Chartered architect practice Cooper & MacGregor Ltd has submitted plans for three carbon neutral houses specified to Passivhaus standards in Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire. The Aberdeen firm said the application will achieve a platinum and gold sustainability label under section 7 of the building st
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Shelter Scotland will today lead a protest against the “shocking scale of unlawful activity” from Glasgow City Council in denying homeless people their rights. Dozens of homelessness campaigners will stage a peaceful, public protest at the City Chambers at 11am aimed at raising awareness of the
Following a string of success and recognition, the Eildon Group was delighted to be Highly Commended in the Housing Association of the Year category at the recent Scottish Home Awards.
Following the launch of the CIH ‘Make a Stand’ campaign on domestic abuse, CIH vice president Jim Strang looks at how the issue is being tackled in Scotland and calls for the Scottish housing sector to sign up to this important campaign. Last month, the Chartered Institute of Housing lau
Work and pensions secretary Esther McVey Work and pensions secretary Esther McVey has been forced to apologise after being criticised by the national audit watchdog for making “incorrect” claims about Universal Credit in Parliament.
Residents at Hanover Scotland’s Hanover Court development in Dunfermline celebrate 25 years since the development opened A party was organised for the residents at a Hanover Scotland sheltered housing complex in Dunfermline to mark a major anniversary in the history of the site.
Chris Dun Chris Dun charts recent changes to the Scottish Housing Regulator's powers regarding registered social landlords (RSLs) and debates whether less regulation is a good thing.
The latest housing development for Aberdeenshire Council has been officially opened in Inverurie. The North Street development is a collection of 16 one and two-bedroom flats for rent, handed over to the council in April this year.
Ferguslie Park Housing Association (FPHA) has set itself the goal of transforming a Paisley estate into the cleanest in the town. A team of volunteers joined the Association in picking up rubbish dumped on roads and gardens around the Ferguslie Park scheme.
Tollcross Housing Association is moving to its new office at 868 Tollcross Road in Glasgow from July 9. The new office forms part of an £8.5 million project which includes 47 high quality affordable flats and houses for rent.
As the Home Report prepares to turn ten years old this year, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has argued that there is no doubt that it has found its place in the complex world of property transactions. Introduced in Scotland amid a welter of controversy on December 1, 2008, the Hom
A housebuilder has submitted plans to build more than 100 new homes in an Aberdeenshire village. Scotia Homes wants to create 113 new homes would be built in Tarves.
A planning application for the development of 130 properties on the Ellengowan estate in Dundee was submitted to the local authority last week. The plans, which focus on good quality design and landscaping, offer a mix of houses, cottage flats, amenity flats and flats.
Housing charity LAR has completed its biggest ever deal for a development in the east end of Glasgow. The organisation has agreed to purchase 64 homes at a site being developed by Cruden Estates Limited on Helenvale Street, just a short walk from the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome. This is LAR’s single b
The fully let signs are up at Osprey Housing’s first ever, new build development in Inverurie. Tenants have just moved in to the housing association’s 12 flats at its brand new, high specification, £1 million development in Portstown. The Scottish Government provided a grant of £864,000 for th