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Plans have been unveiled for a major housing development on agricultural land at Cardenden.

East Dunbartonshire Council has published details of its plans for affordable housing units to be built at a site near Torrance Main Street. A planning application shows that the council intends to construct two three-storey buildings, providing a total of 12 new flats for rental to tenants.

Housebuilder Bellway has upgraded its annual forecast following what it described as a "robust" period of trading during the spring, citing stronger customer demand and improved affordability driven by easing interest rates. In a trading update, the FTSE 250-listed firm said it now expects to delive

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has submitted a revised planning application for its proposed redevelopment at Dalintober in Campbeltown.

Professor Ken Gibb from the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE), who was part of the Scottish Government’s Housing Investment Taskforce, shares his views on its recent official report. Last week, the Scottish Government’s housing investment taskforce (HITF) published its

The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) has called on the Scottish Government to pause the Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS) for landlords to help alleviate the housing crisis and homelessness. Part of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) system, the ADS is a tax that applies in Scot

The Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) has appointed a new social value advisor who aims to help firms embed social value in their DNA. Amanda Gauld, who has a solid background in community benefits in construction and human resources focusing on employability, will oversee the SPA's Community Bene

Govan Housing Association brought together a wide range of third sector organisations and frontline housing staff last week at the Pearce Institute for a Community Regeneration Networking Event designed to promote partnership working, raise awareness of local services, and spark opportunities for co

Plans to demolish a former Edinburgh pub to make way for student accommodation have been given the green light. Designed by Flectcher Joseph Associates, the proposals will see the creation of 80 units at the site of the former Murrayfield Sports Bar in Gorgie.

A man has tragically died and an eight-year-old girl is among several people injured following a devastating flat fire in the early hours of Saturday, June 14, in Perth city centre. Emergency services were alerted to the blaze at around 1.50am, when patrolling officers spotted flames engulfing a fou

Stirling Council will deliver 36 energy-efficient homes for social rent at Brucefields, part of the South Stirling gateway strategic housing site, after taking a decision to begin the procurement process for their construction.

Social enterprise Changeworks has appointed two new members to its board. Selina Sagayam, non-executive director and ESG committee chair of The Renewables Infrastructure Group and Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund, and Michael Covington, chair of geoscience business Getech Group plc, will

Ben Keenan, housing services officer at Pineview Housing Association, has been named the winner of the NextGen Leaders Award at the 2025 Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) Annual Conference. The award, which recognises emerging talent in Scotland’s social housing sector, was pr

Plans to build nine new homes in the coastal village of Sandend have been approved, following a heated debate over their potential impact on the area’s traditional character and infrastructure.

Tighean Innse Gall (TIG) is encouraging individuals and organisations across the Outer Hebrides to consider becoming members ahead of its Annual General Meeting in September 2025. TIG is a registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. It delivers housing and aff