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Some of Scotland’s longest standing vacant and derelict sites will be transformed into affordable housing, community gardens and places of enterprise and learning by awards from a £50 million programme. Ten schemes will share more than £5m from the low carbon Vacant and Derelict La

Plans have been launched to establish a £30 million community-owned district heating network throughout Inverurie, Kintore and Port Elphinstone. Garioch District Heat, a not-for-profit organisation, hopes hook up 10,000 homes, businesses and public buildings to the new system by 2025.

The finalists in a national competition which recognises excellence in the Scottish new build housing sector have been announced in advance of the annual industry celebration and dinner to be held in Glasgow next month.

Christine Young, former managing director at Glasgow property company BOHO Group and 2019 managing director of the Year winner at the Scottish Women’s Awards, has gone into business with Gillian Sloan, former head of operations at BOHO Group. Under the duo’s leadership, BOHO was the firs

Community views are being sought on updated plans for the regeneration of Shawlands Arcade. The proposals are being brought forward by the Arcade’s owners, Clydebuilt LP, which is a property investment and development fund co-owned by Strathclyde Pension Fund and Ediston Real Estate.

New plans have been drawn up for a block of flats on the site of a former health centre on behalf of New Gorbals Housing Association.

Bridgewater Housing Association has appointed Andy Thomson as its new chief executive. Following the announcement early in the year that the current chief executive, Ian McLean will retire at the end of the month, the board undertook a rigorous recruitment exercise, interviewing several impressive c

Nicola McCowan Hill has joined Muir Homes as land and planning manager. In her new role, she will assume responsibility for identifying, evaluating and acquiring land and sites on which Muir can work towards its ambitious plans to build more quality homes across Scotland.

Designs by architecture practice 3DReid for new homes at Mosspark Boulevard for Southside Housing Association have been preselected for the Royal Scottish Academy's Open Architecture Exhibition. 3DReid submitted plans last year for a new affordable housing development comprising 35 homes a

The planned development of 69 new homes within the grounds of Glasgow’s historic Acre House has been given the go-ahead.

The future of the A-listed Mansion House, the Scottish baronial masterpiece in Tollcross Park in Glasgow, has been secured by its sale to a local property company. Developer Spectrum Properties, which operates all over Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stirlingshire, has paid an undisclosed sum to save the bui

Glasgow City Council has given the green light to plans for 48 new homes on the site of a former primary school. Cruden Homes (West) will deliver a mixture of two and three-bedroom semi-detached and terraced houses on land at Katewell Avenue, where Cleddans Primary School used to stand.

A bid to transform more than 40 residential flats in Finnieston into short-term holiday lets has been rejected by Glasgow City Council’s planning committee.

Angus Council wants to hear from any community groups, companies or organisations that have a project that could transform their community if it had funding support. With a total fund of £624,000 for capital projects or programmes based in Angus, the council is now welcoming expressions of int

Staff from across Hillcrest Maintenance received training last week to learn how to administer naloxone, which temporarily reverses the effects of an opioid overdose, as part of a campaign to reduce drug deaths. The sessions, facilitated by staff from Hillcrest Futures’ harm reduction service,