New houses built on former `TND` shooting studio site

Nearly 80 new houses and apartments have been built for key public sector workers and people who are struggling to get mortgages in the recession.

They were constructed on a brownfield site previously occupied by a Kwik Save warehouse in Park Street, Frogmore, which had previously been used to film the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies - reports the The Herts Advertiser.

Hightown Praetorian & Churches Housing Association (HPCHA) spent £15.2 million on the new homes which included £1.4m from St Albans District Council and £3.4m from the Homes and Communities Agency.

David Bogle, chief executive of HPCHA, said: "We are pleased to be able to provide these high quality homes.

"The mix of homes offer opportunities for those on low incomes to rent accommodation or start to save to purchase a home of their own."

Rent at the new homes will be cheaper than the private sector but more expensive than public-sector rents, providing an alternative to council housing where none is available.

Ten apartments have been let to public sector key workers, who include teachers, nurses, doctors, firemen and police officers, at intermediate rents and 24 have been made available for people struggling to get mortgages.

Forty-four homes are being rented to residents nominated by St Albans District Council.

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