A financial model implemented by Lar Housing Trust is a proven blueprint to help tackle Scotland's current housing crisis, the charity has said. Launched in autumn 2015, Lar uses loan-based finance rather than traditional grant funding to provide affordable housing developments. The Scotland-wide or
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Link Group's sustainability commitments have enabled it to become the first Scottish social housing provider to access a ground-breaking £80 million funding deal from Scottish Widows. Borrowed on a 30-year term, the environmental, social and governance (ESG) linked loan is
Inverness-based not-for-profit property development company HHA has agreed a multi-million-pound funding arrangement with Scottish Widows and the Scottish Government which secures the tenancies of more than 160 mid-market rental (MMR) properties across the Highlands for the next 25 years.
People in the UK are feeling the most optimistic about their household finances since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest Scottish Widows Household Finance Index.
Port of Leith Housing Association has attracted investment of £40 million from Scottish Widows, bolstering its plans to create more than 650 social and mid-market rent homes by 2025. The funding will be drawn in stages at a low 30-year fixed rate of 2.84%.