Sue and her daughter happily begin new chapter in their affordable new home, including a revamped library
After living in emergency accommodation for a few months, Sue and her daughter Olivia, aged 7, are excited to settle down in their new energy-efficient flat.
With Gabriel the cat also being able to return home, the family of three are delighted to move into one of our new developments in Plymouth.
Sue Jobling said: “We ended up in emergency accommodation… so we are really impressed with the turnaround, and everybody has been happy to help out and LiveWest have been really amazing. They’ve been so supportive.
“My daughter is so happy she has her own bedroom back and we managed to get the cat back as well. We are like a happy little family again.
“We are safe and secure, and you can’t put a price on that. It’s an amazing feeling just knowing that we can shut the door at the end of the day.
“This is a new chapter. We are in our new home, and we are very happy.”
The new affordable housing scheme in St Budeaux, Plymouth has seen 24 homes for social rent and a local library also incorporated into the scheme, which Sue believes is a fantastic idea.
She said: “It’s fantastic that LiveWest have incorporated a library into this scheme because it also introduces children to the libraries.
“You have the access to the internet or the warm spaces or information about food banks, everything is right where you need it, and I can’t put it into words to be honest. It’s a really brilliant idea.”
The energy-efficient homes benefitted from PV panels and high-quality insulation which has helped our residents with lower energy bills.
Sue said: “It’s such a lovely area to be in. The building is wonderful, and everyone is really friendly, it’s clean and it’s lovely. It’s a really nice spacious flat, I love it.
“When we moved in, it’s had been freezing outside but I didn’t have to put the heating on once. I kept on looking at the thermostat and it’s a constant 21 degrees in the flat.
“I did a few meter readings for my energy supplier, and they couldn’t believe how low it was so they’re sending someone out to read the meter because they don’t believe me,” she smiled.
“Especially with the cost of everything at the moment, with food being so expensive, it is one less worry with our energy bills which is fantastic.”
