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Aberdeen City Council’s capital committee were informed yesterday of the progress being made on the local authority's programme to build 2,000 new council homes, as members agreed a report which outlined the stages of the construction works at seven sites.

The Cruden Group has made two new appointments to strengthen its human resources function across the development and construction business. Joanne Hadwin has been appointed as the group head of HR and Laura Davidson as HR manager for Cruden Homes (East) and Hart Builders.

Forgewood Housing Co-op has announced with deep sadness the death of secretary Billy Muir. Billy was 71 and passed away on 14 December 2020.

Will Scarlett from Scarlett Land and Development on the rise of Build to Rent (BTR) and its suburban expansion. It is no secret that we are in a housing crisis. Planners and politicians alike are increasingly interested in innovative solutions to provide affordable accommodation that offers quality

Scottish Government has been under pressure for a considerable period of time to ‘do something’ about the alleged proliferation of short-term lets. Those calling for restrictions often point to anecdotal instances of antisocial behaviour; a fear of the erosion of community as full time r

Scotland witnessed a 28% decline in new home registrations in 2020, despite a strong Q4 bounceback, as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic took its toll on housebuilders.

A new retail park project is being planned which could deliver additional affordable housing and care for the elderly to Straiton.

Persimmon Homes has appointed its former director in charge, Neil Parry, as managing director with overall responsibility for the housebuilder's East Scotland business based in Bathgate. The team currently works across the City of Edinburgh, Stirling, Falkirk, East Lothian, Midlothian, Scottish Bord

Crumbling bricks, broken windows and overgrown gardens of empty homes across Scotland could be a visual legacy of the economic crisis caused by the COVID pandemic if action is not taken to bring more properties back in to use, according to the leader of a project working with local authorities acros

North Lanarkshire Council is continuing to drive forward its pledge to deliver 5,000 new homes by 2035 as another new development starts on site.

Representatives from key groups across Skye and Raasay joined together in an online workshop last week to launch the process of preparing the Highland Council's new Investment Plan for the area. The workshop, which was attended by over 60 people that are actively involved in delivering improvements

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is warning that fuel debt – being in debt to your energy supplier – is a growing concern for consumers as the latest data from the Citizens Advice network reveals a 13% increase in fuel debt advice as a proportion of all debt advice compared to November 202

In response to Grampian Housing Association’s concern about colleague wellbeing and resilience in the face of the enduring global pandemic, new wellbeing days are being offered to staff through its “Feeling GREAT” initiative. Wellbeing days are part of a range of measures the Assoc

Carmichael Homes (Scotland) Ltd has submitted revised plans to build flats beside the ferry slipway at Yoker in Glasgow. The firm has applied to Glasgow City Council seeking planning permission in principle for a block of apartments on vacant land at Yoker Ferry Road.

The Scottish Government is set to scrap the Help to Buy scheme from this week after announcing it is no longer able to financially support the initiative.