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In this blog, Adriana Mihaela Soaita from the University of Glasgow looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic has augmented the importance of a good neighbourhood and a comfortable home to peoples’ health and wellbeing. They have also brought under the spotlight home’s vulnerabilities, which ta

East Lothian Council’s planning committee met remotely this week to consider a number of applications including 105 new houses as part of the greater Wallyford development. Councillors unanimously approved planning permission for the additional homes west of Fa’side Terrace.

Glasgow City Council has agreed plans to deliver a residential development of new homes through the development of land at Auchinairn Road, Robroyston.

Contractor GRAHAM has secured a key Glasgow residential build to rent project on the banks of the Clyde on behalf of developer PLATFORM_. The 498-apartment development consists of four blocks of varying height, including a 20-storey tower, on a landmark riverside site close to the city centre which

A property developer has unveiled plans for a housing project in Edinburgh that it claims is set to be a leader in green technology.

Barratt Homes has returned to Elgin following the official launch of its new Findrassie development.

New figures which show the economic reach of Scotland’s renewable energy sector for the first time are have been released by the University of Strathclyde’s Fraser of Allander Institute.

Caledonia Housing Association has welcomed a £30 million funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland to support new housing developments across Scotland.

Following a productive period of consultation and collaboration, Weslo Housing Management tenants, customers and staff have successfully transferred into Link Group. Following a competitive process to choose a preferred partner in the latter part of last year, the transfer will see 2,800 Weslo tenan

Inverness-based not-for-profit property development company HHA has agreed a multi-million-pound funding arrangement with Scottish Widows and the Scottish Government which secures the tenancies of more than 160 mid-market rental (MMR) properties across the Highlands for the next 25 years.

Simon Community Scotland, a charity that helps people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Central Scotland, has received £5 million of social investment from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) to purchase homes to help vulnerable people move away f

A mixed-use sustainable expansion to the city of Perth including around 1,500 new homes has been approved by Perth & Kinross Council.

Andrew Tolmie and Stefanie Johnston outline the current legal landscape in Scotland regarding who pays the remedial works necessary to bring residential buildings into line with new fire safety standards. On 14th June 2017, a fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block in west London, causi

Perthshire North MSP and the new cabinet secretary for covid recovery John Swinney officially opened Atholl Estates’ new Watermill Development, a community of eight new homes that showcase some of the latest eco-friendly living. (from left) Back: Jennifer Robertson and Rob Paul

A professional sculptor has been enlisted to create decorative artworks to reflect the industrial past and enhance the environment for residents and local community at a newly completed Caledonia Housing Association development in Dundee. The Association is starting to welcome tenants to new afforda