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Prime minister Keir Starmer has set out a major shake-up of the leasehold system across England and Wales – with ground rents set to be capped at £250 a year, changing to a peppercorn cap after 40 years. 

A long‑vacant former department store on Aberdeen’s Union Street is poised for a major residential-led transformation, with developers bringing forward proposals to convert the upper floors into new homes. The historic Esslemont and MacIntosh building has lain empty since the retailer closed

Affordable housing in Clovullin is among eight community projects in the Lochaber Area that have been awarded funding totalling £270,120.28 from the Highland Council's Community Regeneration Fund (CRF).

Work has started on Forth Housing Association’s £15 million development of 59 new homes at Main Street in Cowie. Carmichael Homes began work on the development this month, which will deliver 43 houses, 12 flats and 4 wheelchair bungalows in Cowie, near Stirling.

A temporary private road upgraded for construction traffic could become a permanent asset for the Gullane community after overwhelming demand from locals.

A range of new protections for households and businesses that get their heating and hot water through a heat network has come into force.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has written to social landlords about making information available for tenants and service users about landlord performance and its work.

Construction and manufacturing firm CCG (Scotland) Ltd has confirmed a substantial pipeline of construction projects scheduled to start in 2026, representing more than £510 million of investment across Scotland and focused primarily on the delivery of affordable and social housing. Reflecting

Debbie Collins, chief executive of Bield, has highlighted how vital digital technology is for supporting older tenants to live well and have connected and independent lives. Speaking at the Digital Health and Social Care Scotland Conference in Edinburgh, Debbie explained that by prioritising a preve

Efforts to regenerate nine towns in the south of Scotland have taken a major step forward with the publication of proposals developed by volunteer-led teams.

Veterans Housing Scotland welcomed its Patron, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, for a visit to Earl Haig Gardens in Edinburgh last week.

Scottish Borders Council is being asked to consider a report that provides an update on progress with its Care Village programme which covers developments in Tweedbank and Hawick.

Scotland’s most multicultural Burns Supper takes place today as 30 countries and cultures come together to honour the national bard. The Glasgow Afghan United Burns and Rumi Supper will bring together 250 people from countries who now call Scotland their home.

Dundee City Council has been urged to declare a housing emergency and face the reality of rising homelessness throughout the city. The city rejected the chance to make a declaration on two separate occasions in 2024, the first coming just days before the Scottish Government declared a nationwide hou

A specialist wellbeing conference will return for a second year, following a successful inaugural event in 2025 that highlighted the growing importance of workplace wellbeing across housing organisations.