Sefton Council plans to buy dozens of homes from its own housing company in order to own the first local authority-built homes in the borough for decades.
Sandway Homes, wholly owned by Sefton Council, is currently in the process of building new homes at a site on Buckley Hill Lane in Netherton, where 63 units are expected to be built.
The scheme for the site had been subject to delays that put back the completion date by a year, according to an update provided to Sefton Council in December.