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A vacant site in Dunfermline has now been transformed into 32 affordable homes, driven by a partnership between Campion Homes and Kingdom Housing Association.  Originally built in 1895 as a hospital and later partially converted for use as Fife Council headquarters, New City House serves as an

Since its launch in November 2023, the self-build housing register of Aberdeenshire Council has now got 80 responses. The register accumulates information from people who are looking to acquire land for self-build housing and asks for details about what they are looking for, such as the type of plot

Cabinet members have approved a five-year strategy focused on attaining homes to increase social housing and to speed up the public use of more homes which are currently empty. 

Vital Energi is aiding the delivery of a housing scheme which will heat 709 homes with no individual gas boilers, in a development anticipated to save 294 tonnes of carbon per annum. The energy services (ESCo) division of Vital Energi, Vital Community Energi, has inked deals to develop, own and run

Plans have been unveiled for 35 new houses on the site of a former Angus poultry processing plant. 

A planning application has been submitted on behalf of Albert Investment Co., for a new Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Glasgow’s St George’s Road.  The PBSA demonstrated a celebration of heritage through the retention of the current façade and a modern i

Marked by local dignitaries and tenants, the delivery of 12 new affordable homes in Dornoch has been completed, concluding the last phase of a development by Albyn Housing Society and Springfield Partnerships. Local MSP, David Green, joined tenants and representatives from Albyn and Springfield to f

Moray Council has approved plans for 204 new homes, delivered by the housebuilder Springfield Properties.  Situated in the edge of Elgin, the most recent phase consists of a combination of private and affordable housing, commercial opportunities for local businesses and community areas.&nb

The Awarding Organisation (AO) of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has announced this year’s winner of the Learner of The Year Award. 

A new report has found that bolstering local supply chains, boosting coordination and making accreditation easier to explore could support the delivery of warmer homes that are less expensive to run. 

If Scotland modernises its collection and use of land information, a more effective system for communities, public services and the economy could be in the pipeline, a new report from the Scottish Land Commission has said.  The research, which looks into land data systems in Finland, Estonia, B

Changeworks has appointed a new chair of its board of directors and has announced a number of board appointments to strengthen its strategy up to the year 2030.  Nicola Walters, who is a current member of the board, will enter the position of chair, replacing current chair Del Redvers after he

North Ayrshire Council has seen its 1000th home built since 2014 under the Council’s Strategic Housing Investment Plan, formally handed over to a resident. 

Construction has started for a new scheme of affordable homes to be built on the site of Aberdeen’s former Braeside Primary School. 

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