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A new project in Edinburgh’s Craigleith area has seen free water butts and stormwater planters installed at 27 properties, to help reduce the risk of flooding. The work aims to reduce the amount of rainwater entering the urban drainage system during periods of heavy rainfall and is one of two

The depute leader of Moray Council, Cllr Donald Gatt, is to step down from the position to focus more fully on his ward duties. Cllr Gatt, who has served as depute leader since August 2022, will also stand down as chair of the Corporate Committee and as depute chair of the Police and Fire and Rescue

South Ayrshire Council's cabinet has approved the submission of the Annual Assurance Statement (AAS) to the Scottish Housing Regulator.  The statement provides assurances on the council's compliance with the regulations and outlines ongoing efforts to improve housing services for tenants and ot

Hillcrest recently welcomed engagement professionals from housing organisations across Scotland to a sold-out workshop focused on enhancing tenant engagement, delivered in partnership with Fraser Campbell and Marc Kelly from CX-Feedback.

Fife Council has agreed an £8 million house clearances and cleaning contract, with the primary goal to restore council housing stock, hostels and traveller community sites to the highest standards of cleanliness. The agreement with Perfect Clean runs until 2027 with an option for a further 24

The Scottish Government reached a £10 million funding agreement with Aberdeen City Council to help meet costs associated with RAAC-affected properties in Torry.

The Scottish Government has called on planning authorities to take a more flexible and proportionate approach when dealing with small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) homebuilders, in a bid to accelerate housing delivery and ease Scotland’s housing emergency.

Carbon Futures, igloo Regeneration and CCG (Scotland) were among the winners at the Herald Property Awards for Scotland 2025 last month, with the latter picking up no less than five awards on the night. The standout success for CCG was Water Row in Govan, developed in partnership with Govan Housing

Dr Michael Marshall of the University of Sheffield discusses a new report on Affordable Housing Need in Scotland Post-2026, which indicates that over 15,000 new homes are required per year between 2026-2031. Last week, CaCHE published a new report – Affordable Housing Need in Scotland Pos

HeadonS1 has become the first Scottish-based builder since 2019 to secure a Development of the Year award from Premier Guarantee.

An Island solar farm, community ice rink and a small community wind farm are among almost 50 projects to benefit from more than £5.5 million in funding.

Council tenants across North Lanarkshire are set to benefit from a major £40 million investment in modern central heating systems. A new four-year contract with Sureserve Compliance North (Gas Call) and Saltire Facilities Management, which began in April, will see around 1,500 new central heat

Substantial upgrades to bring two Category A-listed Edinburgh housing blocks up to the Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing (EESSH2) have been given the green light. A planning application for the £69 million retrofit of Cables Wynd House and Linksview House, submitted by Collective A

Housebuilder Springfield Properties has today announced the appointment of Alasdair Gardner as a non-executive director. Mr Gardner brings over 35 years of banking and finance experience from his career at Lloyds Banking Group. His previous roles included head of industrials and commercial banking S

Clackmannanshire Council has approved its Strategic Housing Investment Plan for 2026-2031. At a meeting yesterday, councillors heard that the local authority's Resource Planning Assumption (RPA) funding from the Scottish Government for 2025/26 is £5.879 million.