It has taken a decade and more than £157 million, but 12,000 Dundee council homes have been brought up to rigorous national standards.
Meeting the Scottish Government targets on time required the single biggest investment ever made in public sector housing in the city.
The vast majority of the money has been spent on the installation of 11,329 kitchens, 10,163 bathrooms and 10,575 new central heating systems.
More than 1,000 tenants and owners in multi-storey developments have received external insulation and been provided with improved heating systems to make their homes easier to heat and reduce fuel bills.
An additional 536 low rise properties have been externally insulated.
Dundee City Council housing convener John Alexander said he was “over the moon” that the “tough criteria” had been met and that the lives of so many tenants had been improved.
“We’ve been ambitious and set the bar high for ourselves but now we can take stock and look at what the investment has achieved so far,” he said.
“Bringing our housing up to the Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS) was made more of a challenge because 54% of it was built before 1950 and a third between then and 1971.
“The rest was constructed after 1970.
“Most of the investment was focused on new kitchens, bathrooms and controlled entry systems but I am pleased to say we that have also been able to go further with new roofs on many blocks as well as energy efficiency measures including external cladding.
“I am also pleased that so much of the work to date had been carried out by local tradespeople, keeping jobs and money in the city’s economy.”
Mr Alexander added: “Meeting the standard is not the end of the process and it’s worth noting that the investment is set to continue over the coming years.”
The SHQS was introduced in February 2004 to ensure that all homes rented from social landlords are energy efficient, secure and in good order.