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The 14,000 Scottish homes which use coal as their main form of heating must switch to cleaner alternatives if Scotland is to hit its ambitious climate change targets, according to industry body Scottish Renewables. A home heated by coal emits up to five times more carbon than one heated using a mode

The average local authority in England would like to build 1,800 homes for social rent every year, 18 times more than they currently expect to develop, according to new research. Public sector procurement specialist Scape Group said that councils’ realistic aspirations to build over the next ten y

The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) is inviting applications to its Knowledge Exchange Fund. Established to help develop a systematic evidence base that will address the UK’s housing problems, CaCHE is committed to building networks that will address housing challenges collabo

The framework for the first homes in the initial phase at Maidenhill has been erected as homebuilders CALA Homes (West) and Taylor Wimpey West Scotland drive forward the brand new community in Newton Mearns. This milestone marks the completion of the initial works and access to Maidenhill, which has

The winners of Scotland’s annual awards for excellence in housing were announced at a special awards dinner at the EICC in Edinburgh. A total of fifteen award category winners were announced alongside a Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to Craig Sanderson in recognition of his services to

More than 250 housing organisations have signed up to the Chartered Institute of Housing’s Make a Stand campaign to tackle domestic abuse just five months after it was launched. The landmark coincides with CIH president Alison Inman, who initiated the campaign as part of her presidential appea

A Bank of Scotland development loan has paved the way for the delivery of more than 140 new homes at a former college site in Clackmannanshire. A joint venture between housebuilder Ediston Homes and the Housing Growth Partnership (HGP) secured a bank loan to build 145 homes in Sauchie.

Cllr Fiona Robertson The Highland Council is to invest more than £6 million into improving council homes in Ross-shire over the next two years.

Proposals to increase the availability of affordable homes in Girvan have been approved by South Ayrshire Council.

North Lanarkshire Council has included recently approved additional projects to provide more, modern and affordable new homes for the region’s residents into its next Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) which has now been submitted to the Scottish Government. The SHIP for 2019-20/2023-24 aims

The search to find the brightest and best innovations to help people with disabilities has been launched by housing and care provider Blackwood. The Blackwood Design Awards are an annual celebration of cutting edge designs and adaptations which help people with disabilities live life independently.

(from left) Raymond Wright (Ogilvie Homes), Joanne Aitken (Kingdom Housing), Sean Whittet (Kingdom Housing), Barry Lees (Fairfield Housing), Garry Gannon (Ogilvie Homes), Michael Connolly (Ogilvie Homes) Kingdom Housing Association is ensuring that its construction projects in Perthshire are creatin

Jim Strang A new presidential team has taken the helm at the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) after the new roles were officially approved at its Annual General Meeting in Glasgow yesterday.

Architecture student Lina Khairy, housing minister Kevin Stewart and j' A communal garden on the former site of Aberdeen’s HMP Craiginches has given local residents a place to sit and ponder.

CM2000's Brian Brown with with residents John and Sue Bury A pioneering new technology that’s being used by Loreburn Housing Association to prevent falls in elderly residents has been praised by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.