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Plans for the new Meadowbank sports centre Detailed planning consent has been submitted for a new £45 million council-led regeneration of Edinburgh’s Meadowbank.

Tim Jones More than a quarter of a billion pounds has been raised by independent not-for-profit Allia to help tackle global and local issues such as unemployment, social exclusion and affordable housing – with half that sum (£125 million) being issued in 2017 alone.

Homes previously delivered by Dundad Estates Work is set to begin next month on a new development with over 250 homes after proposals were given the green light by West Lothian Council.

Scotland has delivered a third more affordable homes per capita over the last decade than England, according to figures from the Scottish Government. In answer to a parliamentary question from Edinburgh North and Leith MSP Ben Macpherson, housing minister Kevin Stewart revealed that over the 2007-08

Max Brown Housing and care specialist Blackwood has launched its annual search to find the brightest and best new innovations to help those with disabilities.

Housebuilders are investing in modern methods of construction and skills to address a number of industry challenges as they look to deliver growth and new homes for the future, according to new research. The third annual Lloyds Bank housebuilding report which surveys housebuilders and their supply c

By Roger Halliday, Chief Statistician, Scottish Government Looking back

West Lothian Council has launched an update to its Tenant Participation Strategy to include all the ways in which tenants and service users can take part in shaping housing services. Over the course of last year tenants have worked alongside tenant participation staff to review the previous Tenant P

Margaret Ross Margaret Ross has retired as chief executive of Waverley Housing after 24 years’ service.

More than £143 million is set to be invested in housing across the Falkirk Council area in the next three years as part of the local authority’s on-going investment programme. In 2018/19, £13.5m will be spent making improvements to around 5,000 properties across the council area, such as:

The completed homes at Devilla in Kincardine The final phase of a major affordable housing development in Kincardine, Fife, has been completed by Kingdom Housing Association after a multi-million pound construction project.

Douglas McLeod Housebuilder Barratt Developments has announced plans to open 12 new sites creating 2280 new homes across Scotland during the course of 2018.

The Liberal Democrats have urged the Scottish Government to introduce a new loan scheme to help with the cost of renovating empty homes, after the party discovered almost 1,000 properties have lain empty for over a decade. Party leader Willie Rennie made the plea after a Freedom of Information reque

Sprinkler systems are to be featured as standard in all new council houses being built in Perth and Kinross, the local authority has announced. Perth & Kinross Council said sprinklers to suppress fires will be built into all new developments which are currently at design stage and going forward.

Colin Mair The chief executive of the national improvement organisation for councils in Scotland, Colin Mair, has announced he is to retire from local government service.