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David Thomas The UK's biggest housebuilder Barratt Developments is forecasting a 20 per cent increase in full-year profits but warned that it could slow its pace of construction following the Brexit vote.

Simon Rubinsohn House prices across Scotland have continued to rise following a sustained dip in the supply of new properties coming on to the market, surveyors have reported today.

Armed Forces families have been “badly let down” for years after being provided with homes so bad they often don’t have heating and hot water, according to MPs. The cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) blamed the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and contractor CarillionAmey and said the condit

A new multi-million pound fund which will allow Scottish communities to buy, manage or develop buildings or land opened for business yesterday. Between now and 2020 up to £45 million of Big Lottery Fund cash will be available through Community Assets to support community led projects to develop or

West Dunbartonshire Council has urged residents to report rogue tradesmen after a rise in the number of fly-tipping incidents related to home improvement works. A significant amount of illegally dumped waste has been discovered in a number of areas across the region, including paving slabs and old g

By Conrad Rossouw, digital manager for Shelter Scotland Calling all coders, designers, and housing professionals! Shelter Scotland needs you to help us solve Scotland’s housing crisis. We’re getting together on the 28th of July for a weekend of brainstorming and collaboration to devise digital s

Technology in the 21st Century is providing us with the means to communicate our thoughts and ideas across the planet in a way that would have been unthinkable, even 10 years ago. However good the technology is, it cannot pick up the subtleties of a language, the culture that underpins it, or even t

Pete Jew with his award An Edinburgh man who helped to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for homeless and badly housed people in Scotland has been named the UK’s top charity shop worker.

Tammy Adams Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s response to the report of the independent planning review panel, praising its commitment to strengthening and simplifying the planning system to achieve positive outcomes for Scotland, including the delivery

The most vulnerable people in Scotland are falling into destitution because the benefits system is failing to provide a safety net, according to a charity. On the day Britain welcomes Theresa May as its new Prime Minister, evidence published by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has exposed “shocking�

Front centre: Cllr Judy Hamilton and Cllr Bobby Clelland. Behind from left: John Mills (Fife Council head of housing services), Sandy Soutar (Fife Council), Cllr Kate Stewart, Paul Short (Fife Council), Stevie McCaughey and Adam Hodge (Allan Water Homes) Another development in Fife Council’s Affor

Fanchea Kelly A housing support service has been heavily praised by the Care Inspectorate after it received a five star review for its services.

(from left) Lewis Allan, Adam Young, Josh Whiting, Kierran Gardner, Cllr Tony Martin, Provost Councillor Jim Leishman, Cllr Lesley Laird, Stewart Stark, Harris Morran, Noelene Paton, Oatis Fowler. A group of young unemployed Fifers have been improving their chances of finding work, thanks to an inno

A Bield retirement housing development in North Lanarkshire has been lit up by an array of weekly and monthly events thanks to a dedicated group of tenants, including a husband and wife team, and a hard working volunteer. Ranging from day trips, computing, craft & exercise classes to an annual h

Property developer MNM Developments has started work on an £11 million residential scheme in the heart of Edinburgh. The project, on Marionville Road, near Meadowbank Stadium, is scheduled for completion in early 2017 and is being supported by a £7.7 million funding package from Bank of Scotland.