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Work on the largest housing development this decade has begun today (Monday) with help from a £19m government grant.

WORK on the infrastructure element of the Staneyhill housing development in Lerwick, which will eventually lead to the construction of 300 new homes over a ten-year period, is set to get under way tomorrow (Monday). Local civil engineering firm Garriock Bros Ltd won the tender...

The biggest housing development of the decade is finally set to start following a £20 million funding announcement.

WORK to create the infrastructure required to build around 300 affordable homes at Staney Hill will get under way next month after the Scottish Government confirmed it will pay for the £20 million project. Social landlord Hjaltland Housing Association announced on Tuesday that...

WORK is due to commence shortly on a new affordable housing project in Aith after the project suffered tendering delays. The six-home Hjaltland Housing Association development has been designed by Nee Gibson Architects and complements the existing scheme Marthastoon which...

TWO recent Hjaltland Housing Association projects have been recognised for their contribution to the community. Its Holland Lea project in Sandwick was named development of the year at the recent Rural and Islands Housing Association Forum conference. The scheme was designed by...

EIGHT more homes could be built at the housing site under construction at Upper Scalloway - bringing the potential total number to 40. Work is already well underway on 32 units, but contractor E&H is proposing another eight. The homes currently being built are for Hjaltland...

EIGHTEEN new homes were recently completed by Hjaltland Housing Association in Gulberwick and Lerwick as part of projects worth a total of £3.8 million. Demand for both of the social housing schemes has been high, with 98 expressions of interest for example in the six new homes...

THREE social housing properties in the South End of Shetland are being retrofitted with energy efficiency measures as part of a new pilot project. Hjaltland Housing Association has been awarded around £65,000 from the Energy Redress Carbon Emissions Reduction fund for the...