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Housing associations unveil development partnership with £8m project

Source: http://www.scottishconstructionnow.com

Two housing associations have announced their intention to work in partnership to contribute to the delivery of the Scottish Government’s target of 50,000 affordable homes within the term of the current Scottish Parliament.Arbroath-based Angus Housing Association and Cairn Housing Association, which provides homes across Scotland, have started work on their first joint venture – an £8 million project of 71 houses for affordable rent in conjunction with Persimmon Homes (North Scotland) as part of the Muirlands Park development at East Muirlands Road in Arbroath.Persimmon will be developing a further 216 houses for sale on the site. The first homes to rent at Muirlands Park should be ready for tenants to move in by May 2018.