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Campion Homes has completed a 19-home development in the North East Fife village of Balmullo, delivered in partnership with Kingdom Housing Association.

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has written to the Scottish Government to call for a fundamental rethink of Scotland’s Draft Infrastructure Strategy, warning it does not sufficiently address building safety, design quality or procurement risks highlighted by recent pub

Insite Group has been appointed to the East Dunbartonshire Council Damp & Mould Framework, the first major tender of its kind since the introduction of Awaab’s Law and critical amendments to the Housing (Scotland) Bill.

Property maintenance specialist RP Slight has been appointed to deliver trade housing repairs across Edinburgh as part of a four-year, £40 million framework agreement, as well as a public buildings framework for West Lothian Council.

Glasgow City Council has received £1m towards funding to support a positive outreach programme tackling child and family poverty. Household-level data supplied by Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has identified 13,117 families with 24,727 children in Glasgow classed as living in poverty.

Veterans Housing Scotland (VHS) is one of 19 organisations to receive a share of £4.5 million under the Veterans’ Capital Housing Fund.

North Lanarkshire Council has officially launched its new NL Reach programme, a major new initiative aimed at preventing homelessness before it happens and helping people get the right support earlier.

CCG Group has commenced a new phase of a window replacement programme for Whiteinch & Scotstoun Housing Association in west Glasgow. 

McTaggart Construction, Smith Scott Mullan Architects, Harley Haddow and Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) have marked the start of an exciting new partnership with a sod cutting ceremony at Linglie Road, Selkirk - the site of 27 new affordable homes set to address housing need in the Sco

Up to 20 companies and 57 individuals are now under criminal suspicion over the Grenfell Tower fire, as the Metropolitan Police confirmed it is on track to submit full case files to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) by September.

A major refurbishment of Dundee’s A‑listed Tay Works has been proposed, paving the way for the 19th‑century former mill to be transformed from student accommodation into 140 private apartments. Gloucestershire‑based Mears Group has lodged a listed building consent application with Dundee

A Glasgow-based housing developer has been placed into liquidation, with liquidators confirming the business is expected to settle all outstanding debts in full.

Scotland’s councils need greater ambition to redesign services, with financial pressures growing and demand continuing to rise, a new report by the Accounts Commission has concluded.

Residents in Lochside are being invited to attend the latest public information event about plans for land previously occupied by Maxwelltown High School.

Highfield Road playpark in Hillhead, Kirkintilloch, has now officially re-opened following an upgrade to the play equipment and safety surfacing.