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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

A Scottish think tank has accused the Scottish Government of pursuing housing policies it knows to be ineffective, warning that John Swinney’s proposed Help to Buy scheme for first‑time buyers will inflate prices, waste public money, and deepen the housing crisis rather than alleviate it.

A two-year budget has been agreed for health and social care across Inverclyde. The 2026/28 spending and savings plans for the health and social care partnership (HSCP) were approved by the Integration Joint Board (IJB), which oversees the functions of the HSCP on behalf of Inverclyde Council and NH

Aberdeenshire councillors have approved preferred options for future flood protection schemes in Kemnay and Kintore, marking a major step forward in efforts to safeguard both communities from the growing impacts of flooding.

A playful take on a tenemental building has been shortlisted for this year's Davidson Prize.