A PARTNERSHIP between two housing developers with big plans for the Wee County has resulted in the successful completion of 11 affordable homes in Sauchie.

Kingdom Housing Association (KHA) and Ochil View (OV) Housing Association have joined forces in an effort to bring more new properties to Clackmannanshire.

Thanks to their collaborative approach, the keys were handed over to the new occupiers of 11 brand new houses at Millers Lade Avenue in the past few weeks.

And that is just the start, as the two companies plan to press on with their partnership and bring even more properties to the area.

Under their agreement, Fife-based KHA acts as the development partner and transfers the completed homes to OV who own, manage and maintain the finished houses.

The arrangement allows KHA to increase the number of properties it develops, and OV to increase its housing stock – meaning both companies benefit.

Speaking about the recently completed houses in Sauchie, OV's chairperson, Tom Brown, said: "This is our first partnership project with Kingdom, and we have been very pleased to pool resources with them.

"This project has been a great success and I would commend Kingdom's approach and their development skills.

"The properties are of a very high standard and initial feedback has confirmed that our tenants are delighted with their new homes.

"We look forward to continuing with this partnership approach to develop other sites including building new homes on land currently owned by the Association at Elm Grove in Alloa."

Laurie Naumann, KHA's vice chair, said he hoped the tenants who had recently moved into the new properties in Sauchie were enjoying their new homes.

He also said: "The development process is much more complex than it was a few years ago.

"Through working in partnership housing associations can ensure high quality affordable new homes are provided."

Overall, KHA has plans to build over 200 new homes in Clacks over the next three years.