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The residents of the new homes at St Andrews West are the first in Scotland to have an underground bin system.

Midlothian Council and Cruden have celebrated the completion of an energy-efficient Passivhaus development on Scottish Housing Day. The milestone marked the official completion of 20 new council flats at St Cuthbert’s on Bonnyrigg High Street, built to the energy-efficient Passivhaus standard.

Celebrating this year’s Scottish Housing Day focus on Homes for Life, New Gorbals Housing Association (NGHA) considers the benefit to their tenants of providing homes – and communities – for life. NGHA has led on the regeneration of the Gorbals for 35 years, focusing on providing t

Share has partnered with SafeDeposits Scotland Charitable Trust, which has contributed £15,000 grant funding to help launch its new PRS Tenants Education Portal. The new bespoke platform will equip private rental sector (PRS) tenants on their rights as tenants as well as offering an opportunit

Barratt Developments North Scotland has welcomed Chris Law, MP for Dundee Central, to its Keiller’s Rise site last month to showcase the transformation of the former Keiller Marmalade production plant. The factory site, which was left derelict in the mid-1990s, has seen Barratt Homes transform

Linking in with this year’s theme for Scottish Housing Day of Homes for Life, Grampian Housing Association staff enjoyed a seminar delivered by the SFHA (Scottish Federation of Housing Associations) and Smart Rural, part of the Aberdeen City Region Deal (ACRD). Home environmental monitoring sy

Scottish Borders Housing Association recently held its Annual General Meeting, welcoming shareholders to celebrate the year’s achievements.

Housebuilder Cala Group has announced today that an agreement has been signed by the global investment firm Sixth Street Partners and Patron Capital, the pan-European institutional investor focused on property-backed investments, to acquire the company from Legal & General Group Plc.

Dundee’s first-ever Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) is set to be discussed by city councillors next week.

Over 225 key players from across the Scottish home building sector and wider stakeholder organisations are coming together in Edinburgh today to discuss how to address the country’s housing emergency in the context of changing consumer, political and policy landscapes. Delegates at representat

Forth Housing Association extended a warm welcome to its members at its recent 36th AGM at The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum. The meeting provided an opportunity not only to hear how Forth has been performing over the last year and to receive the latest set of annual accounts but also for

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has confirmed that construction of its next development of 233 new homes, including 20 affordable properties, off Craigton Drive, Dargavel Village, Bishopton, has started.

Scotland’s population is ageing faster than the rest of the UK, with the number of people aged 65 and over projected to increase by a third by 2045. The importance of accessible housing and supporting people to live well in their homes throughout their lives is the focus for this year’s

Perth and Kinross Council have approved plans for 38 new affordable homes to be built in Rattray in partnership with Hillcrest Housing Association.

New research on Scottish tenancy reform has highlighted how significant changes to private rented legislation have delivered improvements in Scotland, but emphasises the urgent need for stronger measures to ensure renters are protected.