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“Unambitious” policy choices have created Scotland’s worst housebuilding slump since the Second World War, according to new research. In 2007, the newly elected Scottish Government pledged to increase the number of new homes built per year to 35,000, which it described as “ac

Lar Housing Trust will compete against 149 UK businesses, including household names, global giants, innovative UK SMEs and family businesses at this year’s British Business Awards. The ceremony will feature special guest George Clooney at a star-studded event in Edinburgh on 30 April 2026.

Communities are to benefit from over £7 million to support action to reduce emissions and improve resilience to the impacts of climate change. The funding for 2026-27 comes ahead of Scotland’s Climate Change Plan being presented to Parliament and highlights the wide range of targeted int

The range of problems facing tenants renting from councils and housing associations has been highlighted in a new Consumer Scotland survey. According to the poll, most social renters are generally satisfied, but nearly half of the 1,400 social renters surveyed had recently experienced an issue with

Volunteers from companies across Dumfries and Galloway have joined forces to transform a school garden.

A new approach to housing Scotland’s growing energy workforce could help unlock long-term homes for communities while supporting the country’s journey to net zero.

North Lanarkshire Council has agreed a new approach to ensuring that the money it spends delivers greater social and economic benefits for local people.

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution has now launched this year’s Powering Communities to Net Zero (PCNZ) fund.

WISH Scotland marked International Women’s Day with its first event of 2026 this month, bringing together women from across the housing sector in Glasgow to celebrate female leadership. Hosted by Trust Housing Association, Female Leaders in Social Housing on Thursday 19 March featured two insp

Families in Kirkintilloch are beginning a new chapter after moving into 22 new affordable homes delivered by Caledonia Housing Association.

North Ayrshire Council is to share plans for new homes in Ardrossan. A total of six new homes will be built on the site of the former flatted blocks at Nursery Place.

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has written to social landlords setting out the key areas they must address as they prepare their next Annual Assurance Statements, due for submission by 31 October 2026. In the letter, chief executive Michael Cameron reminded landlords of the revised guidance pu

Campion Homes has appointed Billy Bald as its new commercial director ahead of the retirements of long-standing employees. Current commercial director Alan Chalmers and Ali Graham, surveying director, will retire from the housebuilder later this year. 

Aberdeen City Council's Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee has welcomed the significant and ongoing contributions made by partners and advisory groups in supporting its work. From shaping priorities on cost‑of‑living support and strengthening local partnerships, to ensuring the voices of peop

A new mobile unit is to be developed to deliver housing and homelessness advice throughout the Highlands, the local authority has revaled. Members of the Highland Council's Corporate Resources Committee were presented with a progress update report on the council’s Future Operating Model (FOM),