It's days before Christmas on Primrose Court in Huyton, and work is underway to restore one of the abandoned homes.
The house was badly damaged by a fire several years ago, and like many of the houses on the estate, which are privately owned, it has sat empty and abandoned ever since. The ECHO has previously reported on the issues facing the housing estate, which has fallen victim to crime and fly tipping in recent years.
People were shocked to see so many empty homes when a video of the estate was shared millions of times on TikTok at the start of this year. But 12 months on, work has started to install CCTV, street lighting and a new road surface on Primrose Court, which is expected to be largely completed by April 2023.
