A contractor has begun legal proceedings against Liverpool Council amid a disagreement over vacant homes the local authority is selling in the south of the city.
Dozens of properties were acquired by Liverpool Council on Tunstall Street, L7, between 2018 and 2020 as part of the Housing Market Renewal Initiative (HMRI). Following the cancellation of that project, the local authority decided to refurbish the houses and dispose of them for around £3m.
It had been hoped that the purchase of 25 properties would bring one of the city's most deprived areas back to life. A £4.4m investment was made by the council in 2020.
