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The Scottish Government has issued a joint letter from Ivan McKee MSP, minister for public finance, and Dr Fiona Simpson, chief planner, clarifying how National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) Policy 22 on flood risk and water management should be applied in practice by planning authorities and develop

Housebuilder Bellway has upgraded its annual forecast following what it described as a "robust" period of trading during the spring, citing stronger customer demand and improved affordability driven by easing interest rates. In a trading update, the FTSE 250-listed firm said it now expects to delive

The Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel is calling for the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) switch-off to be delayed after fears from rural communities in Scotland that they will be left without heating or hot water because their current meters have not yet been replaced.

A number of homes, properties, and pieces of land on sites across Glasgow are to be disposed of by the local authority to allow for the creation of new homes and other development. Decisions approved by a Glasgow City Council committee yesterday will result in social, mid-market rent and privat

The STV Children’s Appeal has announced 11 charity partners that will receive multi-year funding and support through its newly created Ignite Fund. The charities will receive a share of over £1 million this year, delivering positive impact on the lives of children, young people and famil

Netflix is to release a powerful new documentary set to lay bare the systemic failures and regulatory neglect that led to the loss of 72 lives following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017.

The Scottish Government must “seize the opportunity” from the Spending Review and announce a long-term funding plan for Scotland’s housing associations, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said.

Thenue Housing is set to build 42 flats and maisonettes in Calton on the site of the now derelict former Tureen Street primary school. In a heritage-related development, the façade of the blonde sandstone building will be retained and incorporated into the multi-million pound project.

House prices in Scotland rose over the past three months at the slowest rate seen since the beginning of 2024, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) has released early insights into the 2024/25 Charter performance dataset. The release came on Tuesday 3 May—just 72 hours after the deadline for landlords to submit their Annual Returns on the Charter to the Scottish Housing Regulator.

New images illustrating proposals for the site of the former ABC music venue building on Sauchiehall Street were unveiled today.

Plans to transform social care across Scotland will be progressed after the Scottish Parliament approved the Care Reform (Scotland) Bill.

At Glen Oaks' annual BIG Conversation event an interactive voting system was used to enable live feedback, discussion prompts and allow the team to take forward recommendations from its tenants.

Aberdeenshire Council has developed a new pilot project to further highlight the significant opportunities around long-term undeveloped sites across the region. The 2025 Delivery Programme is a live document which will feature progress updates on allocated sites as well as other relevant information

People across Stirling are being asked for their views on how housing should be delivered in the area over the next five years in a new survey. Feedback is being sought on Stirling Council’s new Local Housing Strategy (LHS). This key strategic document sets out the council’s vision for t