Councillors marked the completion of two new affordable homes with a bulb-planting ceremony.

]Alison and Andrew Scarth joined Thrive’s CEO Elspeth Mackenzie and development director Jack Burnham to view the new two-bedroom apartments built by Thrive Homes in Gosforth Lane, in South Oxhey.

The smaller of the two properties will cost £173.08 per week and the larger £190.38 per week.

The councillors then helped out planting bulbs outside the homes, ahead of more formal landscaping work taking place this spring.

Cllr Scarth said: “We are delighted to see two attractive, modern affordable homes being built in our ward. We’re sure the new families will enjoy living here.”

Thrive CEO, Elspeth Mackenzie said: “Thrive has an ambitious development programme to help meet the huge demand for quality affordable housing. These modern properties will very soon be home to two local families.”