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The manifestos of the six main political parties lack urgency in dealing with the current housing emergency, according to analysis by a property firm. Lettings and estate agency DJ Alexander Ltd said that while all parties agreed that more housebuilding was essential, there were few proposed policie

Ayrshire Housing has launched a new People and Culture Strategy to create a working environment that it hopes will make it the employer of choice within the Scottish housing sector.  The strategy ‘Building Brilliance’ outlines actions and outcomes over the next five years that will

Ninety new affordable homes in Wallyford will be completed this month, bringing much-needed, energy-efficient housing to communities across East Lothian.

Trust Housing Association welcomed representatives from Ofgem and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) to its Later Living development in Pollok as part of ongoing sector engagement on the new statutory regulation of heat networks in the UK. Trust’s Pollok development is serv

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has commissioned research to investigate the effectiveness of Section 75 Agreements in delivering social housing. The research will be undertaken by Rettie & Co and Third Revolution Projects and will assess whether the current system for dev

With rising levels of racism, anti‑immigrant rhetoric, and the spread of misinformation and disinformation across communities in the UK, housing providers are under increasing pressure to respond effectively. The need for action is further underscored by evidence of systemic racism within housing.

Work is now underway on a new 39-home development in the picturesque fishing village of Pittenweem, marking Cruden Homes’ return to Fife for the first time in over a decade.

Plans for a new seven‑storey student housing block on a long‑vacant Glasgow city centre car park have been approved, despite objections over daylight loss, noise and the impact on the surrounding conservation area.

Crest Nicholson has issued a stark profit warning and opened talks with its lenders after a sharp deterioration in trading conditions pushed the FTSE All‑Share housebuilder into a more precarious financial position.

Lovell Homes has secured permission to build 91 new homes on the south eastern fringe of Dechmont, West Lothian.

Just 43 applications (13%) for new short-term lets (STLS) have been rejected by the Highland Council since the second Scottish control area was agreed four years ago.

Some of Britain’s biggest mortgage lenders and housebuilders have toured Scotland’s world leading structural timber industry in a bid to find new ways of building houses at pace.

Families in Lesmahagow are set to benefit from new homes and investment in local services after plans for a 224-home development were approved by South Lanarkshire Council.

The “Children’s Thrive” project from Thenue Communities has secured an impressive £8000 in funding to deliver the project in Calton and in Castlemilk. The project is an “early intervention programme” which aims to provide targeted support to children and families

Scotland's landlords have called for the next Scottish Government to formally recognise the private rented sector's importance with a dedicated strategy. The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) has urged all political parties contesting the election to commit to creating a strategy that understa