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With just six weeks to go until The Scottish Homebuilding and Renovating Show returns to SEC Glasgow on 9 and 10 May 2026, organisers are urging homeowners and industry professionals to secure their place now.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has warned Holyrood’s election candidates must make social housebuilding a political priority after another sharp decline in homes built across Scotland. Official statistics on housebuilding in Scotland have shown that affordable home buil

Scots can now apply for £300 of heating oil support under a new scheme run by Advice Direct Scotland. The Scottish Emergency Heating Oil Scheme is aimed at low-income and vulnerable households facing increased oil and Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) heating costs.

Bellway Scotland’s West team has donated over 1,000 Easter eggs to three Glasgow charities. Staff and subcontractors gathered the eggs and 600 were donated to Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity; 450 went to Variety Scotland, the children’s charity; and 100 to Glasgow City Mis

Social housebuilding is on track to fall far below what is needed to tackle the housing emergency, new data has revealed. Figures from the Scottish Government show the number of affordable homes completed under the Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) in 2025 dropped by 25% compared to 2024.

Scotia Homes reported a pre-tax loss of £7.9 million for the year to June 2025, more than triple the £2.6m recorded in the previous year, as the Ellon-based housebuilder was hit by a sharp downturn in the new-build market and the costs of a major restructuring programme. Revenue fell 23%

Scotland built 17,336 new homes in 2025, with 14,999 new builds started across the social and private sectors, according to the latest official statistics published by the Scottish Government. The figures reveal significant year-on-year falls, with all-sector completions down 13% and starts down 6%

Funding worth £150,000 has been unlocked to investigate the feasibility of the Fallin Thermal Minewater Energy Project.

Spain's plan to impose a tax of up to 100% on property purchases made by non-European Union buyers has stalled, after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's minority government failed to secure sufficient parliamentary support for the measure. The proposal, unveiled in January 2025 to considerable in

Average rents in Scotland's private rented sector (PRS) have climbed by £21 to reach £1,022 per month, an annual of 2.4% increase between March 2025 and February 2026, at a time when the inflation rate was 3.11%, according to analysis by DJ Alexander Ltd. The lettings and estate agency s

Scottish charity and social enterprise Scarf marks 40 years of supporting households with a pair of eye-catching tartan-wrapped vehicles, now on the streets of Aberdeen and Dundee.

As the financial year end closes, Grampian Housing Association has demonstrated its commitment to community wealth building by ensuring the majority of its spending stays within the local economy. New figures show that over the last reporting period, 80% of Grampian’s procurement spend was ret

Tighean Innse Gall (TIG) has issued an urgent warning to households across the Western Isles before Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meters start to be switched off permanently next month. It is estimated that there are still approximately 700 households in the Western Isles using RTS meters, and TIG

A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has rejected a challenge by a housing developer to a local authority’s decision not to approve £21.4 million in funding for development of land it owned in Ayrshire, after finding that councillors were not provided with insufficient inf

A landmark mixed‑tenure cohousing neighbourhood is set to rise at Northstowe after South Cambridgeshire District Council granted planning permission for a 145‑home scheme that will bring two resident‑led communities together side‑by‑side — a UK first at this scale. The project is the