A collection of 48 flats for social rent have been completed in Paisley’s East Lane by The JR Group on behalf of Loretto Housing Association.
The apartments, which include a mix of one- and two-bedrooms, have been allocated to tenants and have been officially handed over to Loretto Housing, part of Wheatley Group, so they can start to welcome residents to their new homes.
The site of the apartments was redeveloped following the demolition of the Arnold Clarke garage which was previously located there. The homes include four wheelchair accessible apartments on the ground floor.
Andrew Dallas, Projects Director at The JR Group, said: “This project is an excellent example of a derelict site turned into a thriving community of affordable homes, helping to address the current urgent need for new, quality homes in the area.
“It has been a rewarding project to deliver on behalf of Loretto Housing Association, particularly as this is located in The JR Group’s hometown, and we look forward to seeing the new tenants move into their homes.”
Loretto Housing Association is part of Wheatley, Scotland’s leading housing, care and property management group.
Laura Henderson, Managing Director of Loretto, said: “We always want to build homes and communities people are proud to live in.
“These modern, energy-efficient new homes for social rent are an important boost for the area and will really help improve our tenants’ quality of life.”
The JR Group was founded in Govan in 1995 as a scaffolding business and is celebrating 30 years in business this year. It has grown to become one of Scotland’s largest building and construction firms – employing around 200 staff. The JR Group has a proven track record of delivering outstanding projects for leading UK housebuilders, registered social landlords and private clients across Scotland and the North of England.
For more information visit www.thejrgroup.co.uk or call 0141 849 6711.
Headline photo: 48 new flats for social rent have been completed in Paisley’s East Lane
Photo Credit: The JR Group
JR GROUP – The same ones who removed the supports and neglected the TA Building?
This is an old Arnold Clark site and is now Social Housing in Paisley, folk have already moved in .. surely this is a good thing?
Hopefully they will be rented to locals, and not illegals, as the government have now run out of hotel rooms and are offering eye watering incentives for private landlords.
Give it a few months and you’ll see who actually gets these flats. If u knew what was really going on you’d probably be furious.
I’m resident in this place, we’ve had nothing but hell and pay for it. We had people using the stairwells for drugs and urinating everywhere. Constant anti social behaviour, dogs barking 24/7, residents being threatened, repairs not getting done. Buckets never emptied, rubbish everywhere, police called, doors being tried in the middle of the night, no cleaning for weeks, windows getting egged… and it goes on! It’s a hole!