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Highland Council enjoyed its most successful night at the Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning (SAQP) taking homes four prizes on the night. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the event is one of the government’s most prestigious awards and celebrates achievements in planning,

The Scottish Land Commission has today launched a programme of good practice support, backed by a new online resource to help promote good practice in relation to land rights and responsibilities.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has submitted an Approval of Matters specified in Conditions (AMC) application to the City of Edinburgh Council for the provision of 250 new homes through the development of land off Maybury Road.

Glasgow City Council has approved a new document which shows the way to doubling the city centre’s population to 40,000 over the next 15 years.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) is calling on the next UK government to make safe, secure and affordable housing a priority by committing to delivering three key asks.

Shettleston Housing Association’s Cunningham House development was named Best Affordable Housing Development (urban) in the UK-wide Inside Housing Awards. This small, ambitious project saw off strong competition from six quality affordable housing projects across the country to lift the award

Wishaw & District Housing Association has completed its transfer of engagements to Trust Housing Association following approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Housebuilder Barratt Developments has delivered a £256 million boost to the UK economy over the past year, an increase of £29m from the previous year. During that period, the group built 1,862 new homes in Scotland (up from 1,729) and supported more than 4132 jobs (up from 3,700).

Cruden Group has set ambitious targets to expand its activities and boost housing delivery by 25% over the coming year in a bid to address Scotland’s chronic undersupply of housing. The independently owned construction and residential development businesses, which has delivered an average of 1

Scotland’s Council Tax Reduction (CTR) scheme supported 471,790 households during September 2019 with the total weekly income forgone by local authorities reaching £6.57 million. The total number of CTR recipients in September 2019 was 14.6% less (80,590 recipients) than it was at the be

Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Association managing director Richard Jennings has been appointed a director of Homes for Scotland (HFS), joining the board of the trade body with immediate effect. HFS works to ensure Scots have access to the homes they need by engaging constructively with decision-maker

Shelter Scotland has called for more social housing to be built after new figures revealed that a child has been made homeless every 37 minutes in Scotland over the past year.

Port of Leith Housing Association has attracted investment of £40 million from Scottish Widows, bolstering its plans to create more than 650 social and mid-market rent homes by 2025. The funding will be drawn in stages at a low 30-year fixed rate of 2.84%.

Fife Council’s planners were celebrating last week after winning two awards in the Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning 2019 (SAQP 2019). Martin McGroarty, FC lead professional (Minerals), Mary Stewart, FC service manager (Planning), Mary McLean, FC legal team manager, Kevin Stewart, MSP, J

A charity appeal inviting quilters across Scotland to make patchwork quilts, throws and cushions for young adults who have been homeless or experienced the care system was launched this week by LinkLiving.