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Site works have commenced for 23 new affordable homes at Dargavel Village in Bishopton through a partnership between Sanctuary Scotland and Persimmon Homes. Sanctuary Scotland's head of development, Gordon Lee, was joined by convener of Renfrewshire Council’s Communities and Housing board, Cll

Activity from new buyers and the number of new homes coming onto Scotland’s housing market were both lower in August, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

Major retrofit projects and a double recognition for Trust Housing Association are among the highlights of the fourth iteration of the Accelerate to Zero Awards.

Work is getting underway at the Kingswood development, which is part of the wider Dunfermline North, West and South West Strategic Land Allocation and is the biggest residential-led development site allocated within Fife.

Cruden has concluded a contract with the landowner to acquire the former Postings Shopping Centre site in Kirkcaldy, marking a significant milestone in plans to deliver much-needed affordable housing in the heart of the town. Working in partnership with Kingdom Group, the housebuilder is bringing fo

A sprawling hospital campus in one of Edinburgh’s most desirable neighbourhoods could eventually be transformed with around 500 new homes as plans for the future of the site take another step forward.

Scottish Housing News editor Kieran Findlay has appeared on The Hard Hat Talks podcast to showcase the benefits of attending next month's Scottish Construction Summit. The free-to-attend event, which encompasses the Scottish Housing Summit - a stage of speakers and exhibitors dedicated to housing, w

A pioneering club for kids embracing technology and fun has received a major boost.

Moray Council will be bringing into effect a new policy which will help residents without off-street parking to charge electric vehicles safely at their home, which will make it one of the first Scottish councils to enable this.  The Economic Development and Infrastructure Services committee ha

A team from Briar Homes will attend Glasgow’s SEC in October for Yellow Yogis, one of the UK’s largest indoor yoga sessions, in a bid to help raise £250,000 for Beatson Cancer Charity. Spearheaded by Briar Homes director Gillian Quigley, who is a yoga enthusiast, the team will part

ng homes has hit out at false claims circulating online about the allocation of its Stonyhurst Street homes after a fire at one of the tenement buildings. Emergency services were called to the blaze in Glasgow's Possilpark area at around 5pm on Sunday 6 September.

The Conservative Party's plans to cut Local Housing Allowance (LHA) to help meet defence spending commitments risk pushing more households into hardship and homelessness, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has warned. The party has said it would make defence spending hit 3% of GDP by 2029/30 t

Cairn Housing Association has added expertise from across the housing, construction, governance and audit sectors with the recruitment of highly experienced new board members. Joining the board are Claire Blacka, Douglas Aitken, Karen Fitzsimons, Mairi Keddie and Mark McCabe. Four of the new appoint

A project to help increase the delivery of homes across Forth Valley is to benefit from funding from the UK Government.

The Scottish Government has published guidance to help social and private landlords prepare for new legal duties on damp and mould, ahead of the Investigation and Commencement of Repair (Scotland) Regulations 2026 coming into force on 6 October 2026.