adminFollowing the granting of a partial compliance certificate by the city council those who purchased stands in Glaudina can now start building.
NSSA general manager Mr James Matiza made the revelation last week during a tour by Labour and Social Services Minister Mrs Paurina Mpariwa.
Minister Mpariwa was accompanied on the tour of the estate by NSSA board members and senior officials as well as FBC Holdings representatives.
NSSA is developing the Glaudina housing estate along Bulawayo Road just outside Harare. The housing estate comprises 467 housing stands. About 400 families will benefit from the project.
When complete, NSSA will move to the second phase of the project, which will see the authority developing about 1 500 high-density housing stands, Mr Matiza said.
He said apart from the 394 medium-density and 73 high-density stands, there also were eight commercial stands set aside for theconstruction of schools.
Water and sewerage reticulation at the Glaudina housing estate has been completed while roads being tarred, with some having already finished.
FBC Building Society has purchased 100 of the 394 medium-density stands on the estate. It has already built a number of houses for sale to those who prefer to purchase a ready built house rather than build their own.
“FBC Building Society bought 100 stands from our 394 medium-density stands and we are currently in discussions with the building society for the sale of more stands,” he said.
Mr Matiza said construction of infrastructure began in 2006 but was suspended the following year due to challenges caused by the difficult economic environment. Construction only resumed in June last year.
Mr Matiza added that some of those who have already purchased stands at Glaudina have asked NSSA to ensure that no sub-standard houses are built on the estate, as that would lower the market value of their properties.
FBC Building Society managing director Mr Webster Rusere said, at the same occasion, that some of the stands had been set aside for the construction of residential site flats, a church and an electricity substation.
Mr Shamu added that the building society was responsible for the marketing and selling of the stands as well as the provision of mortgage finance.
FBC Holdings chairman Mr Herbert Nkala commended NSSA for the initiative, which helps reduce the acute housing backlog facing the country.
He said it was everyone’s desire to own a house and he was proud that NSSA and FBC Building Society are helping many people realise their dreams despite the challenges that the project had faced from the beginning.
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