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Douglas McLeod Housebuilder Barratt Developments has delivered a £319 million boost to the UK economy over the past year, according to a new report from the firm.

New figures have revealed Scottish Water's green schemes generated enough power for 11,200 homes last year. With 37GWh of electricity generated, carbon emissions were down 3.5 per cent compared to the previous year, and 16 per cent overall since 2006/07.

A new study has revealed that almost half (49 per cent) of people in Scotland admit to being in debt with many of these feeling the strain, just weeks before Christmas. The YouGov poll, which was commissioned by Scotcash and Scotwest Credit Union, revealed almost 1 in 2 (49 per cent) of adults surve

Derek McGowan Aberdeen City Council has announced that Derek McGowan has been appointed as the new head of communities and housing at the local authority.

Local authorities is Scotland have spent more than £750 million on temporary accommodation for homeless families in the last five years, according to new statistics. The data was obtained by the BBC as part of a wider investigation which found that the amount spent on temporary accommodation by cou

Simon Little Scottish Housing Regulator Board member Simon Little paid tribute to the commitment of active tenants in social housing during the Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) annual conference on Saturday.

Argyll Community Housing Association is today celebrating 10 years since it was formally registered. On the 21st November 2006 the Association took over ownership of just over 5,000 affordable homes from Argyll and Bute Council as part of the then Scottish Government’s Community Ownership Programm

Kingdom staff members (from left) Back Row: Technical officer Sean Whittet, head of HR Andrew Latto, Kerri Gell and finance apprentice Michael Mayes. Front Row: Health and safety officer Dave Roy, housing officer Susan Lowden and chief executive Bill Banks Kingdom Housing Association is supporting t

A St Andrews councillor has called for a ban on new homes in the town being sold as second homes after a council in England won a landmark court decision. A neighbourhood plan for St Ives in Cornwall’s – similar to a Local Development Plan in Scotland – will be the first in the UK to require n

The award-winning renovation at 50-52 Main Street The project to bring a vacant B-listed 18th century tenement on Campbeltown’s Main Street back to life has won a prestigious national award.

Fife Housing Partnership has welcomed recommendations on how to improve the health and wellbeing of women and children who have experienced homelessness as a result of domestic or sexual abuse. The Women’s Health Improvement Research Project, a community led participatory action research proje

Scottish letting agency Homes for Good has been recognised yet again for its ongoing commitment to placing ethics and social change at the centre of its business model after being named Social Enterprise of the Year, at this year’s Scottish Business Awards. The award comes just a week after winnin

Housing and care provider Bield is looking for a volunteer befriender to support an older person who lives in Donaldson Court, a Very Sheltered Housing Development in Leith. Volunteer befrienders help service users who feel isolated or who are unable to get out very easily on their own by giving the

Minister for local government & housing Kevin Stewart with the 'Greener Gardens' project partners and pupils from Holytown Primary learning more about raised raingardens As Scotland sees 2016 as the opportunity to focus on Innovation, Architecture and Design, Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has been

Planning permission has been approved for almost 200 houses to be built on the former Hoover site in Cambuslang. Hoover opened the factory in Cambuslang in 1946, where it operated until its closure in 2005. The buildings were demolished in 2008, at which point the site was cleared and regraded.