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House prices will rise faster in Scotland than anywhere else in the UK this year, according to new research by PwC, which predicts the average Scottish home will cost 20% more in 2022 than in 2017. This means that the average house price in Scotland, which was £143,000 in 2017, will increase by 20%

New research from Barclays Mortgages has revealed that 56% of Scottish first time buyers believe buying a house together shows greater commitment to your partner than marriage. There were stark differences in attitudes across the UK and research revealed that Scots are still committed when it comes

The location of the homes at the Spencerfield site An appeal against a council decision to refuse plans for almost 300 homes in Fife has been upheld by the Scottish Government.

(from left) Michelle Motion, finance director with Sandy Adam, executive chairman and Innes Smith, chief executive officer Springfield Properties has announced that it expects to deliver a significant increase in profits in the second half of its financial year.

Alastair Davis Social Investment Scotland has invested over £56 million in 270 projects, says CEO Alastair Davis.

Young people across Scotland enjoyed the seventh annual Youth Work Games this week, thanks to a generous donation from regeneration firm Urban Union. Working in partnership with Muirhouse Youth Development Group, Urban Union donated towards this year’s event, which brought children from all over t

The publication of two new reports has highlighted the potential for increasing social inequality as a result of undersupply in the housing market, according to Homes for Scotland. The industry body, which represents the home building industry in Scotland, was responding to new research suggesting t

Springfield Properties has submitted plans to Highland Council for 94 private and affordable homes just off Kilmore Road in Drumnadrochit. The plans include designs for private two, three and four bedroom homes. Among the 25 affordable homes on the site, flats, semi-detached houses and bungalows hav

Social letting agency Homes for Good has received a £2.85 million investment to increase its provision of social and affordable housing in Glasgow and the surrounding areas. Homes for Good was created to provide quality homes within the private rented sector, with a focus on housing supply for peop

(from left) Front: Robert Higgins, DGHP chairman and Mark Lynchy, head of commercial with Anglian. Back: Mo Muir, DGHP’s asset management officer; Steve Hoadley, Anglian’s managing director and Jane Urquhart, DGHP’s senior investment manager Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) has

Architects have submitted plans to build 84 new homes on a derelict site in Easterhouse on behalf of Lochfield Park Housing Association (LPHA). The proposals include a mix of two, three and four-bedroom terraced houses, alongside one, two and three-bedroom flats. Eight of the properties will be whee

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, in partnership with Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP), has approved its Affordable Housing Programme for 2018/19. Work is expected to begin later this year on two new housing developments in Harris.

Stirling Developments, the lead developer of Calderwood in West Lothian, has opened the doors to its latest community asset ‘The Calderwood Larder’ last month. The café is being run by The Larder Cook School, a local social enterprise based in Livingston. The Larder Cook School aims to encourag

Work to transform a derelict site in Dundee city centre into more than two dozen flats is now underway. The development at Trades Lane on the site of the former McLeish’s warehouse will see 28 flats delivered along with the retail space and storage unit for bikes.

(from left) Helen Cameron, asset management and investment manager at Albyn; Thom MacLeod, managing director at Compass and Shaun Smith, vice chair at Albyn Work is about to start on a new phase of affordable housing at Dalmore in Alness as part of Albyn Housing Society’s ambitious new build progr