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McTaggart Construction, Smith Scott Mullan Architects, Harley Haddow and Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) have marked the start of an exciting new partnership with a sod cutting ceremony at Linglie Road, Selkirk - the site of 27 new affordable homes set to address housing need in the Sco

Up to 20 companies and 57 individuals are now under criminal suspicion over the Grenfell Tower fire, as the Metropolitan Police confirmed it is on track to submit full case files to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) by September.

A major refurbishment of Dundee’s A‑listed Tay Works has been proposed, paving the way for the 19th‑century former mill to be transformed from student accommodation into 140 private apartments. Gloucestershire‑based Mears Group has lodged a listed building consent application with Dundee

A Glasgow-based housing developer has been placed into liquidation, with liquidators confirming the business is expected to settle all outstanding debts in full.

Scotland’s councils need greater ambition to redesign services, with financial pressures growing and demand continuing to rise, a new report by the Accounts Commission has concluded.

Residents in Lochside are being invited to attend the latest public information event about plans for land previously occupied by Maxwelltown High School.

Highfield Road playpark in Hillhead, Kirkintilloch, has now officially re-opened following an upgrade to the play equipment and safety surfacing.  

The Highland Council has successfully completed phases one and two of new modular “park-style” homes at the Gypsy/Traveller site at Longman Park, Inverness.

The Highland Council’s performance for homeless households has improved significantly over the past four years, while the national average has continued to rise over the same period. This sustained focus on improvement was acknowledged by the Scottish Housing Regulator at an engagement meeting

The UK’s biggest festival for a low carbon built environment will be taken directly to regional Scottish communities for the first time. For the past five years, industry leaders, policymakers, innovators and practitioners have travelled to Glasgow for BE-ST Fest. In 2026, the festival evolves

S1 Developments has broken ground on a new residential development in the West of Edinburgh, supported by a £20m funding package from Bank of Scotland.

More than 40 leading organisations have today urged the new Scottish Government to put joined-up working at the heart of its response to the housing and homelessness emergency. The Everyone Home Collective has welcomed the First Minister’s commitment to a cross government approach, saying it p

Pluto Finance has completed three loans to support the delivery of 184 new homes across Edinburgh, marking another step in the specialist lender’s expanding presence in Scotland and its commitment to supporting SME housebuilders. Located at York Lane, Cammo and Slateford, the projects are bein

The latest episode of the Scottish Housing News Podcast lifts the lid on the quietly contentious issue of pets in social housing and the growing movement to make policies more compassionate, consistent and evidence‑based. For many tenants, a dog or cat is a lifeline. For many landlords, they&rsquo

Scottish house prices increased by 1.3% in the year to 31 March 2026, behind general inflation but marginally ahead of overall UK house price movements, according to the latest UK House Price Index.