Dunedin Canmore completes 174 new homes in Edinburgh

Dunedin Canmore has delivered a major boost to affordable housing across Edinburgh after completing 174 new homes in four communities across the capital.The social landlord has completed 110 new, energy-efficient houses and flats for social rent and another 64 for mid-market rental.Construction work on the four sites was completed after coronavirus restrictions were lifted in June by the Scottish Government.Contractor CCG (Scotland) Ltd delivered a total of 60 homes – 19 for mid-market rent in Morrison Crescent in Haymarket and 41 for social rent in Beaverbank Place, Canonmills.The new homes at Lang Loan – 31 for social rent and 14 for mid-market – and 38 properties for social rent and 31 for mid-market in the Greendykes area in the south east of the city were built by Persimmon.The 174 new homes were part-funded by £10.4 million grant from the City of Edinburgh Council and the Scottish Government.As part of Wheatley Group, Dunedin Canmore has now built 463 new homes in the last two years in Edinburgh and the Lothians.