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Langstane Housing Association has been recognised as a commended business in the prestigious Housing Technology Awards for the category of IT Team of the Year.

A bid to deliver new homes on a former hospital site in Dundee has been allowed to proceed by the Scottish Government. NHS Tayside had a planning in principle application to convert the land at Royal Liff Hospital into residential use and build up to 58 homes refused by Dundee City Council last

Housebuilder Persimmon has predicted that its annual profits will be at the top end of forecasts but warned that buyer confidence was vulnerable to uncertainty over interest rate cuts.

The average price of a property in Scotland in November 2024 increased by 4.7% to reach £195,000 when compared to 12 months earlier but has slightly fallen when compared to the previous month, the latest House Price Index (HPI) for Scotland has shown. Compared to October, house prices in Scotl

New changes to the Renters’ Rights Bill will provide even greater home security to renters in England after the landmark legislation returned to Parliament yesterday.

Caledonia Housing Association has turned proceeds from the sale of its former office into a means of enhancing its financial and wellbeing support for tenants and communities.

The City of Edinburgh Council has opened the second round of engagement to gain people’s views on proposals to create new homes and commercial premises in Craigmillar’s local centre.

Property-focused PR and communications agency Building Relations PR is celebrating 10 years in the business this month. To coincide with this anniversary, the Edinburgh-based agency has unveiled its growth strategy for the next decade to be spearheaded by founding director Rachel Colgan and managing

West of Scotland Housing Association has released the findings of a report which followed more than a year of working with tenants to respond to the cost of living crisis. In early 2023, WSHA and its charitable subsidiary Willowacre Trust issued a comprehensive survey to tenants to better understand

Whiteinch and Scotstoun Housing Association (WSHA) has appointed Mareta Greig as its new director of housing and communities. Mareta will assume her role with WSHA in March 2025 and brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience in the housing sector, having previously served in senior positio

Neil Gray MSP, cabinet secretary for health and social care, has hailed a groundbreaking project for revolutionising the way technology and data are integrated into independent living solutions, offering transformative benefits for individuals across Scotland. The Peoplehood Project is a transformat

Land in Thornton currently used for greyhound racing would bring larger economic benefits to Fife if the site were used for housing, an independent report by BiGGAR Economics has found.

The outcome of a consultation on the indicators social landlords report on in their Annual Return on the Charter (ARC) has been published today by the Scottish Housing Regulator. The ARC is the main way social landlords demonstrate how they are performing against the standards and outcomes of the Sc

Wheatley Homes East has handed over 25 new homes to delighted tenants in the Rosewell community of Midlothian. The social landlord part-funded the development, with an additional £2.7 million from Scottish Government grant funding.

Brio Retirement Living has opened its Landale Court in Chapelton as a ‘Warm Hub’ this winter to help local people in need of warmth or companionship.