Lerwick couple Kyle Duncan and Kitty Horváth, and their two children, have moved into a newly built three-bedroom property. The return of the tenants marks the final stage of the housing project, with other tenants expected to move in over the coming days and weeks, in time for Christmas.  

Work began in March 2023 on the rebuild project, which comprises six two-bedroom houses and two three-bedroom houses. The overall project cost is around £2.5 million, which has attracted £700k of funding from the Scottish Government’s ‘More Homes’ fund.   

The project was fully delivered by local companies comprising lead contractor DITT Ltd (supported by local subcontractors), plus architects PJP Architects, engineering consultants Mott Macdonald, quantity surveyor Jim Nisbet and CASE Shetland as clerk of works.  

Anita Jamieson, executive manager – housing at Shetland Islands Council, said: “Handing over the keys and seeing our tenants moving into these houses is a great moment and the Housing Service is really pleased to be able to celebrate the completion of this project.”