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Share are excited to invite housing professionals in the Borders to a special free networking event Tuesday, 26th November from 9.30am – 11.30am at Peebles Hydro Hotel, Peebles offering valuable insights into the latest trends and challenges in the sector.

Perth & Kinross Council leader Councillor Grant Laing met Stuart Maxwell, the National Trust for Scotland’s regional director for Edinburgh & East, in Dunkeld to mark the transfer of 20 National Trust for Scotland homes to the local authority. They were joined by the council&rsquo

Residents and interested parties are being invited to view plans for North Ayrshire Council’s largest-ever housing development.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its response to Consumer Scotland’s call for information as part of a review of consumer protection frameworks in the market for energy efficiency and low carbon heating products.

The Housing Studies Association (HSA) will host an autumn lecture later this month which will provide insights into the workings of policy and how the housing studies community can engage effectively.

North Ayrshire Council has launched a community consultation to gather views on the proposal to implement an additional Council Tax levy on second homes from 1 April 2025.

Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes North Scotland welcomed Graham Leadbitter, MP for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey, to its two Findrassie sites last month to showcase the new homes and transformation of the area. The housebuilder invited Mr Leadbitter to take a tour of the sites and see first-h

Stirling Council has agreed to dispose surplus land and assets in the Viewforth area enabling the development of around 150 new homes and associated infrastructure and green spaces. The eight-hectare site is a key part of Stirling city centre and includes the land and assets in and around Old Viewfo

Moray Council is asking residents for further feedback on their priorities for the 2025/26 budget following extensive engagement in 2023 and early 2024.

Cala Homes (West) is inviting local people to attend a second stage consultation event to learn more about its proposals to create a residential development at Burnfoot Road, Lochwinnoch.

A South Lanarkshire charity dedicated to enhancing well-being through free community activities is celebrating a £1,000 donation from homebuilder Persimmon West Scotland. Friends of Cambuslang Park, which champions the 27-acre green space in the region, provides a wide range of activities desi

The Play Team at Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital has been named Starlight’s Play Team of the Year during National Play in Healthcare Week (14 to 18 October). The charity for children’s play in hospitals and hospices has recognised the play team for their outstanding de

Irvine-based McLaughlin Construction has been re-appointed as one of only 18 contractors selected for the second generation of Scotland Excel's New Build Residential Construction Contract. The company has been appointed to lots one to four, covering design and build as well as build only, for develo

As many as 20,000 private renters, including 10,000 children, will be pulled into poverty in 2025/26 if the UK Government doesn't commit to unfreezing Local Housing Allowance (LHA) in the Budget on October 30, JRF has warned.

Planning permission has been granted for an affordable housing development to be built on agricultural land in Kirkmichael. Twelve homes have been earmarked for land across from 42 to 46 Bolestyle Road.