Female-only flats will be a 'UK first'

A NEW housing block in West London currently under construction will be a “UK first” in providing homes exclusively for women.

- By PHILIP JAMES LYNCH Local democracy reporter

The block will provide a “lifeline” to women and survivors of domestic abuse struggling to find a home.

When completed, Brook House in Acton will provide 102 “genuinely affordable” social rented flats, replacing a 39-home estate.

The cost of renting a home will be on average less than a quarter of what it would cost to rent an equivalently-sized home in the private sector.