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Barratt Developments Scotland has continued its drive to increase new home completion rates in line with demand with the acquisition of 16 new sites for development. During the first nine months of the year, the housebuilder, which includes both the Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes brands, acqui

Dunbritton Housing Association has won the Rural and Islands Housing Association Forum (RIHAF) Development of the Year Award for 2019. This award was made in recognition of Dunbritton’s most recent rural development of 26 social housing properties at Bruce Court, Succoth in the village of

Two high-rise tower blocks in the Gorbals have been upgraded with brand new door screens as part of a renewals programme undertaken by New Gorbals Housing Association.

Having started as a handyman’s assistant with Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) ten years ago, Jamie Aitchison is delighted to have now been appointed as a trainee technical officer. Mr Aitchison joined BHA from school almost 10 years ago as part of the Working Rite Programme which was fu

The Scottish Housing Regulator has updated its list of individuals it will select from when making statutory appointments to social landlords after an open selection process.

Rachel Bell, a solicitor from Harper Macleod, provides social landlords with tips on how to handle the rising threat of cyber-attacks. Cyber-attacks are a persistent and very real threat to all business sectors across the UK. Social landlords are particularly at risk because of the large amount of p

Emtec Energy has been awarded a combined solar & storage framework by Aberdeenshire Council.

Bield residents in St Andrews have collected more than 8,000 empty crisp packets in the local area to reduce the amount of litter and waste that finds its way into our seas.

A group of talented performers with support needs from the Glee Club Drama Group performed their fifth annual production in Dundee’s Space Theatre thanks to suppport from Hillcrest Futures.

The history of housing in Dundee, with a particular focus on communal and social housing, is explored in a new exhibition at the University of Dundee. From 19th century tenements hastily erected to cope with a growing population to post-industrial decay and suburban sprawl, ‘Living Together&rs

CALA Homes (West) has started essential preparatory works for the development of around 400 homes in Jackton. Outline planning permission has been obtained from South Lanarkshire Council for the creation of a residential-led development which will deliver approximately 1,950 homes from a consortium

Clarion Housing is to become the first housing association in the country to adopt a new pan-European initiative which promotes sustainability.

A developer of custom-built homes has brought forward a new development of 10 customisable homes in Midlothian.

Former Police Scotland offices in the centre of Aberdeen are being marketed as an opportunity to build more city residential accommodation.

Ayrshire Housing Association has submitted a planning application for 40 flats on Ayr's harbourside.