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Retirement home group McCarthy & Stone is to close its Scottish business as part of a continued restructure to reduce costs. The firm, which has already closed its southwest regional business, said the Scotland business is being wound down and closed over the next 12 months.

A potential developer is being sought to deliver a £15.5 million regeneration project in Elgin. The Bilbohall masterplan, which was approved by Moray Council in November, outlines plans for 382 new homes for the south of the town, taking shape near the newly-built Elgin High School.

Sunnyside Estates Ltd has secured planning permission for the initial phase a development in Montrose which will provide the region with up to 450 new homes when complete. This first phase of the Sunnyside Park project will see the construction of 142 units including 99 new build properties and the

Merchant Homes has secured planning permission for a proposed new residential development in Glasgow. Located at Stepford Road, just north of the city’s Edinburgh Road, Lochwood Gardens will comprise a collection of 106 homes including a mix of two, three and four-bedroom detached, semi-detach

McGill & Co returned to work this week for the first time since being purchased from administration. The Dundee construction firm was purchased from administration by Catalus Energy Investments last month after the firm succumbed to disputes and delays in payment for a number of significant proj

This is the second in a series of blog posts reflecting on approaches to delivering alternative tenures in Scotland. In the first post, Professor Moira Munro reflects on some of the main points of discussion from a recent roundtable hosted by Shelter Scotland. In this post, the second in the series,

Sheltered residents of Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) have been recreating yester-year thanks to a partnership initiative aimed at health and well-being. Residents of some of DGHP’s sheltered housing complexes in Dumfries and Kirkcudbright have been benefitting from the sessi

Companies will have to pass new tougher tests before entering the energy market under new proposals announced by Ofgem. The energy watchdog said to apply for a licence to supply energy from June, applicants will need to demonstrate they can adequately fund their operations for their first year, outl

The electricity and gas network operators for the north of Scotland are joining forces with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to help make homes safer. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) and SGN will be teaming up with fire crews to highlight the extra help available for vulnerable

Moving home can be stressful and when Glasgow-based creative agency Cole AD found themselves seeking new office space they thought it would be drawn-out process. Their search however was over swiftly after they heard the Clockwise Building in the Glasgow’s city centre had space that might fit

Two of Scotland's leading homeless charities have amalgamated to become one unified organisation. Glasgow-based Simon Community Scotland and Edinburgh’s Streetwork have joined forces in tackling homelessness, combining the two largest street outreach teams in the country.

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has completed roof and roughcast improvements to its homes in Luss. The village, located at the gateway to the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, is famous for the TV series Take The High Road and is one of the busiest visitor destinations in Arg

Scottish Labour has condemned a lack of affordable homes and “rip-off” private rents it said are driving more families into poverty. The party’s analysis of Scottish Government data reveals that 20,000 children in the private rented sector were living in severe poverty during the t

Campaigners are calling on the Scottish Government to support major changes to prevent tenants being “forced into poverty by sky-high rents” after a survey pointed towards huge public support for the action. Excluding respondents who said they don’t know, three-quarters of Scots sa

The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) recently co-organised a roundtable with Shelter Scotland, SFHA, ALACHO, Scottish Futures Trust, and Rettie & Co., to discuss the role of alternative tenures (build-to-rent, mid-market rent, shared ownership) and delivery/funding models, an