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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

The Climate Emergency Response Group (CERG) has today launched a report outlining the key actions the Scottish Government must take now to accelerate its response to the climate emergency. With the eyes of the world on Glasgow in November, in the pivotal year of COP26, the new report ‘Deliveri

Public Health Scotland has announced an opportunity for local authorities, housing associations and third sector organisations to apply for funding to undertake a Place Standard Tool assessment in their areas and to implement the recommendations which the assessment will produce. This funding from P

The Highland Council's economy and infrastructure committee has approved an updated Rural Housing Supplementary Guidance. The guidance aims to support Highland’s recovery from the COVID pandemic, promote community-led housing and woodland crofts, and to strengthen rural communities and de

The Scottish Government’s Building Standards Division has published new national guidance intended to help improve the quality of building warrant applications.  

The Scottish Government has today laid three pieces of Scottish Statutory Instruments before the Scottish Parliament.