Tag: Affordable housing
Affordable housing project ‘ahead of schedule’
Work to deliver a development of 43 much needed affordable homes in a high-demand part of Edinburgh is ahead of schedule according to the Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA).
The association is providing the...
New funding for 1000 affordable homes
Social Justice Secretary Alex Neil MSP was in Musselburgh this morning to promote a new investment vehicle that is expected to provide up to 1,000 affordable homes for rent across Scotland.
The Local Affordable Rented Housing Trust...
Muirhouse regeneration continues with 12 more new homes completed
Edinburgh based Muirhouse Housing Association Limited, this week accepted handover of 12 cottage flats from Springfield Properties Plc, providing homes for local families in need of social housing and mid market rents in the north...
Top housing award for Leith
Port of Leith Housing Association’s (PoLHA) Great Junction Street development has been named as one of Inside Housing’s top 50 affordable housing developments.
The 32 affordable homes, made up of nine one bedroom and 23...
More Council homes still needed in Edinburgh
Just yesterday The City of Edinburgh Council handed over the keys to the first new council home built for a generation to the new tenant. But what does that simple fact reveal?
It was in...
MSP welcomes new affordable housing for Edinburgh
Edinburgh Central MSP Marco Biagi has today welcomed The Scottish Government's announcement of funding for 516 new affordable houses across the city. This includes social rent, mid- market rent and shared equity homes built...
Affordable housing in the pipeline
According to The City of Edinburgh Council their plans to kick-start the affordable housing market in the Capital have moved a step closer.
Up to 600 much-needed affordable homes could be built after eight...
Developers urged not to forget affordable housing
Housing developers are being urged to get on board with a scheme aimed at building more affordable homes in the Capital.
The National Housing Trust (NHT) scheme, being led by the Scottish Government and the...