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Four Taylor Wimpey site managers from its developments across the west of Scotland region are celebrating having each won a prestigious national housebuilding award.

Fusion21 has appointed Clark Contracts to its £500 million Refurbishment, Construction, New Build and Modular Buildings Framework. The Paisley-based company has been appointed to Lot 1 and 2 for works in Scotland, the West and East Midlands and North East and North West of England. The framewo

A meeting of Falkirk Council’s executive next week will hear how dozens of local community organisations and groups have been helped over the past three years by the Community Choices initiative.

An application by two landlords for permission to appeal a decision of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland that they had failed to comply with the terms of a Repairing Standard Enforcement Order has been refused by a sheriff of the Upper Tribunal for Scotland.

Minister of housing Paul McLennan officially opened the second Green Home Festival this week with a call for everyone to play their role to ensure Scotland successfully transitions to net zero The MSP was the keynote speaker at the launch of the five-day renewables jamboree in central Edinburgh

Average rents in Scotland for new tenancies in the private rented sector have risen by double digits for the third time in a row since the introduction of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022, according to new figures.

An upcoming ban on the installation of gas and oil boilers in new buildings in Scotland has prompted a construction lawyer to urge contractors to consider the implications when pricing projects or agreeing to completion dates. Andrew Boccoli, a director in the Commercial Property department at

A proposal to dispose of land for housing development will be considered by a meeting of Falkirk Council’s Executive next week. It has been put forward that a site north of Glasgow Road in Dennyloanhead will be sold to MacTaggart & Mickel Group for a purchase price of £1.552 mil

Caledonia Housing Association (CHA) has secured more than £40,000 from the Social Housing Fuel Support Fund to expand its energy efficiency advice to over 6,000 homes across Scotland.

The average property price in Scotland in June 2023 remained steady at £189,000 compared to June 2022, according to recent data from the UK House Price Index (HPI).

Disadvantaged primary school children have been able to enjoy their holiday time off thanks to a generous donation of £4,000 from Procast. The youngsters – from families that cannot afford to pay for their attendance at the local holiday club – were able to attend North E

Work to regenerate a previously condemned Livingston housing estate is now underway with the first brick laid at Deans South. Housebuilder Springfield has kick-started the long-awaited regeneration project which will see the creation of high-quality affordable and private new homes across the 2.9-ac

Monthly Community Networking Breakfasts hosted by ng homes continue to be a huge success in bringing together people and organisations to share resources, connections, and experiences.

Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) has launched its first annual report highlighting findings from the inaugural year of its Development Value for Money (DVfM) tool. The purpose of the tool is to provide developing landlords with detailed analysis of cost, time and tenant satisfaction indicators

The results of a major public consultation on Aberdeen City Council spending that will help shape next year’s annual budget have been published.