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£4.3m housing scheme work to begin

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Work on a £4.3m housing scheme for older people near Lincoln has started.LACE Housing and North Kesteven District Council are behind the project which includes eight two-bedroom bungalows and 26 two-bedroom apartments for the over 55s in Washingborough.The land in Church Hill was formerly used for farming and the homes are being developed in partnership with North Kesteven District Council.Lincoln company Lindum Group is the main contractor and other partners include Thornton-Firkin, Longhurst Group, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue and architect firm Saunders Boston.The new homes will be available in 2019 to either rent or buy through a shared ownership scheme.They are part of LACE Housing’s wider plan to build 82 new homes in Lincolnshire in 2018, as a result of securing a total of £3.7m from Homes England.