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Home building body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has announced the shortlist for its 2023 awards programme, this year focused on the theme of People | Place | Planet. With environmental, sustainable and social values remaining high across agendas, those companies making the judges’ first cut are:

A Dundee-based community group has collaborated with a local artist to help people develop their skills and connect with others through art.

Former school land in the Anniesland area of Glasgow can be developed for residential use, the local authority has ruled.

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has written to all social landlords to advise them of the updated Technical Guidance and FAQs for landlords completing their Annual Return on the Scottish Social Housing Charter.

A new affordable housing development in Fraserburgh is to be named after one of the town’s most famous sons, iconic fashion designer Bill Gibb. At a meeting of Aberdeenshire Council's Banff and Buchan Area Committee earlier this month, councillors unanimously agreed to name the flats on the co

Park Living (Residential) Ltd has submitted an appeal after Glasgow City Council refused permission for new homes to be built on a North Kelvinside mews development.

Cloch Housing Association is currently in the process of procuring a new void works contract. This will be a framework contract consisting of up to four contractors to carry out the works,

AS Homes Scotland has obtained planning permission to build ten new homes on the site of a former children’s home in Howwood.

Hillcrest Homes, in partnership with Stobswell Forum, is asking Dundee residents to vote for a special funding bid submitted to the Dundee Climate Fund before the deadline of 24 March.

Rural communities are being urged to share success stories from their local regions as the nominations for the Helping it Happen Awards 2023 are launched. Estates, farms, rural businesses, individuals, charities and projects can all be nominated for awards which focus on the key role these parties p

A developer has progressed proposals for purpose built student accommodation in Glasgow city centre after previously gaining consent for a hotel at the site.

A developer has lodged plans to build 29 apartments on a site currently used as a light haulage depot in Aberdeen.

Over 782,000 adults in Scotland expect to see their credit card use increase during the cost of living crisis, new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has revealed.

Energy company SGN is to step up its hydrogen plans by accelerating work to develop and connect key hydrogen production and storage sites. Over the next 12 months, the gas distribution company will undertake three pre-FEED studies in Scotland and southern England to determine the route and design of

It was back in December that the Scottish Government agreed to progress legislation proposed by Scottish Labour MSP Alex Rowley that will, they said, “introduce new minimum environmental design standards for all new-build housing to meet the Passivhaus standard, or a Scottish equivalent, in or