Home Group Scotland will deliver two- and three-bedroom homes at the Farrier Fields site in South Gilmerton.

All of the homes will provide affordable housing, with half of the 28 homes delivered as much-needed social rent for local people.

The remaining homes will be provided at mid-market rent, providing additional options for local people in south east Edinburgh.

Home Group Scotland is working with national housebuilder Taylor Wimpey to deliver the new homes, building on a previous affordable scheme in Winchburgh, to the west of Edinburgh.

Bryony Willett, director of Home Group Scotland, said: “We are delighted to be delivering these new affordable homes around Edinburgh.

“There is significant local need across Edinburgh, and we know partnering with established housebuilders will allow us to deliver high quality new homes in our communities. It is vital that these new homes are affordable, and we are proud to reflect that in the homes we deliver.”