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Taylor Wimpey is to host an online public consultation event ahead of planning application for development of further new homes in Monifieth.

Barratt Developments has said it is well-positioned for FY22 after a year of 'excellent performance' as it reported profits before tax of £107 million. The group has today issued a trading update for the year ended 30 June 2021 ahead of the publication of its annual results on 2 September

Hillcrest Homes has been named third on a list of UK housing associations delivering the most homes for affordable rent over the past year. Inside Housing's Biggest Builders 2021 list also named Hillcrest Homes third place in the UK for delivering new homes as a percentage of existing homes.

Homes for Scotland (HFS) has welcomed a new Scottish Government report on the value, incidence and impact of developer contributions, which it says demonstrates the important linkages across housing tenures. The report highlights that:

A consultation has been launched on a proposal to convert the Cowan's Close depot on the south side of Edinburgh into new specially-designed wheelchair accessible homes. The City of Edinburgh Council's cleansing depot is set to close under a review of council sites.

Home Group, one of the UK’s largest housing associations with properties throughout Scotland, has helped customers across Dundee, Edinburgh, and Dumfries and Galloway access a much-needed fuel support fund. Home Group says its mission is to ensure that every customer is supported, and this has

The UK Supreme Court has held that the “two-child limit” used in calculating part of child tax credit payments is compatible with Articles 8, 12, and 14 of the ECHR after an appeal was brought by two adults and eight children against decisions of the Secretary of State for

Housing and care solutions firm Mears is consulting the government, local councils and the public on its first-ever Scottish Responsible Business Charter which lists out its commitments in supporting fairness, equality, opportunity and innovation in everything it does. Mears Group currently employs

The Scottish Government has released £12 million in additional funding to health boards across Scotland to support non-COVID emergency care. This immediate action will help put measures in place to reduce waiting times for urgent or emergency treatment, with a focus on boosting staffing levels

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has just confirmed that it will be building four new homes for affordable rent in Tarbert. The new homes will be located next to the Association’s existing development at Oakhill.

Work is now underway to build 14 affordable homes in a prime location within Linlithgow which are being built by CALA Homes (East) on behalf of West Lothian Housing Partnership (WLHP), part of Wheatley Group. The mix of cottage flats and three-bedroom terraced homes will form part of the popular Que

Aberdeen has more long-term empty homes than anywhere else in Scotland, with a total value of almost half a billion pounds, according to new research by insurance giant Admiral. A total of 3,000 properties across the city have been empty for two or more years, according to Admiral.

Dundee City Council has approved plans for a new 25-bed residential care home located on the land on the corner of Camperdown Road and Garry Terrace. Developers said the care home had purposefully been proposed in a residential area in Dundee “as an integral part of its design”.

Glasgow's buskers joined forces on Friday to hold a street music festival to help break the cycle of homelessness in Scotland. "Help the People, Help the People" was organised by 22-year-old Cameron Luan McGale to raise funds for homelessness charity Social Bite.

LinkLiving, the Scottish charity that supports people affected by trauma and/or disadvantage as part of the Link group of companies, is rolling out their trauma skilled practice training to frontline workers across Scotland.