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The greatest hurdle facing housing development in rural areas is the affordability of infrastructure, according to the director of a construction firm with 45 years’ experience of building new homes across Argyll and beyond. Kenny MacLeod of MacLeod Construction highlighted the issue in a rece

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has announced the beginning of pre-construction work for a development of 69 new homes at its Ravensheugh development on land at St Clements Wells in Wallyford.

Capital investment works for the Highland Council's current housing stock will be re-starting shortly, the chair of the local authority's housing and property committee has confirmed. Contractors have supplied the council with detailed work plans for safe working, encompassing so

A new Aberdeenshire Community Food Fund has opened for applications. Aberdeenshire Council has made funds available to support local projects tackling food security in north-east communities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Scottish Housing Regulator is consulting on temporary changes to its regulatory framework to enable it to continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. New proposals include publishing temporary advisory guidance to support landlords to submit their Annual Assurance Statements by October this ye

The Scottish Government has granted an appeal against the refusal of planning permission for 64 new homes in Pitmedden. Kirkwood Homes had previous applications for the Bonnyton Farm site refused by Aberdeenshire Council in 2018 and 2019. 

Aberdeenshire Council is to intervene into plans for 150 new homes within its neighbouring local authority over the potential loss of ancient trees. Comer Group UK had previously notified Aberdeen City Council of its plans to “deliver a mix of high-quality family homes and associated facilitie

The Scottish Government has published a consultation on proposals to clarify certain parts of the Scottish Planning Policy that relate to planning for housing.

The Scottish Government has appointed a team of planning experts to carry out research on the value and impact of developer contributions.

Tenants at a Bield housing development in Edinburgh have been kept busy with a new hobby during lockdown, creating a ‘Garden of Hope’ to bring fellow tenants together while remaining socially distant.

Fife Council has received plans to build new student accommodation in St Andrews, easing the pressure on housing stock in the university town. The revised proposals would provide 748 student beds at Albany Park, seen as the centrepiece of a £100 million investment in student accommodation over

Housebuilder Bellway has asked its subcontractors to cut their rates by 5% from next month.

Plans have been submitted for 22 identical 'upside-down' terraced properties in Venlaw, Peebles.

Business groups, trades unions and leaders from local government and the third sector have committed to putting fair work at the heart of Scotland’s economic recovery. As Scotland continues to ease lockdown restrictions, organisations including the Institute of Directors (IoD), SCDI, STUC, COS

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has called on the Scottish Government to act quickly to avoid a potential autumn spike in evictions as financial strains take hold on households across the country.