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Montrose Woods Four new energy efficient single storey homes have been built for the Highlands Small Communities Housing Trust’s Rent to Buy scheme at Montrose Woods in Auldearn.

A developer has defended its decision not to include affordable housing as part of a major redevelopment of the former Broadford Works in Aberdeen. Ferness Investment Holdings (FIH) submitted a proposal to Aberdeen City Council, outlining plans to create 890 units at the site which do not include af

Fergus Ewing Leading energy suppliers should tell their customers when bills will start to drop in the interests of “transparency and fairness”, according to energy minister Fergus Ewing.

Coinciding with 2016 being the year of Architecture, Design and Innovation, industry body Homes for Scotland has launched its first student competition encouraging innovative home designs suitable to meet future zero carbon requirements. It is hoped that the competition will also provide a platform

The awful weather conditions across Scotland over the winter period did little to slow down construction work at a development of 113 homes for the Private Rented Sector (PRS) in Edinburgh. CCG Scotland’s Lochrin Basin development will provide one, two and four bedroom apartments over six-storeys

An aerial view of the former St Cuthbert's High School site Persimmon Homes West Scotland has begun work on a £13 million housing scheme at a former school site in Johnstone.

Continuing this year's Homeless Spotlight feature, Shelter Scotland's senior policy officer, Emma Dore, takes a detailed look at the charity's report into the use of temporary accommodation in Scotland which revealed that Scottish children spent nearly one million days homeless during 2015. Emma Dor

Margaret Burgess Subsidy levels for affordable homes for rent being delivered by councils and registered social landlords (RSLs) are to increase up to £14,000 for each new home over the next three years, the Scottish Government has announced.

Alex Neil A new £14 million fund has been introduced which will allow councils across Scotland to make homes, public buildings and businesses more energy efficient.

Alex Rowley Scottish Labour’s pledge to build 60,000 new affordable homes over the course of the next parliament would support almost 50,000 jobs a year and help thousands of first-time buyers, the party has claimed.

Katy Dickson Housing minister Margaret Burgess has been urged to think again over a lack of grounds to provide homes for employees in the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill.

Elderpark Housing Association has successfully retained the prestigious Gold Accreditation from Investors in People (IIP), the most successful framework for business improvement through people in the UK. The accomplishment represents a true commitment to employees and demonstrates a solid foundation

First minister Nicola Sturgeon with Brendan O’Hara MP and Association tenants Mr and Mrs Birnie A major milestone has been reached by an advice project run in partnership with Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA).

A further 26 people have successfully completed the community development Activate courses supported by ng homes and delivered by the University of Glasgow. The main aim of Activate is to give local people who are active in their communities an opportunity to reflect on what they do and why they do

Homes of the future will need to be properly hard-wired as technology plays a greater role in looking after the health and wellbeing of owners, new research by the NHBC Foundation has found. The ‘Connected Home’ report identifies and examines the benefits of smart technologies which are transfor