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It is with the deepest regret that Paragon Housing Association reports the death of one of its founding members, vice chairperson Flora Wallace who died last week. Flora was also serving as treasurer for EVH.

Hundreds of homes will benefit from external and internal insulation work over the next year thanks to almost £2 million of funding secured by Perth & Kinross Council. The £1,938,834 from the Scottish Government’s Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland - Area Based Sche

A Scottish procurement body has backed the decision to allow Scottish ministers new powers to tackle unsafe cladding as a "major step forward" in public building safety. The Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) has endorsed the new government regulations which are expected to positively transfor

Kingdom Works, the employability project within the Kingdom Group, launched its first Community Impact Report at the Carnegie Conference Centre, Dunfermline at an event attended by partners, training providers, employers and staff from across the group. Launched as Fife Works in 2008 to bridge the g

The Friends of Richmond Park Glasgow community group has unveiled four new benches thanks to a £10,500 donation from housebuilder Avant Homes Scotland. The donation was made as part of Avant Homes’ ongoing involvement with the community group as part of its commitment to supporting and e

Full-service legal firm Gilson Gray has scooped the title of Best Estate Agency in the 2024 Scottish Business Awards, recognising the service it provides to people buying and selling homes in Edinburgh and Lothians.

Jenny Preece, Jamie Brown, Jan Gilbertson, Rosie Smith and Vikki McCall (from Sheffield University, Building Research Establishment (BRE), Sheffield Hallam University and Stirling University) outline the progress of an ongoing project to determine the impact of home improvement services on older adu

Communities will receive a share of up to £5.5 million in Scottish Government funding to help reduce their emissions and improve resilience in the face of climate change. The funding, for 2024-25, will support Scotland’s network of 20 Community Climate Action Hubs, which encourage and su

Link tenants have expressed their gratitude for the support provided by the Fuel Insecurity Fund in survey results published this week.

More support could be available for communities to prepare for and adapt to the threat of flooding.

Anthony Marley, director at Northern Ireland-based remediation specialist Anamore, comments on the changes to the cladding remediation programme in Scotland. Building safety and fire compliance involving cladding on high-rise buildings has become a prominent topic across the UK, with local gove

A gap site in the Blythswood area of Glasgow city centre could host a block of six apartments, under newly lodged plans. Videre Developments has teamed up with Axis Mason Architects to submit the proposals for a site at the junction of Sauchiehall Lane and Blythswood Street.

A bid to build nine new homes in the car park of an Edinburgh hotel has been rejected.

A proposed masterplan for up to 100 new homes in Inverurie has been rejected by councillors due to over-development concerns.

A new tool for the homebuilding sector in Scotland has been launched and already counts big names including Cala Homes, Lovell Homes, Muir Homes, Persimmon Homes, Scotia Homes and Taylor Wimpey Homes as clients.