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

Cruden Homes (East) and bid partner Buccleuch Property were yesterday confirmed as preferred developers to carry out the landmark regeneration of a major brownfield site in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh following a competitive procurement process.

A planning application has been submitted for 15 new affordable homes in the Aberdeenshire village of Braemar.

A collaborative robotics and social care event has brought together innovators and end-users in a week-long burst of creativity around assistive technology, supported by the world’s first example of an open assisted living laboratory.

Plans to build a major housing development at the University of the West of Scotland’s (UWS) Thornly Park campus in Paisley have been rejected by Renfrewshire Council. UWS, in partnership with Miller Homes, applied for permission to knock down the sports pitches, student accommodation, and Rob

Renfrewshire councillors have given the go-ahead for residents to be asked their views on an ambitious and far-reaching ten-year £100 million transformation of council housing. Renfrewshire Council last year agreed to invest the sum in a housing-led regeneration and renewal programme to delive

The City of Edinburgh Council’s flagship regeneration of a major brownfield site in Fountainbridge will reach another major milestone this week as agreement will be sought from councillors to appoint a development partner for the next stages of the project.

Councillors have been recommended to approve plans to demolish a former pub in Glasgow city centre to build new apartments. Property developer Big Top Productions intends to demolish the building on the Ropework Lane site, which previously traded as Anne Millers, in order to build 18

Plans that make rough sleeping grounds for cancelling someone’s right to remain in the UK are inhumane and could put people experiencing homelessness at greater risk, 60 expert organisations have warned.  In a joint statement, the 60

Scotland’s first community-based housing association is gearing up to mark its 50th anniversary this year. Govan Housing Association was formed in 1971 in a trail-blazing move that led the way for others to follow.

The Citizens Advice network helped people almost one million times during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new data report released today has revealed. Figures from April 2020 to the end of March 2021 reveal the network issued 987,348 pieces of advice to over 165,000 clients.

A new report published by Western Isles Council has issued a stark warning over the future of the Outer Hebrides as it projects trends that will see fewer young people and more elderly living in the area as well as dropping numbers of workers.

Councillors have given their support for a new housing development in the rural Aberdeenshire village of Sauchen. Stewart Milne Homes North had applied to Aberdeenshire Council for planning permission to build 49 homes and associated works on land at Cluny Greens, just south-west of Kemnay

Consulting engineer Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) said it is forging ahead with another prime opportunity after planning consent was granted for a 151-home development in Glasgow’s East End.

New Gorbals Housing Association (NGHA) and Urban Union have released detailed plans for a residential development on a historic site in the Laurieston area of Glasgow for public consultation.

An appeal to overturn the rejection of a plan for serviced apartments at a B-listed Glasgow city centre townhouse has been unsuccessful. In February, Lets Direct Ltd submitted an appeal to Glasgow City Council after planners refused plans which involved empty offices at 266 St Vincent Street next to