The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)

Victoria Wynd sales to begin

- MARIA GRAN

The first houses in a 105-home developmen­t on the site of a former factory in Kirkcaldy are ready to hit the market.

Miller Homes will launch its new Victoria Wynd developmen­t on Saturday.

The houses launching now are all four-bedroom homes, with three-bedroom homes coming later this year.

Prices for the houses will start at about £254,995.

Victoria Wynd will have three and four-bedroom homes including terraced, semi-detached and detached styles.

The developmen­t sits on the site of the former Forbo-Nairn linoleum factory.

Work at the site, just east of Victoria Hospital, started late last year.

It is the second developmen­t in Fife for Miller Homes, which is also currently building 60 homes at Lapwing Brae in Dunfermlin­e.

With demand for new homes in Fife high, the housebuild­er expects the developmen­t to be popular with those living in and around the area looking to make a move.

Regional sales director for Scotland East Lynsey Brown said: “After the success of our Lapwing Brae developmen­t in Dunfermlin­e, we are excited to be launching Victoria Wynd in Fife.

“Kirkcaldy has fantastic amenities and gorgeous outdoor spaces, plus incredible views across the Firth of Forth from the bay.

“Victoria Wynd is the perfect choice for those looking for a picturesqu­e place to call home that’s not far from Edinburgh and Dundee.”

Miller Homes has brought its most popular home styles to Kirkcaldy.

Available houses include a four-bedroom with a dedicated home office, or with a bay window lounge.

The three-bedroom has an open-plan kitchen dining area with French doors to the rear garden.

The first residents are expected to move into the developmen­t this year.

Forbo-Nairn, now based in Den Road, is the only company in Kirkcaldy still making linoleum, a far cry from the 1880s when the town boasted six factories.

Linoleum took over from floor cloth production which had been going on in the Fife town since 1847.

The former Forbo-Nairn building, dating from 1882, was then the world’s oldest linoleum works, but fell into disrepair after lying empty since 1984. It was demolished in 2014.

 ?? ?? HOME RUN: The houses on the Victoria Wynd site will be have three or four bedrooms.
HOME RUN: The houses on the Victoria Wynd site will be have three or four bedrooms.
 ?? ?? Miller Homes has developed the land in Kirkcaldy.
Miller Homes has developed the land in Kirkcaldy.

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