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Rural housing providers in Scotland have called for urgent action amid a "rapidly closing" window of opportunity to restore confidence in the sector that could help thousands of people to secure homes. Scottish Land & Estates, whose members provide around 13,000 affordable homes for rent in rura

Plans for a mix of private and affordable homes in Turriff submitted by Springfield Properties, have been approved by Aberdeenshire Council.

Laura Nacyte, development and engagement worker at Women’s Support Project, shares information about a national project focused on the needs of women who sell or exchange sex - and details how the housing sector can get involved. At CSE Aware – a national awareness raising and

Julie Moulsdale from Perceptive Communicators shares how the homebuilding industry can use proactive community engagement to unlock the planning system. We are in the grip of a nationwide housing crisis, yet recent figures reveal that the timescale for average planning application is four times long

A bid to secure permission to build new apartments on a vacant site in Finnieston has been successful at the third time of asking. An application by HJV Consultants for a block with 14 flats and two ground floor commercial units at 1017 Argyle Street has been approved by Glasgow City Counc

The 312 responses to a public consultation on the Scottish Government’s Housing (Scotland) Bill have now been published by the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee.

The owner of a historic former railway office building in Glasgow has withdrawn an application for demolition following intervention by a local MSP. A proposal lodged earlier this month would have seen much of the A-listed Flemington House in Springburn knocked down under because of an inc

An energy from waste plant in the Polmadie area of Glasgow could successfully heat Hampden Park, New Victoria Hospital, schools, a police station, other public facilities and homes across the southside of the city, Glasgow City Council has said.

The Scottish Government has confirmed it will review a new law that effectively bans wood-burning stoves in new build homes after ministers admitted the regulations were “inflexible”.

Glasgow Enlightenment is launching the second round of consultations on its plans for a new £95 million residential and cultural hub in Glasgow ahead of the final planning application due to be submitted in July. The latest consultation – which will kick off on Thursday May 30th at Dryga

A 16-floor block of 432 purpose-built student flats in Glasgow city centre has been approved by planners. The L-shaped Broadway Two building at the top of Renfield Street will join the recently completed office block and hotel in phase one. The vacant site was previously home to studios for STV

An event outlining the next steps of a community-led housing project in Glespin is taking place at the end of this month.

Jenny Preece, Jamie Brown, Jan Gilbertson, Rosie Smith and Vikki McCall (from Sheffield University, Building Research Establishment (BRE), Sheffield Hallam University and Stirling University) outline the progress of an ongoing project to determine the impact of home improvement services on older adu

A new tool for the homebuilding sector in Scotland has been launched and already counts big names including Cala Homes, Lovell Homes, Muir Homes, Persimmon Homes, Scotia Homes and Taylor Wimpey Homes as clients.

Detailed plans have been submitted for a 19-storey student accommodation development in Glasgow city centre.