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Come and live in a new house with all mod-cons on a tiny island, home to just 102 people, for only £550 per month...

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Layton, T. (2026, September 16). Come and live in a new house with all mod-cons on a tiny island, home to just 102 people, for only £550 per month... Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16136277/Come-live-new-house-mod-cons-tiny-island-home-just-102-people-550-month.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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The Orkney island of Eday, which is home to 102 people, is offering two newly built three-bedroom houses for rent at £550 per month to attract new residents. This initiative aims to address the island's need for young families and caregivers due to its ageing population. The advertisement received a million hits on BBC Orkney’s website, with applications coming from various parts of Britain despite Eday being remote, accessible only by air or ferry.

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Eday, a tiny Orkney island with just 102 residents, has put up two new three-bedroom homes for rent at £550 per month to attract more people. This is half the average rent of city centers like Glasgow and Edinburgh. The initiative aims to boost the local school population and care for its aging community as young islanders move to the mainland. Applications have poured in from across Britain, with one million hits on a BBC Orkney website advertising the homes. Ideal tenants are families with children, skilled workers like electricians or mechanics, and those with Orkney heritage.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source It is a tiny island just eight miles long, two miles wide and home to 102 people. asserted

It → see → people

But now a bid to get new residents on the Orkney island of Eday two new homes have been put up for rent that has seen them flooded with applications from across the UK. asserted

them → get → UK

The islanders built the homes to help get people to fill their school and care for their ageing population as young people feel the pull of the mainland. asserted

people → build → mainland

Alan Kelly, director of the Eday Partnership, which helps run the island, said: ‘The ideal person would be a family with, say, two kids, a carer and the other one an electrician, or a mechanic with Orkney heritage. asserted

one → run → heritage

They would probably score quite highly.’ asserted

They → score → ?

The BBC Orkney website that first advertised the houses had one million hits and expressions of interest have come from as far away as Cornwall. asserted

expressions → advertise → Cornwall

The two three-bedroom houses are advertised at £550 per month - half of the average city-centre rent in Glasgow and Edinburgh. asserted

houses → advertise → Glasgow

The two new houses on the Orkney island of Eday have attracted interest from across Britain The houses are advertised at £550 per month - half of the average city-centre rent in Glasgow and Edinburgh The brand-new houses have solar panels, wooden panelling, open-plan kitchens and panoramic windows overlooking the sea. asserted

houses → attract → sea

Local councillor Mellissa Thomson told BBC Orkney: ‘I’m absolutely amazed. asserted

I → tell → Orkney

I was looking at the post seeing the views and comments climbing up and up and up. asserted

views → look → post

‘I never expected this reaction, but I’m delighted to see this much interest in our island. asserted

I → expect → island

We need people and this could help.’ uncertain

this → need → people

New arrivals will not be guaranteed work, but Eday’s handful of businesses have plenty of vacancies and many islanders have several jobs. asserted

islanders → guarantee → jobs

Local Facebook page Eday Scarfs, which runs events from swimming trips to a mobile library, has encouraged families and carers to apply. Eday can be reached by air or ferry. asserted

Eday → run → air

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