Tenants have moved in to ten new council homes in Conon Bridge in the Highlands.
The ten new homes are part of a 202-house Highland-wide project supported by the Scottish Government.
The new tenants at Marjorie Mackenzie Place were welcomed on Friday by Councillor Dave Fallows, chairman of the finance housing and resources committee, and ward members for Dingwall and Seaforth Alister Mackinnon, Angela Maclean, Graham Mackenzie and Margaret Paterson.
Margaret Macaree, new tenant, said she spends her evenings in the garden of her new house and is happy the property is easy to keep clean and warm.
The construction of the council houses has been carried out in partnership with Albyn Housing Society who have completed an additional 29 affordable units on the site.
Calum Macaulay, chief executive of Albyn, said: "We are committed to making the best use of grant funding and the Society's own bank borrowing and reserves to keep delivering new building programmes such as these in the communities we serve.
"This development in Conon Bridge is a prime example of our successful partnership with The Highland Council. Working together has allowed us to develop an important site at a time when securing funding is extremely challenging."
The council wants 5,000 new homes provided in the Highlands by 2017, including 600 council houses.
The new houses are designed to be energy efficient, exceeding the current energy ratings set by Building Standards.
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