Rattray council homes almost ready for new tenants after lying empty for nearly a decade
ByPaul Reoch
From left: area housing officer Lyndsey Selby, area housing manager Andrea McCallum, Lawana Milne, who will be moving into the house in the background, and her one-year-old son TJ, Provost Liz Grant, Councillor Ian Miller, Perth and Kinross Council project manager Ron Taylor and Muirfield Contracts site manager Willie Childs.
Renovation work on formerly derelict council homes in east Perthshire is nearing completion.
The 15 properties on Old Mill Road, Rattray, should be ready for new tenants to move in over the next couple of weeks.
Perth and Kinross Council made the decision to renovate the properties after they had been vacant for a number of years and were proving to be difficult to let.
The houses had lain empty and boarded up for nearly a decade but were brought back into use in order to fill a housing void in the community.
Councillor Ian Miller, leader of Perth and Kinross Council, said: “Rattray is a fantastic area for families and by upgrading these properties we hope to help the area reach its full potential as an attractive place to live.
“Providing more housing for residents who require it is a top priority for the council, and when we can complete and deliver homes such as these it takes us a step closer to achieving our goals for ensuring people have a nice, safe place to live.”
Rattray council homes almost ready for new tenants after lying empty for nearly a decade
