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Persimmon North Scotland’s plans for 209 energy-efficient new homes in Crieff have been given the green light by Perth and Kinross Council.

Glasgow City Council has approved plans to build 71 new flats to be built on the site of a B-listed building on Sauchiehall Street.

Glencairn Properties has secured planning permission for a new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in Edinburgh. A shop and car showroom located at 185-187 Dundee Street and 4/5 Dundee Terrace will now be demolished and replaced with a six-storey block containing 206 beds, providi

A comprehensive white paper that explores the critical role of social value and non-financial reporting in driving transformational impact across the UK has been published by Housing Associations Charitable Trust (HACT). The paper, published in collaboration with global professional services network

A revised masterplan for the regeneration of Sighthill in Glasgow has suggested a possible increase of around 300 homes to the overall number of properties.

A former care home in Wishaw is to become assisted living apartments for young adults to live independent lives in a managed environment. In 2023, Thornhill Care Home in Wishaw closed its doors before being purchased by South Lanarkshire care provider Keane Premier Healthcare. Working with S2 Archit

Vacant ground formerly listed as greenbelt off Burdiehouse Road in Edinburgh could be home to new apartments if an application for planning in principle is approved by the City of Edinburgh Council.

Scotland Excel has joined a new national initiative that aims to strengthen opportunities for social enterprises within the country’s supply chains. The centre of procurement expertise has signed up to The Buy Social Scotland Pledge (led by Social Enterprise Scotland) as part of its commitment

Share look forward to bringing back the popular one-day Inspiring Leadership Conference for all inspiring and aspiring leaders in the housing sector and beyond. The conference will focus on some of the challenges all leaders face: imposter syndrome, building resilience within your team, shaping orga

West Lothian Council is being urged to give support to a proposed low carbon community to help it address its recently declared housing emergency.

A clear focus on service delivery, communication and customer engagement has resulted in Parkhead Housing Association (PHA) achieving Customer Service Excellence Accreditation at the first time of asking. PHA were assessed across 57 elements of the customer service excellence standard covering five

A bid to secure permission to build new apartments on a vacant site in Finnieston has been successful at the third time of asking. An application by HJV Consultants for a block with 14 flats and two ground floor commercial units at 1017 Argyle Street has been approved by Glasgow City Counc

Affordable housing provider Vistry Group has agreed terms for a deal that will see US private equity giant Blackstone Real Estate acquire a raft of new homes for private rent across the south east of England. The portfolio, which is largely plots from Vistry’s former Housebuilding landban

Gary Meek, the CEO of Blue Triangle, has recently joined the board of the Coalition of Care and Support Providers (CCPS) in Scotland. He plans to bring a unique view to the board as Blue Triangle is currently the largest provider of supported accommodation in Scotland, and provides outreach work wit

Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) is to make comprehensive data on Charter Performance for 2023/24 available to its members. Through its bespoke Business Intelligence tools, Charter and EESSH data will be presented from 118 landlords, representing around 70% of Scotland&rsqu