Builder’s 1,500 affordable homes vow

The company behind major housing developments across Tayside has said it is on track to deliver 1,500 affordable homes by 2020.

Springfield Properties – which is behind the major Dykes of Gray development at Dundee’s Western Gateway and which is due to build hundreds of homes at Bertha Park at Perth, said its Springfield Partnerships division was working to support the Scottish Government’s new homes drive to build 50,000 homes by 2021.

The company said it expected to deliver 1,500 homes towards the target in the next three years.

The firm handed over 174 such properties last year and will complete a further 300 by May of next year.

It has then pledged to build a further 1,000 by the end of the decade.

“Since we established the partnership company in 2004, we have built more than 1,500 high-quality affordable homes,” divisional managing director Tom Leggeat said.

“Our commitment to doubling that number by 2020 demonstrates the phenomenal growth we’ve seen in the business.

“Government backing has opened up new opportunities for housebuilders to positively contribute to affordable housing stock, providing high-quality homes for families all over Scotland.

“Councils and housing associations recognise the requirement for more housing and are actively seeking to increase and improve their stock as funding becomes more readily available.

“The Scottish Government’s pledge to build more affordable homes is good news for families on social housing waiting lists.

“It will also benefit businesses like Springfield with an increased order book which will, in turn, secure and create jobs and growth.”

An illustration of how the huge Bertha Park development will look.