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GRAHAM Investment Projects has secured planning consent from Glasgow City Council to deliver a landmark purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in the city’s Anderston area. Representing £70m investment, the new complex at 138 Hydepark Street will transform a disused brown

Two Scottish pensioners who lost their entitlement to Winter Fuel Payment and the equivalent Scottish benefit to be introduced in winter 2024/25 after changes were made to the eligibility rules have lost a judicial review challenge to the decisions of both the UK and Scottish governments.

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE), the country's largest public landlord, has adopted the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS). The news marks a significant step for the SRS in the UK, and in promoting environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting across the

A new multi-million-pound care home has opened in Inverness, marking the first step in a vision to create a new care community for the city.

The National House Building Council (NHBC) has appointed Paul Turner as chief executive officer, effective 1 September 2025. Paul Turner will succeed Steve Wood, who announced his intention to step down earlier this year after leading the organisation since 2017.

Whiteinch & Scotstoun Housing Association (WSHA) has officially launched its new business plan for 2025-2030, setting out a bold vision to enhance its role as a provider of quality, safe, and affordable homes while deepening its impact as a community anchor organisation. The new plan outlines st

Albyn Housing Society has appointed Robert Buchanan as a new director of IT and business services to support the operations and resilience of the social housing provider and Marcie Ballance as the new head of development and sustainability to help Albyn combat the Highland housing challenge. Part of

Sarah Peterson, a seasoned director at Horizon M&E Services Design with over 15 years specialising in sustainability and energy within the built environment, is set to offer critical insights on the path to net zero at the inaugural Scottish Construction Summit. Her talk, Route to Net Zero

Two turf-cutting ceremonies marked the start of new investment and homes in the west of Dumfries and Galloway by Wheatley Group last week. 

An entire residential building in Perth city centre needs to be immediately demolished in the aftermath of a fatal fire, engineers have said. Emergency services were alerted to the blaze in the early hours of Saturday, June 14, when patrolling officers spotted flames engulfing the four-storey reside

AS Homes (Scotland) has secured planning permission from East Renfrewshire Council to deliver 12 new homes for social rent on behalf of Barrhead Housing. The small development on derelict urban land at Cross Arthurlie Street, near Barrhead Park and Barrhead train station, will comprise a four-storey

Respected housing expert Tracey Howatt is to bring her extensive experience and deep-rooted passion for supporting older people to a key leadership role at Bield Housing and Care. The housing and care provider has appointed Howatt as its chief operating officer (COO), a move that comes as the organi

First Minister John Swinney has confirmed that pensioners in Scotland will receive no less than they would under the new UK Winter Fuel Payment scheme.

Stirling Council has approved the sale of the former Beech Gardens Care Home in Torbrex following a successful marketing exercise that attracted multiple bids from interested parties.

Fife Council is inviting residents to share their views on short-term lets and the potential designation of Short-term Let Control Areas within Fife.   This consultation aims to gather public opinion on the principle of implementing control areas within which short-term lets would need planning