Search: State must lead on major affordable housing development, argues new paper

Persimmon has followed rival Barratt in announcing a reduction in new home completions after seeing demand drop off in the final part of 2022.

A wide-ranging plan to reduce the risk of flooding across Ayrshire has been published.

A Victorian industrial building in Port Dundas that is subject to a live application for replacement by 60 apartments could be saved from demolition if statutory protection is granted by Historic Environment Scotland. Earlier this year, A10 Architects submitted an application on behalf of

The impacts being felt by letting agents and their landlords in the private rented sector in Scotland have been outlined in new research by industry body Propertymark. Data suggests that landlords were already leaving the sector before the emergency legislation came into force. In 2016, the Sco

A progressive and sustainable plan to meet the needs of Edinburgh’s growing population and climate emergency has been published by the local authrority.

A decision into plans to demolish a former social work base and deliver 12 affordable apartments in Cranhill has been delayed by Glasgow City Council.

Hamish Trench talks about the recent Scottish Government consultation on the Land Reform Bill and the Scottish Land Commission’s response. Over the last four months, the Scottish Government has been consulting on its proposals for a new Land Reform Bill. This is a key stage towards development

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published a new report on its analysis of Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) annual loan portfolio returns for the period April 2021 to March 2022.

Proposals for a specialised care and supported living development in north east Glasgow have been approved by planners. Voyage Care applied to build the facility at Findochty Street, opposite Findochty Place in Garthamlock.

Cramond residence, an Edinburgh care home, saw residents strap on their dancing shoes and warmed up their vocal cords in anticipation of the home’s talent show. ‘Cramond’s Got Talent’ was the latest addition to Cramond Residence’s activities rota, with the aim of encour

Lord Willie Haughey has said that his ambitious plans to spend more than £1 billion on building 11,000 affordable homes in Scotland are on hold due to increased construction costs and the new freeze on rents. The business tycoon unveiled his housing project last year after

A third attempt to bring a former independent school in Glasgow into residential use has won the favour of councillors. Designs by Wellwood Leslie Architects, submitted last winter, will see the former villas at the Craigholme campus on Hamilton Avenue at St Andrews Drive, Pollokshields co

A new housing development that provides homes for let to young, local, working families at affordable rents of around 40% less than the open market has been recognised at the Helping It Happen Awards 2022, run by Scottish Land & Estates. Recognising the dearth of affordable housing in North

Scottish Enterprise has launched a Green Heat Hub Grand Challenge to encourage innovation around the green heat solutions of the future, from heat pumps to battery technology, that will lead to the creation of a centre and focal point for collaboration. The project invites consortia groups across in

A former care home in Glasgow that has lain derelict since 2013 is the subject of an application to transform the property into 18 new apartments. Under the proposal by Regina Developments, the former Queen Mary Eventide Home in the Queens Park area would be converted into a car-free