COUNCIL house residents on a Darlington estate are to become the first in the town to manage their own properties.
The Springfield Residents' Association has received £50,000 from the Government to develop a tenant management organisation.
The organisation will have responsibility for looking after council houses on the estate.
Over the next two years, residents will work with housing officers from Darlington Borough Council to gain the experience to carry out the job.
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