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Developing affordable housing

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Kincardine Estate

The 1915 Rent Act meant that, by 1979, the majority of rural rented homes had been largely neglected for the best part of two generations of land managers. So it was on Kincardine...

Supporting the local community

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Learney Estate

Learney Estate, situated to the northwest of the village of Torphins in Aberdeenshire, has a long history of delivering benefit for the community, recently donating additional land in...

Affordable Housing, Methlick

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With a magnificent National Trust for Scotland eighteenth-century mansion at its centre, the Haddo Estate in lowland Aberdeenshire has dedicated centuries to farming, forestry management, sustainable...

Gartarry Farmhouse

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Brucefield Estate has been hard at work renovating the Victorian Gartarry Farmhouse to provide high standard rental accommodation in rural Clackmannanshire. Enjoying commanding views of the...

Luss Estates housing partnership

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The launch of the Luss Strategic Development Framework in 2013 has enabled the announcement in early May 2016 by Luss Estates Company of a significant step towards the delivery of new family housing...

Hudson Hirsel Trust

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Hudson Hirsel LLP, part of Douglas & Angus Estates who own the Hirsel Estate in Coldstream, is pleased to announce the establishment of a Trust Fund which will ultimately benefit the community of...

In the Community for nine Centuries

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Caerlaverock is a well-known name in the South West of Scotland, whether it be for its National Nature Reserve, its Medieval Castle, or its ancient forts watching over the Solway Firth, but few know...

The restoration work at Craigengillan

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Craigengillan Estate

Craigengillan Estate is an example of what can be achieved in the face of difficult, if not impossible, circumstances. Set amidst the hills of the Southern Uplands, and...

Kincardine Estate Affordable Housing

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Rural estates are major providers of affordable rented housing in Scotland and often supply more than Local Authorities and Housing Associations combined. Kincardine Estate owns 69 homes in and around...

Highland Housing Alliance delivers 1000th new home

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Scottish Land & Estates’ member The Highland Housing Alliance (HHA) has delivered the 1,000th home under the Scottish Government’s National Housing Trust initiative (NHT). The milestone was achieved...

Affordable housing on Islay

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Islay Estates

The view from the village of Bowmore on Islay overlooking the loch is stunning on a good day, so it’s no surprise that the 20 new flats being built in the village are in high demand...

Boat of Garten Housing Development

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Seafield & Strathspey Estates

Boat of Garten is an attractive village lying beside the River Spey and around 7 miles from Aviemore and 9 miles from Grantown on Spey.

With the Speyside Way and the...