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Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has outlined its intention to work collaboratively with new Green ministers Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater in support of net zero transition ambitions following their appointments earlier this week. Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie has been named minis

A block of offices in the centre of Edinburgh could be demolished to make way for 42 new homes, under new plans submitted to the local authority. The Henderson Place Lane site extends over approximately 0.2 hectares and comprises an existing currently unoccupied two-storey office building constructe

Glasgow City Council has approved funding of up to £240,000 for the Glasgow City Heritage Trust (GCHT) to support its work in repairing and restoring historic buildings, bringing such buildings back into use, and repairing buildings at risk. The GCHT was established in 2007, and since the

Tens of thousands of rural and island homes and businesses in Scotland are set to access the UK’s fastest and most reliable broadband. An investment of £384 million by the Scottish Government through the Reaching 100% programme (R100) will see building of full fibre connec

The leader of Glasgow City Council, Susan Aitken, has visited the site of Holland Park, Moda Living’s state of the art build to rent neighbourhood in the city’s cultural district which is currently being built. Holland Park will deliver 433 new high-quality homes for a community of aroun

The Glasgow community of Maryhill is set to get its own flag this October, for the first time in the area’s 200-year history. It follows a unique, year-long competition involving hundreds of individuals, local schools and community groups who were all given the chance to submit a proposed desi

Wheatley Group is to invest £100 million in major glazing, insulation and heating initiatives as part of a green agenda drive.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has launched a new three-year strategy at a virtual event yesterday with cabinet secretary for social justice, housing and local government Shona Robison. 

South Ayrshire Council has launched a new lettings agency to ensure everyone can access better housing. Through its 'Your Choice' social lettings agency, the council's focus is to help those on low incomes or people who have experienced homelessness. This fits in with its wider programme to reduce a

Residential developer HUB and impact investor Bridges Fund Management have acquired the 1.25-acre Beaverhall House site in Canonmills, Edinburgh to progress a mixed-use proposal for the site.

Exemplary new housing projects feature heavily in a list of fourteen new Scottish buildings which been named today as winners of Scotland’s national architecture awards by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). As well as education and healthcare facilities, this year’

More than 15,000 Falkirk Council homes will soon benefit from an eight-year programme to replace doors and windows.

Ross Morris has been appointed as the new service improvement manager (data insights) at Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) with James Duffy set to retire after 11 years working with SHN and its members.  SHN has been working with local authorities and RSLs to provide benchma

More than 200 people enjoyed a Paisley community fun day to mark the start of a new art project supported by Williamsburgh Housing Association.

Property agent membership body Propertymark has issued a letter to Patrick Harvie following his appointment as minister for zero carbon buildings, active travel and tenants' rights to stress its concerns for the private rented sector (PRS) in Scotland. The organisation said it is vita