Lar Housing Trust

Housing charity LAR has welcomed a debate that highlights the need for more organisations to copy its loan-funding model to develop good quality affordable rented accommodation in Scotland. LAR was very interested to read ideas put forward by think tank Common Weal in Scottish Housing News calling f

LAR Housing Trust has appointed Clark Contracts to Lot 2 of its £20 million construction framework. This lot of the framework, which will run for the next four years, covers the design and build of complex residential projects, which might include restricted and challenging sites and existing

LAR Housing Trust has submitted plans to transform a fire damaged B-listed tenement building at Glasgow Green into 45 affordable flats. The roof of the former hotel at Greenhead Street, which was known as the Inn on the Green, was destroyed by fire in 2014.

LAR Housing Trust has completed a tendering process for its £20 million construction framework. The design and build framework, which will last for a four-year term, is split into two lots and generated considerable interest in the sector.

Councillors have been asked to reject plans for 30 affordable homes in the west of Aberdeen.

Housing charity LAR has officially opened its newest development and its seventh in East Lothian. The 23 properties were designed and built by CALA Management Ltd at its Castle Bay development near Dunbar. It represents the fourth time LAR has worked on projects with the construction company.

LAR Housing Trust has officially opened its biggest-ever development consisting of 64 mid-market rental flats in the East End of Glasgow. The site was developed by Cruden Building - part of the Cruden Group - on Helenvale Street, just a short walk from the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome. Marking an importa

Housing minister Kevin Stewart MSP officially opened LAR Housing Trust's biggest housing development to date as the charity earmarked Edinburgh as a key focus for future development. Westwood House in the west end of the city is LAR’s first commercial to residential conversion and its lar

LAR Housing Trust’s bid to deliver affordable homes on a site in East Lothian will go ahead after a Scottish Government Reporter dismissed the local authority’s planning refusal. The housing charity’s proposal for four houses and 22 flats on an empty site in Prestonpans was refused

LAR Housing Trust is hailing modern apprentices a success after appointing its first apprentice, Lewis Yule, to the role of property manager. Lewis, 23, from Kirkcaldy, joined the housing charity in April 2018 and worked across various departments, learning about Scotland’s growing mid-ma

LAR Housing Trust has signed up the first tenants for its latest development in East Lothian as the waiting list for the area hits record numbers. The housing charity, which specialises in providing mid-market rental homes, has let the first two properties at its Dolphinstone development with a furt

LAR Housing Trust has teamed up with Carnoustie Links Development Ltd to lodge plans to build new affordable homes in Aberdeen.

LAR Housing Trust is to provide factoring services for future developments after key members of staff qualified as registered property managers. Operations director Fiona Kelly and development manager Stuart McLaren have both passed a factoring qualification run by the Institute of Residential Prope

LAR Housing Trust has strengthened its board with the appointment of one of the best known figures in Scotland’s legal scene as a trustee. Former Burness Paull chair, Philip Rodney, has joined the housing charity’s board as the organisation targets further growth across Scotland.

Scotland’s housing minister has been given a progress report on a project to tackle the shortage of mid market rental homes across Scotland. Kevin Stewart MSP was visiting LAR Housing Trust’s multi million pound development at Westwood House in the west of Edinburgh.