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Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has appointed Emma Garry as its new director of development, a newly-created post to reflect the organisation's commitment to greatly increase its role in the provision of new homes. Emma, a Chartered Surveyor with almost 20 years’ experience in the

Springfield Properties said today it has put all long-term fixed-price affordable housing contracts on hold and has temporarily suspended its expansion into the private rented sector (PRS) amid concern about market conditions and the Scottish Government's future rent freeze policy. Announcing otherw

Living Rent members in Shawlands and Langside will host a public discussion today between Pollokshields councillors and concerned local residents who oppose the planned redevelopment of Shawlands Arcade. The £150 million regeneration plan designed by Haus Collective will see the 1960s retail d

Professor Alan Dunlop, a fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland and the Royal Society of Arts, has called for an investigation over the proposed demolition of "historic" high-rise blocks in Glasgow. Mr Dunlop spoke on Saturday at a public meeting organised by the residents in th

Linstone Housing said it was “doing everything it can” to shield its tenants from the cost-of-living crisis as the Association held its Annual General Meeting, the final one attended by long-serving CEO Adele Fraser who has retired. Its AGM held in Johnstone Town Hall was told of the Ass

The Highland Council is to consider a £3.223 million package of proposals to help alleviate the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on Highland residents. In the latest published figures from the Scottish Household Survey Report 2019, 33% of Highland households were in fuel poverty, compared w

Ahead of Homes for Scotland's Annual Conference 2022, Jimmy Black and Kieran Findlay speak to the organisation's new CEO Jane Wood who is just three months into her new post. We discuss developer contributions and the recent Homes for Scotland research on the extent of affordable housing contributio

The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland has granted a wrongful termination order under the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 for payment of £4,800 to a woman who was evicted from an Aberdeen property after being told the property was to be sold. Linzi Catto, the tenant under a priva

Bruce Allan, director of Malcolm Allan Housebuilders, has pleaded guilty to being responsible for the destruction of setts that were home to an estimated 30 badgers while completing construction works in Milltimber, Aberdeen. Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard that when Malcolm Allan Housebuilders was war

Fife Housing Group and building contractor The JR Group have continued their commitment to ‘Giving Something Back’ to the local Kirkcaldy community by prioritising the upgrade of a playpark beside their new development in Glen Albyn. The two are working in partnership to deliver 49 much-

Almond Housing Association is to deliver 16 homes for social rent in Winchburgh after agreeing a land acquisition from West Lothian Council. The council’s executive has approved the sale of land at Glendevon Park to the Association for just £1, subject to conditions.

A bid by West Dunbartonshire Council to overturn the Scottish Government’s approval of 99 homes on greenbelt land in Clydebank has been refused by the UK Supreme Court. Councillors had unanimously opposed the original plans by Barratt Homes for the development at Duntiglennan Fi

Stricken construction firm Central Building Contractors (CBC) has been ordered to pay compensation to a former member of staff after a tribunal found the company breached employment regulations. The family-run company was placed into administration in April 2020 following years of “c

The average price of a property in Scotland increased by 9.9% in the year to July 2022 to reach £192,966, the UK House Price Index Scotland has revealed, down from an increase of 11.4% in the year to June 2022. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, average house prices in Scotland increased

Midlothian Council has been allocated £1.36 million from the Scottish Government to support local economic recovery and the impact of the cost of living crisis on low-income households. The funding is part of an £80m Local Authority Covid Economic Recovery Fund distributed to councils ac