South Lanarkshire Council's £100m investment for housing over the next year

The i nvestment will see 504 new homes being built as part of South Lanarkshire Council’s commitment to deliver 1000 new homes.

More than 500 new homes have already been delivered, with families moving into new accommodation across East Kilbride, Rutherglen, Uddingston, Hamilton, Blantyre, Carluke and Lanark.

Around £73m will be invested in the ne w housing sto ck, with £7m being spent on upgrading heating systems, £3m on improving insulation and £1m installing new kitchens and bathrooms.

The remainder of the £100m investment will be spent on improving the outside of homes, environmental improvements and miscellaneous projects like door and window replacements.

H ousing and Technical Resources Committee chairman, Councillor Josh Wilson, said: “This will be the biggest investment in affordable housing in this area in modern times. It will transform our communities and people’s lives for the better.

“Not only will it provide additional housing for families, but also a range of innovations included to support people to live independently, whatever their needs.”

The council’s plans for 2020, like so many other things, were of course impacted by Covid-19.

But Councillor Wilson added: “In South Lanarkshire we are back, building once again - and bursting with a desire to deliver more homes than ever in the coming months and years.”