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Will Scarlett from Scarlett Land and Development on the rise of Build to Rent (BTR) and its suburban expansion. It is no secret that we are in a housing crisis. Planners and politicians alike are increasingly interested in innovative solutions to provide affordable accommodation that offers quality

Scotland witnessed a 28% decline in new home registrations in 2020, despite a strong Q4 bounceback, as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic took its toll on housebuilders.

Members of Fife Council's Environment and Protective Services subcommittee were given an update this week about work to manage and reduce the impact of flooding in areas at risk across Fife. Councillor Ross Vettraino, convener of the environment and protective services sub committee, said: &ldq

Glasgow-based architect O’DonnellBrown has submitted plans for new homes for young care leavers in Maryhill on behalf of UK charity Barnardo’s. The practice won a competition last year to design the purpose-built accommodation that addresses the needs of young people.

More than a thousand people have added their names to a letter to cabinet secretary for finance, Kate Forbes, calling on her to prioritise social housebuilding in today’s Budget statement. Signed by more than 30 advocacy, support and housing organisations, the letter urges Forbes to “use

More than £25 million is going to disadvantaged and remote communities around Scotland to support regeneration and employment projects. A project led by Torry Development Trust and Grampian Housing Association to transform the 19th Century Victoria Road school in Aberdeen into a

Angus Council is launching a £100,000 campaign to turn empty properties into homes that people want to live in.

A Scottish Government reporter has approved appeals for two developments in Perth & Kinross totalling more than 230 homes. Perth & Kinross Council refused an application for 59 home and eight flats in Milnathort by Springfield Properties last year after concerns were raised so

Castlehill Housing Association has confirmed that it has taken delivery of properties at Golden Knowes in the Aberdeenshire town of Banff.

Guidance and advice offered by the board of Queens Cross Housing Association is "innovative and effective", according to a leading industry accreditation scheme. The Queens Cross board has been recognised for its positive approach taken in developing its board by Remarkable, the business consultancy

A shortage of construction products including roofing materials and timber is starting to impact on the building industry, according to a leading industry trade body.

A new study from UK housing experts has found that landlords play a significant role in tenants’ ability to feel ‘at home’.

West Lothian Council has expanded its buy back scheme which brings former council houses back into its books. The council's open market acquisition system was last renewed in 2016 as a way to increase home purchases and lettable housing stock.

The Highland Council’s housing and property committee have approved the preferred option of tenants and will introduce a 2% increase in council house rent for 2021/22. This means that the average weekly council house rent will rise by £1.55 per week, from £77.70 to £79.25. Th

Councillors in Edinburgh will next week consider a report outlining proposals for a balanced overall budget for 2021/22 as uncertainty persists around future changes and financial pressures brought about by the ongoing Covid19 crisis.