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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

Voters in May’s Holyrood election would consider switching their second vote if political parties backed social house building as the solution to Scotland’s housing emergency, according to new polling.

At least 104 children in England have died since April 2019 with temporary accommodation (TA) cited as a contributing factor to their vulnerability, ill‑health, or death, a stark new report has revealed.

The average price of a property in Scotland reached £187,000 in February 2026, an increase of 2.3% when compared to 12 months prior, the latest House Price Index (HPI) has revealed.

A large crowd of tenants and their families joined Linthouse Housing Association for a spring family fun day.

Proposals to redevelop St Rognvald House care home in Kirkwall in order to provide accommodation for agency workers in Orkney have taken a step forward. Members at yesterday’s meeting of Orkney Council’s Policy and Resources Committee considered a report recommending that the proposed pr

The Housing Network, which works with public, private and third sector partners to tackle homelessness, has won Public/Private Partnership of the Year at the People in Housing Awards 2026 for its Active Opportunities Pathway (AOP) model. The award, presented at a glittering awards ceremony on 19 Mar

Offsite timber frame manufacturer Donaldson Timber Systems has introduced a range of house types to meet the increasing demand for cost-effective, sustainable, and Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) compliant housing solutions across the UK.