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Eden Homes to construct 150 homes in Scotland in two years

Some 150 homes will be built across Scotland’s west central belt over the next two years by Eden Homes.

As it stands 53 units are under construction, while the housebuilder is due to open a Manchester office next month.

Eden is set to announce a further 36-home building project in West Lothian.

Calum Melville, chief executive of Edison Capital, parent of Eden Homes, said: “We are in a challenging market and moving forward in spite of the difficulties driven in large part by Scottish government legislation which has dismayed and discouraged the housebuilding industry.

“Like many other leaders in the sector, I am hopeful that the Housing (Scotland) Bill, put before Parliament in March this year, will be revised in a number of areas including plans for rent controls.

“There is a housing emergency throughout Scotland and a crystal-clear requirement for more homes for families, couples, single people and students, that the authorities at national level appear incapable of fully appreciating.”

The 53 units being constructed have a gross development value (GDV) of £64 million, while the West Lothian project has a GDV of £19 million.

Edison Capital’s construction arm, Principal Building is the main contractor, developing the Eden Homes projects as part of a multi-year £50 million agreement.

Current developments range across South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire, Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire.

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