Families are settling into a new housing estate in Paisley’s Glenburn.
Two housing associations teamed up to create the £19 million development.
A total of 130 homes are reacjomg completion at Skye Crescent and is known as Gleniffer Reach.
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Sianice Hunter and partner Aiden Devine were the first tenants in with Paisley Housing Association.
The young family are loving the property and say it’s the perfect environment for their one-year-old son Blake.
They were welcomed to their new home by Housing Officer George Gray.
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And Aiden said: “We are delighted with our new home which looks fantastic and we’re very much looking forward to settling in.”
It represents a unique link-up between Sanctuary Scotland and Paisley Housing Association working together to address the issue of much-needed homes for affordable rent.
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In addition, Sanctuary, through its Sanctuary Homes division are offering 22 of the 131 homes for sale through shared equity.
Thirty of the homes – located near Glenburn library – are offered for rent by Paisley Housing Association while the remainder are for Sanctuary tenants.
It is one of the biggest single housing developments in Paisley in recent years and has the full support of the Scottish Government and Renfrewshire Council.
The estate will be completed next year.
Kathleen McCutcheon, Chief Executive of Paisley Housing Association, said: “These homes demonstrate our commitment to keep on building much-needed new homes for our community.
“We readily acknowledge the support of Renfrewshire Council and the Scottish Government and are proud of our partnership with Sanctuary who share our vision of building homes where people want to live.
“It is worth noting that the homes have been completed against the backdrop of a challenging ongoing health emergency.
“We are grateful for the efforts everyone put in to make them a reality for the people we serve as housing associations.”
Developer Cruden Building (West) handed over the completed development to both associations at the beginning of November.
Paisley Housing Association is providing its tenants with 17- three apartment homes, 11 four-apartment properties and two wheelchair-suitable homes.
The total cost to Paisley Housing Association is £4.9 million
Cruden director Gordon Lee said: “Cruden are delighted to complete this significant new development for Sanctuary and Paisley Housing Association.
“The Skye Crescent project has created much-needed energy efficient, affordable homes to Glenburn.
“In addition to building new homes, we also build new communities, and it was vitally important that we supported the residents of Glenburn and the surrounding areas by providing a range of community benefits.
“These included valuable jobs, apprenticeships and training opportunities together with donations to local schools and community groups.”
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