Articles for New Homes News
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Lindsayfield of dreams
May 15 2013
Since construction work began in the mid-1990s, East Kilbride’s Lindsayfield district has become one of South Lanarkshire’s finer addresses. This sought-after residential suburb stands on the rural edge of Scotland’s largest town...
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New homes for Ravenscraig
May 15 2013
There was good news for Ravenscraig last week, when North Lanarkshire Council granted planning approval for the construction of 97 more properties here. For the uninitiated, Ravenscraig is one of the most ambitious regeneration programmes ever attempted in Scotland.
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Finders Keepers
May 15 2013
It was once home to wild animals, but the latest residents of the old Glasgow Zoo site are considerably more sophisticated than their predecessors. Nestled between the M73 and M74 motorways, this expansive site on Glasgow’s eastern fringe has been reclaimed...
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Every rose has its Thorngrove
May 07 2013
In recent times, Westpoint Homes have become synonymous with converting traditional buildings and augmenting them with new properties. The Rawcliffe estate in Langside fashioned contemporary homes out of a sandstone mansion house...
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Mallot’s Mearns business
May 07 2013
Over the last century, Mactaggart & Mickel have constructed a remarkably high percentage of properties in Newton Mearns. This elegant East Renfrewshire address has grown from a suburb of Glasgow into a town in its own right...
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The power and the glory
May 07 2013
Since the Braehead shopping centre opened in 1999 on the site of an old power station, the surrounding area has changed beyond recognition. Braehead has become a retail Mecca, with everything from car dealerships and garden centres to an indoor ski slope and a restaurant complex.
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Thrills and hills
Apr 23 2013
Situated beside the M73 motorway, and ideally positioned for the M8 and M80, the North Lanarkshire town of Gartcosh is a commuter’s dream.
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Last but not least
Apr 23 2013
There has been understandably strong demand for properties at CALA Homes’ Victoria Grove development in Helensburgh, following its launch less than six months ago.
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Fruits of the Orchard
Apr 23 2013
Housebuilding has transformed the residential face of Motherwell in recent times. Modern estates have appeared in every corner of this sprawling North Lanarkshire town, and Bett Homes have just announced the latest phase in their Orchard Park development.
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State of the Arts and Crafts
Apr 16 2013
The Arts and Crafts movement was a design philosophy that flourished throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries across Britain.
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Leading the Way
Apr 16 2013
North Lanarkshire has been a fulcrum of housebuilding activity in the west of Scotland for many years. North Lanarkshire has regularly boasted the highest number of active developments at any one time...
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Time for tee
Apr 16 2013
Walker Group is playing a pivotal role in the £100 million Lomondgate scheme, which is currently taking shape on the western edge of Dumbarton.
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Cherry’ bomb
Apr 09 2013
Newton Mearns has been a sought-after residential setting for decades, and its expansion is continuing apace today. This East Renfrewshire town’s enduring popularity can be gauged by the fact that only two properties remain...
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Running into the Meadow
Apr 09 2013
Occupying a greenbelt site in the heart of Falkirk, Meadowcroft is the latest contribution to this area by Walker Group. Having already sold out their neighbouring Carronbank and Daylesford developments...
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The one and only
Apr 09 2013
It’s relatively rare for a housebuilder to launch a development with only one available property style, but Turnberry Homes have done exactly this at their new Adamslie Park estate in Kirkintilloch.
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Cotter have it
Apr 02 2013
Bishopbriggs has been quietly expanding along its eastern fringe for some time, and the latest housebuilder to contribute to this popular East Dunbartonshire conurbation is CALA.
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Rooms with a View
Apr 02 2013
A decade ago, West Craigs was little more than a building site on the border between Hamilton and Blantyre. Today, this hillside suburb has become an established residential location, and housebuilding ceased some time ago.
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Just Williamwood
Apr 02 2013
Situated on a wedge-shaped plot of land just off Eastwoodmains Road, Williamwood is the name of a Mactaggart & Mickel Homes development in the perennially sought-after district of Clarkston.
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Good Morningside
Mar 19 2013
Until recently, Morningside was nothing more than a secluded cluster of properties a mile or so outside Newmains in North Lanarkshire.
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One more for the road
Mar 19 2013
There is currently only one opportunity remaining to purchase a property at Turnberry Homes’ Castle Quay development in Dumbarton, on the banks of the River Leven.
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Living colour
Mar 19 2013
Making full use of a brownfield site in the east end of Paisley, Taylor Wimpey has been cultivating its Violet Wynd development for some time now.
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Grin and Bearsden
Mar 05 2013
New homes in Bearsden are a rare occurrence these days, with relatively little available land in this perennially sought-after East Dunbartonshire location. However, Miller Homes have managed to secure a site in the residential heart of town...
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Look to the Eastfields
Mar 05 2013
Rail travellers who use the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Airdrie service will doubtlessly be familiar with Eastfields. This landmark regeneration programme by Bellway Homes is breathing new life into a huge swathe of brownfield land in Carntyne.
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A new kind of Living
Mar 05 2013
McCarthy & Stone have been renowned for many years as a leading developer of retirement properties, but this apartment specialist has just debuted something entirely new in Scotland.
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Last of the Barons
Feb 26 2013
To any of its former students, the old Motherwell College site would be unrecognisable today. Following the construction of a new campus at Ravenscraig, the college’s former home along Dalzell Drive has been...

