the Liverpool City area (that is pay Council Tax to Liverpool City Council); to be willing to partner with LHFH to put 500 hours of "sweat equity" into building on the project and to have an income between £10 - £20k. Applicants who live, work or have a strong connection with the Liverpool 8 postcode area will be preferred.

The architects for the Kingsley Road development are Ainsley Gommon Architects www.ainsleygommonarchitects.co.uk The design and the construction needed to be as simple as possible, so that our houses could be built by unskilled future homeowners helped by volunteers, and this provided a particular design challenge. For further information regarding the design click here. All Ainsley Gommon Birkenhead office staff have  volunteered to help on site and have been involved in various aspects of the build.

CHARITY MAKES OWNERSHIP DREAM A REALITY

January 2008 saw LHFH's very first homeowner Charanjeet Birdie move into her new home. Charanjeet & her son Tom age 8 where given the keys to the property on 16^th January 08. Charanjeet said: Habitat for Humanity is a great idea. There's a great community feel and a wide mix of people who have their own reasons for being involved. It's a good feeling to be part of that. There's no way I could have afforded the cost associated with buying a property, so this has helped me a lot, but the physical work involved means it's not for the faint hearted. The thing I've enjoyed most is that this house is already full of so much love. On our first night I had a hot bath & got a pizza and DVD with Tom, it was really cosy. I'd like to thank everyone for all their hard work" Our second homeowner Michael Embaye is shortly expected to move in, in a matter of days following the completion of legalities. He is highly excited at the prospect of owning his own home.