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Scotland’s net zero housing plans are at risk of holding back the building of new social homes, the chief executive of the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has warned. In an exclusive interview with The Herald, Richard Meade said housing associations are delaying investment d

House prices in Scotland have continued rising, according to the balance of respondents to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, indeed at a firmer rate than in the previous survey. Surveyors are also more optimistic about the short-term outlook than t

Design and build contractor McAleer & Rushe has marked the topping out of Mantle Yard, a 604-bed Purpose-Built Student Accommodation development on Baltic Street in Leith.

The world leaders of The Salvation Army will visit Glasgow from today to help its Govan church celebrate 145 years at the heart of the community. General Lyndon and Commissioner Bronwyn Buckingham will take part in a civic reception at Glasgow City Chambers before visiting The Salvation Army church

Borders Housing Network (BHN) has strengthened the way housing providers across the Scottish Borders respond to domestic abuse, helping identify abuse earlier, improve support for tenants and strengthen homelessness prevention through partnership working. Funded through the Scottish Government&rsquo

South Lanarkshire Council is ramping up in the final year of its Home+ programme to ensure delivery of the target of over 1,000 additional council homes by March 2027. The programme, supported by Scottish Government Affordable Housing Supply Grant funding, continues to deliver much needed council ho

A new community-led green space is set to bring colour and biodiversity to a Glasgow neighbourhood.

Cruden has donated £840 to Get Jed Fed, a community-led initiative in Jedburgh that encourages local residents and schoolchildren to learn how to plant, grow and harvest their own produce.

New programme will help prepare the construction sector for proposed changes aimed at improving quality, compliance and public confidence.

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) and the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) have today published an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which sets out how they will work together to regulate charitable Registered Social Landlords. SHR and OSCR have distinct statutory responsib

Abronhill Housing Association has appointed Audrey Murphy as permanent director. Audrey has been providing director services on an interim basis since January 2024, leading the Association through a period of significant strategic review, including the development and implementation of a 3-year Busi

Scotland’s housing sector must change the way it engages with young people if it wants the next generation of tenants to have a real voice in shaping homes, services and communities. That was one of the strongest messages from recent discussions hosted by TPAS Scotland at its Annual Conference

A vacant site in Dunfermline has now been transformed into 32 affordable homes, driven by a partnership between Campion Homes and Kingdom Housing Association.  Originally built in 1895 as a hospital and later partially converted for use as Fife Council headquarters, New City House serves as an

Since its launch in November 2023, the self-build housing register of Aberdeenshire Council has now got 80 responses. The register accumulates information from people who are looking to acquire land for self-build housing and asks for details about what they are looking for, such as the type of plot

Cabinet members have approved a five-year strategy focused on attaining homes to increase social housing and to speed up the public use of more homes which are currently empty.