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The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) has published a new report, setting out the evidence-led housing priorities for the next Scottish Government as the country approaches the 2026 election amid a formally declared national housing emergency.

Expectations for the housing market in Scotland improved last month as more buyers made enquiries and more sellers listed their properties, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

Bon Accord Care, the main provider of social care in Aberdeen, is to be transferred back to Aberdeen City Council to maintain service quality for service users and staff. The move, which was agreed at a meeting of Full Council yesterday, will happen in the next financial year, 2026 to 2027.

Caledonia Housing Association has been ranked 9th in the top 50 Scottish companies to work for by Best Companies. Best Companies, which involves a comprehensive survey of employee experience, also improved CHA’s position in the top UK housing organisations to work for annual awards, climbing t

Wheatley Group is to become the first social landlord in the UK to pilot Nooku’s innovative indoor air-quality technology in tenants’ homes. 

David Cargill from Cairn Housing Association has been elected by Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) as its new chair, marking the start of a new period of growth and renewal for the Network. The appointment was confirmed at the board meeting on 2 December, at which Mark Weir from Perth & Kin

The UK Government is to fund £3.5 million towards the creation of a Housing Investment Fund that seeks to bridge gaps in existing sources of investment in the Western Isles housing stock. The deal forms part of a new partnership with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar to tackle geographical inequality

The Scottish Government has pledged to intensify efforts to tackle homelessness as it unveiled its latest Ending Homelessness Together annual report to Parliament.

Principal contractor Procast Group has earned a prestigious spot on the Communities & Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC’s) Multi-Element Framework. The Hamilton-based firm has been successfully appointed under the UK-wide framework’s Lot 2, which is valued at £450 million. Lo

The Highland Council has built four new affordable one-bed flats for social rent on the site of the former MacBeth Store in Dingwall, bringing homes to an area with high demand for this size of property. The build, awarded to Highland-based Capstone Construction Ltd, was supported by £414,889

CIH Futures has published a new report that shines a light on the experiences, aspirations and challenges facing early-career professionals across the housing sector.

The University of Aberdeen has secured a £1 million public grant for a geothermal feasibility pilot study to unlock heat stored in the granite beneath the city that could one day provide a new source of warmth for homes. The Aberdeen Geothermal Feasibility Pilot (AGFP) is an ambitious city-wid

Communities on the island of Mull, the V&A Dundee and King’s Church in Aberdeen are amongst 23 local projects being awarded a share of £1.8 million to deliver renewable energy projects. The funding will enable community groups to generate their own power through renewable energy proj

Groups and projects across East Dunbartonshire are being urged to follow in the footsteps of Hillhead Housing Association (HHA), which recently secured funds to help local residents.

Veterans Housing Scotland (VHS) has produced its own history booklet outlining its progress from 1915 as the charity marked its 110th anniversary this year. Entitled ‘Veterans Housing Scotland – 110 Years’, the booklet includes the research and publication of more than 100 years of