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A local MSP has visited the University of Stirling to hear how its housing and ageing research is helping to stimulate debate on some of Scotland’s long-term challenges. Graham Simpson MSP, the Scottish Conservatives spokesperson for housing and communities, was welcomed to the Faculty of Soci

Councillors have approved plans to convert a historic hotel in Peebles into flats. The former Castle Venlaw Hotel, on the western slopes of Venlaw Hill, has been up for sale for more than three years, and has been vacant since owners Roy and Lorna Curry closed the business in December 2017.

Kingdom Housing Association has competed the first phase of a major £30 million regeneration project with the construction of 53 new social rented homes at Fraser Avenue in Inverkeithing. Local councillors joined Kingdom staff and Board members to visit the project, view the completed homes an

Scottish housing businesses are being encouraged to become world leaders in sustainability and embrace the economic opportunities that environmental changes can bring. The VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards (VIBES) is celebrating its 20th year and is calling on Scottish businesses to mark th

The developers behind the Countesswells project in Aberdeen believe digital healthcare in the delivery of primary care could be piloted at the development. A major new inquiry into the future of primary care in Scotland by MSPs on the health and sport committee was launched recently. The inquiry cal

A major milestone has been reached at the Laurieston Living development in the Gorbals area of Glasgow after the official opening of the first new flatted block of homes. The first residents have now moved into the apartments with developer Urban Union due to hand over more in the coming days.

A merger of two of Hillcrest’s companies has paved the way for the launch of a brand new venture – Hillcrest Enterprises. Northern Housing Company, which has offered mid-market affordable housing for many years, has merged with Hillcrest Enterprises Ltd, which managed the group’s c

Planning approval has been granted for 50 new council homes to be built in Elgin. Members of Moray Council’s communities committee unanimously agreed to accept a tender from Springfield Properties to build the homes at Glassgreen on the south of Elgin.

Plans have been unveiled for a new village with 3,600 homes on a swathe of land surrounding Heriot-Watt University in the west of Edinburgh. Developers said the ‘Riccarton Village’ would be an “exemplar for sustainable development” hosting a community hub, primary school, hea

The rapid growth of short-term lets such as Airbnb has been a boon to tourists and landlords, yet it could lead to the misappropriation of housing stock and displacement of long-term residents from their communities if left unregulated, new analysis from the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has

Ahead of giving evidence today to the Scottish Parliament’s social security committee inquiry into social security support for housing, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) said that “Universal Credit is creating systemic indebtedness and arrears for new claimants&rdquo

In this new opinion piece, CIH Scotland’s national director Callum Chomczuk reflects on some of the Scottish findings from CIH’s UK Housing Review 2019. Wanting a home of your own is the most normal thing is the world. We can all relate to the desire to have a place to feel safe, secure

Around 800 tenants of Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) will soon benefit from better energy efficiency and lower heating costs thanks to investment of around £4 million over the next year to insulate and render their homes. The works are part of a two-year, £8m contract w

CALA Homes (West) is set to create hundreds of jobs in Renfrewshire as construction commences on a 195-home new build development in Erskine. Through the delivery of much-needed new homes, the housebuilder is also supporting local communities by creating over 130 jobs a month alongside around 80 ind

Proposals have been put forward for residential development at Crawfield Road in Bo’ness by developers AWG and Mactaggart & Mickel. The development, which amounts to 225 houses, includes the delivery of 75 much-needed affordable homes. It is also proposed that affordable housing be priorit