‘Fight for every penny’: the over-70s battling to achieve Scottish cohousing dream
Country’s first fully rented scheme is ‘shovel ready’ after six years – but group has now hit a brick wallThe first fully rented cohousing project in Scotland is “shovel ready” thanks to a group of people in their 70s who have spent six years fighting to turn their dream community into a reality.Cohousing communities are developments of new-build or retrofitted homes created and run by those living there. Each development comprises self-contained residences as well as community spaces, where activities and most meals are shared. Continue reading...

Country’s first fully rented scheme is ‘shovel ready’ after six years – but group has now hit a brick wall
The first fully rented cohousing project in Scotland is “shovel ready” thanks to a group of people in their 70s who have spent six years fighting to turn their dream community into a reality.
Cohousing communities are developments of new-build or retrofitted homes created and run by those living there. Each development comprises self-contained residences as well as community spaces, where activities and most meals are shared. Continue reading...