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Gordon Sloan and Lorraine Starrs, head of asset management for City Building (Glasgow); Gordon Dillon, head of operations for City Building (Glasgow); Alan Burns, deputy exec director of City Building; painter and decorator Macauley Wood; and joiners Naveed Mohammed and Christopher Murray A new impr

Norman Macleod Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has appointed a new chair for the organisation following its AGM last week.

Nicola Barclay Scotland’s home building industry is urging the Scottish Government to guard against complacency over housing as new statistics show a marginal increase of just 251 homes (1%) completed in 2016-17 compared to the previous year.

Bob Doris The way in which local governments plan and spend their under pressure revenue budgets will be scrutinised by a Holyrood committee.

The proposed new layout for Carron Den Councillors have turned down an application to build 142 homes in Stonehaven.

Borderline client Billy More than half of Scottish people who are homeless in London have mental health issues, the homelessness charity Borderline has reported.

Nic Mayall Our latest Just a Minute participant is Nic Mayall, managing director of James Gibb residential factors, which has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen and manages 24,000 properties throughout Scotland.

The cost of privately renting a home in the UK is set to increase as landlords pull out of the sector in the coming year, surveyors have warned. The August residential market survey conducted by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has found that nearly two-thirds of surveyors expect

REHAU’s free District Heating workshops will be heading to Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh on Wednesday, October 4th, to offer consultants, contractors, local authorities, developers and housing associations the chance to find out more about the benefits and practicalities of District Heating. This is

Ellie Hutchinson Shelter Scotland’s private renting project manager, Ellie Hutchinson, invites people to attend the charity’s first conference for renters in Glasgow.

Plans to create a new neighbourhood of 231 affordable homes in Turriff have been given unanimous approval by councillors. A decision on the Springfield Properties scheme was deferred by Aberdeenshire Council’s Formartine area committee last month after concerns were raised about the viability of t

Regeneration firm Urban Union and architects Barton Willmore have submitted plans for the next phase of regeneration at the Pennywell Living development to the City of Edinburgh Council. The application includes plans for 315 dwellings, landscaping and associated drainage and infrastructure at the s

Adam Tomkins The Scottish Conservatives will today challenge the Scottish Government to adopt its “ambitious but deliverable” proposals aimed at tackling Scotland’s housing crisis.

Graeme Brown A 30% increase in the number of affordable homes approved in Scotland does not completely alleviate concerns over the amount of homes needed to tackle the country’s housing crisis, according to Shelter Scotland.

Chairman Trevor Burrows The Eildon Group held its 44th Annual General Meeting last week to update its members on its activities and progress against record breaking growth targets.