More than 200 affordable homes are to be built in Fort William, following the Scottish Government’s award of a £1.2M grant to Lochaber Housing Association (LHA).
LHA plans to develop a wide variety of mixed tenure homes for private and rental use on a tranche of newly acquired land at Upper Achintore.
During a recent site visit, Scottish Housing Minister Kevin Stewart stated: “We recognise the challenges of developing affordable housing in rural areas, so I’m delighted that our investment will help to make affordable housing a reality at this site.
“This grant will support the delivery of at least 200 new homes in Fort William and is a great example of how partnership working can deliver a range of homes to suit the needs of the local community. Increasing the supply of affordable homes across Scotland is a key commitment and vital to our ambition of tackling poverty and inequality in our society.”
Blair Allan, Director of Lochaber Housing Association, added: “The association has already built around 50 much needed homes for social rent at Upper Achintore in the last few years. However, this Scottish Government grant takes our potential investment in affordable housing here to a new level. Everyone knows that housing need in Fort William is intense. The opportunity here is that we can, in partnership with the Scottish Government, the Highland Council and others, go a significant way towards satisfying this need in the short to medium term. We are grateful to the Scottish Government for this support and for the confidence that it has shown in our ability to deliver.”
Awarded via the Affordable Housing Supply Programme, this considerable sum supports the Scottish Government’s ambition of delivering 50,000 affordable homes – including 35,000 for social rent – by 2021.
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