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Cost of building a council house in Falkirk soars well over £200,000

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The cost of building just one new council house in Falkirk has soared to well over £200,000 – and could soon reach £240,000.

A report to Falkirk Council’s executive has revealed that the cost of a new-build home per property has significantly increased since 2014, when the average spend was £144,823.

But the most recent projects at sites in Torwood and Main Street, Bonnybridge are an average of £209,404 per house – and that is projected to rise to £236,086.Director of housing, Stuart Ritchie, said: “Costs are increasing and we expect to see them increasing again.”For Falkirk Council, that’s a significant jump as it is currently expecting to build 568 new homes over the next five years.Falkirk Live brings you the latest headlines from

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