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Morrison Construction has begun work on a new housing development for the Highland Council and Highland Housing Alliance in the heart of Inverness.

Shelter Scotland director Graeme Brown reviews progress on housing and homelessness since 1999. 1999 seems both close and very distant now. It’s hard to recall the days when housing debate for Scotland, at a parliamentary level, used to be squeezed into an annual 90-minute slot and the very, v

As part of an ongoing commitment to ‘Give Something Back’ to its tenants and communities, Fife Housing Group recently organised a free day out for a group of local families.

Community groups and projects can now apply to the new £11.5 million fund to tackle disadvantage, poverty and inequality. The Investing in Communities Fund encourages community-led development, design and delivery of sustainable local solutions addressing local issues, circumstances and aspira

England’s social housing regulator has launched a 12-week consultation on a revised Rent Standard that could restrict rent increases by up to CPI+1% annually from 2020 for at least five years.

An 18-strong team led by industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) have returned from building a home for a vulnerable 84-year old widow and her orphaned grandchildren in Kenya, raising £40,000 in the process to support the work of charity Habitat for Humanity.

Plans for six new homes have been submitted to Fife Council.

Two prototype homes have been unveiled which aim to address changing customer needs by adapting to meet individual requirements. Taylor Wimpey said the homes at Dargavel Village development in Bishopton respond to customer feedback and will gather information that could change the way the company ho

Hundreds of construction jobs and more than 400 homes are set to be created as work starts on three development sites in East Dunbartonshire over the coming months. CALA Homes (West) said it anticipates the sites in Bishopbriggs, Lenzie and Kirkintilloch will deliver around 444 direct construction j

Places for People is undertaking a UK-wide project to assess the opportunities of Building Information Management (BIM) at scale across its diverse set of operating businesses and across the entire lifecycle of its property assets. The project aims to determine where and how BIM can be of further va

A derelict former commercial site in Edinburgh has made way for a brand new Hillcrest development, injecting 59 affordable homes into the capital’s housing provision. The new development, which is spread across three blocks of flats at Loaning Road, was completed this month and offers 48 homes

Berwickshire Housing Association’s vision of creating thriving rural communities has come to fruition in Chirnside following the completion of a new affordable and energy-efficient housing development. Reflecting local demand, the 25-unit development at Glebe Place is a good mix of housing typ

The chief executive, chair and board of Hanover Scotland has celebrated the organisation’s 40th anniversary. Over the 40 years since it was created, the housing association has been at the forefront of providing innovative care and housing to meet varying needs and supporting residents to expe

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has announced the beginning of pre-construction and enabling works for a development of 295 new homes at its Spencer Fields development in Inverkeithing. The development, which will deliver 74 affordable homes in partnership with Fife Council, has also been designed to pr

An annual football festival hosted by Cairn Housing Group has taken place and gets even bigger and better each year.  Now in its seventh year, the Cairn Cup is supported by the Cairn Community Fund and organised by volunteers from Cradlehall Football Club in Inverness.