Places For People

Detailed planning proposals have been submitted to City of Edinburgh Council for the final residential plots within the Salamander Place development in Leith.

Places for People has unveiled a pioneering joint venture to deliver hundreds of modular homes, as confidence in offsite manufacturing (OSM) grows.

A new ten-year management agreement has been signed which will see Places for People manage retirement homes on behalf of Residential Secure Income plc (ReSI).

Places for People is undertaking a UK-wide project to assess the opportunities of Building Information Management (BIM) at scale across its diverse set of operating businesses and across the entire lifecycle of its property assets. The project aims to determine where and how BIM can be of further va

A housing investment fund set up last year by the Scottish Government and Places for People Group’s fund management arm has acquired its first two developments. Housing minister Kevin Stewart launched the multi-million pound investment last year to deliver mid-market rent homes across the coun

Six Glasgow architecture practices have tabled innovative proposals to rethink the design of terraced housing. Bigg Regeneration, the joint venture between Scottish Canals and Places for People Capital, and Igloo Regeneration have revealed the resulting plans for a low-carbon, customisable, timber-p

Places for People has secured £250 million of new funding with the assistance of HSBC UK to help deliver its business plan. The bank said it entered into dialogue with Places for People about its future strategy and was impressed with the scale of its plans and ambition.

Drum’s future vision for Leith Walk Drum Property Group has revealed high levels of public support for its planning application which is set to transform Stead’s Place, near the foot of Leith Walk.

CCG and Cooper Cromar Architects have submitted plans for a new 136-home development in the Craigmillar area of Edinburgh on behalf of Places for People. Consisting of one and two bedroom apartments spread across a series of five blocks, the new development will be constructed upon the site of the f

The proposed homes for Phase 4, Maryhill Locks Developer Bigg Regeneration – a partnership between Scottish Canals and Places for People – has started work on the next phase of its 'Maryhill Locks' development in Glasgow.

Housing minister Kevin Stewart Housing minister Kevin Stewart has announced a multi-million pound investment in a mid-market rent scheme that will deliver 1000 new homes across Scotland.

David Cowans, Places for People’s group chief executive Places for People has entered into a £330m joint venture with Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) to acquire a range of private rented residential assets.

Maryhill Lock Places for People has acquired 50% of a regeneration partnership which delivers sustainable homes and manages significant work space in Scotland.

An example of Barratt’s affordable homes at Barratt @ The Gyle The UK’s largest housebuilder has delivered over 150 affordable homes in Edinburgh to social housing providers in the last 12 months.

(from left) Standing: David Cowans, Places for People group chief executive, with Nigel Finney, managing director of Luminus. Sitting: Mike Forrest, chair of Luminus, and Chris Phillips, Places for People group chair Places for People has further strengthened its position as one of the UK’s larges