City of Edinburgh Council signed a multimillion contract with a Doncaster based community regeneration and housebuilding company, Keepmoat, to revamp North Sighthill. The £35 million regeneration project will see 316 new houses and flats built on the grounds of what once was the Edinburgh’s West landmark – Sighthill high rise blocks. The three towers were …
Read more >In 21 local authority areas in Scotland people on average earnings are priced out of the buyers’ market and forced to rent instead, according to the GMB union. With strong demand for rental properties not matched by the supply, it becomes a struggle to secure affordable accommodation. Therefore, on current trends, mid market housing is …
Read more >Port of Leith Housing Association (POLHA) is planning to deliver over 480 new homes, including mid market housing, to Leith and North Edinburgh by 2020. To make this possible, POLHA has secured a unique deal which combines a £10m revolving credit facility (RCF) with Bank of Scotland and a £35m private placement (PP) with Canada …
Read more >Link Group has submitted plans for a £65m investment in Glasgow’s East End which, if approved, will see 550 homes across different tenures including mid market homes. The proposed development is to be built on a 22-acre site of the former Dalmarnock Power Station which was laid empty and derelict for 40 years. Link Group …
Read more >Plans to build 152 homes in the Ibrox area of Glasgow have been approved by Glasgow City Council’s planning committee. Glasgow Housing Association (GHA), whose former tenements on the site were demolished and laid empty for the last decade, has now been given the green light to build a new development that will consist of …
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