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While Scotland has ambitious goals when it comes to housing, small developers in Scotland are facing economic and logistical challenges, making it harder and harder to deliver against these demanding plans to deliver thousands of affordable, eco-friendly homes across the country, in cities, islands

Puma Property Finance has provided £58 million development finance to MRP for its 432-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) project in Glasgow city centre. 

Cunninghame Housing Association has appointed Jennifer McCann as its new executive director of housing and communities. Jennifer joins the Association with a distinguished track record in social housing, having held senior leadership roles at Ardenglen and Barrhead Housing Associations, and most rec

More than 100,000 new social homes have been built in Scotland since 2007 but the achievement comes against a backdrop of falling housebuilding activity across all sectors. Latest Quarterly Housing Statistics published today show that in the 12 months to June 2025, there were 18,869 new homes comple

Tenants' union Living Rent is today urging MSPs to vote to protect tenants ahead of the final vote on the Housing Bill later, but say further and bolder action is required if they are serious about tackling the housing emergency. The Housing Bill is a key component of the Scottish Government’s

Cox & Co, the Edinburgh-based property and mortgage brokerage, has been acquired by Casa Group, one of the fastest growing property groups in the north of England. The seven-figure deal sees Casa Group, which specialises in residential sales, lettings and property management, expand its presence

Third sector organisation representatives, public service delegates and community leaders from across the region are set to come together in just a few weeks to celebrate collaboration and effect real change at the 2025 VCEL Third Sector Conference.

Community groups in Greenock are being invited to apply for funding to help them ask the people of the town about their regeneration priorities.  The Greenock Town Board is developing a long-term regeneration plan for the town to set out how to make use of the £19.5 million UK Government

Progress is being made across all areas of Falkirk’s Local Housing Strategy (2023-2028), with all 82 actions either complete or on track for completion during the lifespan of the five-year strategy. A report to councillors, due to be presented at the council’s executive on 9 October, hig

A Scottish charity that helps rough sleepers is set to benefit from a Kilimanjaro fundraising climb aiming to raise £30,000 for specialist weatherproof coats. John Keogh, founder of social enterprise Ootsider, will climb Africa’s highest peak this October to fund the production of 300 sl

The UK government has confirmed it will progress work on the next generation of new towns across England, following the publication of an independent report that recommends 12 locations as potential new towns.

On Friday 26 September, the Tweedbank Care Village project celebrated a major milestone with a public engagement session and stakeholder event, bringing together residents, families, community members, local school children and project partners to mark the journey towards the construction phase. Att

Cloch Housing Association has secured £2.5 million in matched funding from the Scottish Government’s Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund. 

Plans to transform Loirston House in Aberdeen into specialist housing have been given the green light, following a successful appeal that rescued the building from last-minute demolition.

The UK Government’s new mantra to “build, baby, build” must be matched with a national effort to “skill, baby, skill,” the National House Building Council’s (NHBC) chief operating officer David Campbell warned in a speech to the Labour Party Conference on Sunday,