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We are currently looking at this being £450/month.

They are getting towards being finished, with approximately two more months of work to go. Rum is 30 miles from the Scottish mainland and accessed via ferry from Mallaig near Skye. The allocation process is suspended until the relaxation of the Covid-19 restrictions. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy.

For everyone who has expressed an interest by email over the last week or so or is interested now, please read the updated letter (16/03/2020) from IRCT HERE. See News item dates 28th July 2020 for internal pictures of the houses as they are heading towards completion. It is hoped the properties will encourage new people to move to Rum, and the trust is looking to attract families and skilled tradespeople and businesses to make the community more viable. Construction of the houses has been delayed due to coronavirus, but the trust plan to have them ready for September. View our online Press Pack. Rum has a population of between 30 and 40 adults and children. The deadline for applications is Monday 6th April 2020.

Here is a document that is part of the on-going tender process for the Rum hydro. The project is being supported by the Scottish Government’s Rural and Islands Housing Fund, who awarded £454,000 towards it. The trust will follow an agreed allocation process for applicants to help ensure a good match with aspiring islanders and the needs of the community. If, however, you have a trade, a skill or other business. Please send your completed application to isleofrumhousing@gmail.com by 5pm FRIDAY 28th August 2020. Planning permission being sought for 15m emergency services mast at the junction between Kinloch and Kilmory glen on Rum. The idyllic island, which is currently home to around 30 to 40 full-time inhabitants, is looking for people who can help "drive positive change" in the area and fully immerse themselves in the culture. It’s official: Jim Ratcliffe, the UK’s richest person and majority owner of chemicals giant Ineos, is now a Monaco resident. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Map 1 and Map 2, Applications close at 5pm on Friday 28th August 2020. Here are two maps showing the house locations. The MBA asks that anyone planning a trip to Dibidil bothy during this planned work period  brings a tent with them as space within the bothy will be of a premium. We are currently looking at this being £450/mth. Application forms and further information are available from, Mini Competition for Additional Support Services - Sept 2020, Application Deadline now passed 29th August 2020, New Houses - Additional pictures 30th July 2020, Further Housing Application Information 28th July 2020, Applications for new housing NOW RE-OPENED 23 July 2020, Planning Application for new EE mast on Rum. As you can see the garden size for each house is quite small, around 0.05ha. These houses remove a major barrier to accessing the many working opportunities on the island.

They are currently looking for people to rent one of its four eco-homes that are currently under construction. Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) said today that Stena Drilling, of Aberdeen, had nominated a drillship for its Covid-delayed Perseverance well. The ‘eco homes’ are up for grabs on the Isle of Rum in the Inner Hebrides, which has a population of around 30-40 people. Rum, an island in the Inner Hebrides, is one of the most isolated communities in Scotland, being home to just 35 people. The application deadline for the new IRCT homes has now passed.