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DJ Laing Contracts has been awarded the contract for phase two for GS Brown Construction’s new development at Perth.

Plans for a residential development on vacant ground at Shawlands Bowling Club in Glasgow have been refused by planners.

Graeme Nicholls Architects along with clients Home Group in Scotland and Merchant Homes Partnerships are celebrating this week after their Ashtree Road development won two prizes at the prestigious 2019 AJ Architecture Awards. As well as picking up the prize for the best ‘Housing Project (up t

Plans by Grampian Housing Association (GHA) to redevelop the former Victoria Road School in Aberdeen into 50 affordable homes have progressed with the submission of a planning application.

Seven organisations across Scotland have been successful in the second round of the funding to procure the services of electric vehicle car clubs.

LAR Housing Trust has officially opened its biggest-ever development consisting of 64 mid-market rental flats in the East End of Glasgow. The site was developed by Cruden Building - part of the Cruden Group - on Helenvale Street, just a short walk from the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome. Marking an importa

A strategic plan to deliver more than 500 affordable homes in Angus over the next five years has been approved by councillors. The aspiring Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) was developed by Angus Council in partnership with housing associations and the Angus Health and Social Care Partnershi

People who apply for social housing through the Perth and Kinross Common Housing Register (CHR) will now have more choice after Kingdom Housing Association joined the register.

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) delivered three worthwhile and interesting workshops to the S6 pupils of Eyemouth High School as a part of their transition programme into the world of ‘life after school’.

Pensioners at a West Lothian housing development have been putting their skills to good use by knitting hats for premature babies.

Hillcrest Futures is urging people and companies to ditch the Christmas cards this year and instead use their money for a more charitable cause.

A collaboration of lawyers who took on a multi-billion-pound national services company to defend the rights to a home for more than 300 highly vulnerable asylum seekers has won the Judges Award at The Herald’s 2019 Law Awards of Scotland.

Development specialist Mears New Homes has won a new contract with North Lanarkshire Council.

Argyll and Bute Council’s executive director for development and infrastructure services Pippa Milne has been appointed as the local authority’s new chief executive. Ms Milne has worked in local government for 28 years, five of those in Argyll and Bute.

A reuse social enterprise has donated just fewer than 1,000 Christmas gifts to a number of worthy organisations in Glasgow. Some of the gifts in the Queens Cross Housing Association offices