People living in Selby will benefit from a selection of new homes for rent and shared ownership, made available thanks to a partnership between Selby District Council and a local housing association.

Jephson Homes Housing Association, together with developer Persimmon, has provided six two and three-bedroom houses for rent and two three-bedroom homes for shared ownership at Spruce Way in Staynor Hall, Selby.

The first tenants to move into the new scheme were Margaret Coxon, her husband, Robert, and their 14-year-old daughter Kellie.

Margaret said: “We were renting a three-bedroom house in York and decided we wanted to downsize because it was too big for us. We’d been looking on the Home Choice website and we found this two-bed in Spruce Way.

"It’s more modern than where we used to live and is still quite spacious even though it has one fewer bedroom. Jephson have been very helpful and this is such a nice area. I think we are really going to enjoy living here.”