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

Social enterprises in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray can now apply for a share of a £2 million funding pot designed to support the third sector with the transition to net zero. The Social Enterprise Just Transition Fund, backed by the Scottish Government, offers between £20,000 and &p

Wheatley Homes South and Dumfries and Galloway Council are still welcoming members of the Lochside community to join more than 1,000 people who have had their say on regeneration proposals for the area. The organisations are looking for assistance to create a housing-led masterplan which will lead t

Developer Watkin Jones has unveiled new proposals for a purpose-built student accommodation development on the site of Portcullis House in Glasgow.

Six Scottish islands have taken a significant step towards a low carbon future by publishing their Community Climate Action Plans, developed as part of the Carbon Neutral Islands (CNI) project. Each island community has developed its own plan, compiling existing knowledge and data, and setting out t

The fund which aims to help landowners bring vacant, derelict and underused land and assets back into productive use in North Ayrshire remains open.

Proposals to redevelop a former Glasgow nightclub into student accommodation have now been submitted in full.

People in East Lothian are being given an opportunity to have their say in response to consultations focused on plans to support the council’s vision of an even more prosperous, safe and sustainable county, with a dynamic and thriving economy that enables people and communities to flourish.

The City of Edinburgh Council's licensing scheme for short-term lets operators has been deemed unlawful at the Court of Session.

Caroline Maciver and Lynda Ross from Burness Paull round up the developers that have signed up for the Scottish Safer Buildings Accord and what the commitments entail. Eight large developers have signed letters to Scottish Ministers expressing their support for the Scottish Gover

Cala Homes (West) is inviting residents of Kilbarchan to a community consultation event on 14 June to learn more about initial plans to develop land off Barrhill Crescent.

Edinburgh-based developer Whiteburn Projects has been unanimously granted planning permission for a residential development on land accessed from Stow Road in the north of Lauder.

Improving the lives of people with dementia is at the heart of a new 10-year strategy launched by the Scottish Government. The strategy, Everyone’s Story, outlines a vision for dementia policy over the next decade and identifies a number of priorities which would improve the lives of people li

As Scotland marks Dementia Awareness Week, Ashley Campbell reflects on Scotland's new national Dementia Strategy. The Scottish Government has a long-standing commitment to support people to live well at home or in a homely setting for as long as they want to and it’s safe for them to do so.

Foster Evans looks at the Scottish housing review post-Grenfell, and what Scotland can learn from the tragedy. On 16 June 2017, 72 people died in the Grenfell Tower fire. The primary cause was the spread of fire caused by external cladding, which was only installed to stop the building being an &lsq

The former Scottish Widows headquarters in Edinburgh is to be partially demolished to make way for new housing after councillors gave their approval for the plans.