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Bryan Wilson at the former Tesco site in Crieff A property management, investment and development company has announced plans to regenerate dormant sites across Scotland, deliver over 300 new homes in the process.

A new financial institution based on ‘ethical banking’ has been created in Edinburgh following the merger of two long established Credit Unions. Announced today on International Credit Union Day, the formation of Castle Community Bank has been conceived to “breathe fresh competition into local

Energy demand in new homes could be halved if more focus is put on the shape and form of housing being built, the latest report from the NHBC Foundation has found. The current Building Regulations methodology used to demonstrate energy/carbon compliance does not give credit for the energy efficiency

The Scottish construction sector is experiencing post-EU referendum stagnation as financial constraints and lack of investment continue to weigh on growth, according to a new survey. Results of the latest Construction Market Survey, published today by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RI

Port of Leith Housing Association’s (PoLHA) team of volunteers lent a hand at the Older Adults event at Meadowbank Sports Centre, hosted by Edinburgh Leisure’s Ageing Well project in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council and Pilmeny Development Project. Following on from the success of

Susie Hamilton, the charity’s fundraising and marketing manager collecting the cheque from Gillian Lawson at Morrsions store in Portobello, Edinburgh The Morrisons Foundation is supporting the work of ex-service charity Scottish Veterans Residences with a £10,000 donation.

Rob Simpson Aberdeenshire Council has appointed Aberdeen City Council’s communities and housing citywide manager Rob Simpson as its new head of housing.

House prices in Scotland continued to push up in August as two thirds of local authorities witnessed increases, according to the latest Your Move/Acadata House Price data. The average house price increased by £700 (0.4 per cent) on the previous month to reach £169,834. It is now £4,000 above its

Councils in England have told people to sleep rough in order to access the relevant support, new research from homelessness charity St Mungo’s has revealed. Shedding light on the dangers of sleeping on the streets for those who experience it on a daily basis, the charity’s report, Nowhere safe t

Housing minister Kevin Stewart was in Dundee yesterday to see progress on an affordable housing development in the Hilltown area of the city. Dundee City Council and Hillcrest Housing Association have formed a partnership to build 81 social rented houses on land south/east of Alexander Street where

Angela McLachlan By Angela McLachlan, national services manager for Shelter Scotland

Bield’s day care centre at Thornhill Court in Falkirk hosted an open evening this week to highlight the importance of its Evening Support Service. The project has made a life changing impact on a number of tenants and their families as well as many other older people in the Falkirk area.

Affordable homes at Parkgrove Terrace in Clermiston Planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore has submitted the next two planning applications for the City of Edinburgh Council’s Small Sites Affordable Housing Programme.

The Highland Council is anticipating it may have to make savings of up to £72 million over the next three years. The local authority said it faces a £26m gap in its budget next year and is struggling with an "unprecedented degree" of uncertainty over its finances.

A major facelift for more than 100 flats in central Ayr is set to drive down heating bills for tenants and residents. South Ayrshire Council is taking forward a £900,000 project to transform flats in Wallacetoun as part of a project to deliver energy efficient homes.