News

First-time buyers, the self-employed and people borrowing into retirement could benefit from further possible changes to mortgage rules.

Upkeep Shettleston Community Enterprise is celebrating 20 years in business. Upkeep was set up in 2005, as a subsidiary of Shettleston Housing Association (SHA), with Wider Role grant funding support from the Scottish Government. It’s original purpose was to deliver quality estate caretaking s

Rutherglen & Cambuslang Housing Association (RCHA) has appointed Angela Spence as its new chief executive officer. Ms Spence will succeed the current director, Elaine Lister, who is set to retire in August 2025 after five years in the position.

An innovative housing development in Dundee, designed to foster independent living, has been honoured with a top accolade at the 2025 Scottish Home Awards.

Scotland's latest housebuilding figures, which revealed that both starts and completions fell across all sectors over the past year, should be “yet another wake-up call” for the Scottish Government, according to the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA). Chief executive Sall

Ayrshire Housing is adding 32 new flats to its housing stock in Ayr town centre. The social landlord will shortly be starting work on site to deliver the new homes for rent.

McTaggart Construction has successfully completed 33 new affordable homes at Cartha Crescent in Paisley for Williamsburgh Housing Association. The delivery of the development was made possible through collaborative efforts with Renfrewshire Council and a grant of £3.2 million from The Scottish

Scotland saw a notable decline in new housebuilding activity over the past year, with both starts and completions falling across all sectors, according to the latest Quarterly Housing Statistics published by the Scottish Government.

Kingdom Housing Association has retained its Customer Service Excellence (CSE) accreditation following a strong performance in its annual review.

UK homebuilder Keepmoat has promoted divisional chairman Ian Hoad to the role of chief executive officer. Ian succeeds Tim Beale, who has stepped down as chief executive following eight years with the business.

For this episode of the Scottish Housing News Podcast, Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black discuss the pressing issues of damp and mould in housing, focusing on the new Awaab’s Law legislation that mandates social landlords to address health hazards within strict timelines. Kerry Brown, co-founder

Followers of Scottish Construction Now’s popular LinkedIn platform have broken through the 30,000 mark with an average of 300 followers signing up each month.

In the final week of Angela Linton’s tenure as chief executive, Hillcrest has taken a moment to celebrate and reflect on her outstanding leadership and lasting legacy at the organisation. Angela’s retirement, effective this week, brings to a close more than three decades of dedicated ser

Scotland’s many cultures will be celebrated at a football tournament held in Glasgow this weekend, boosted by the support of Wheatley Group. The Refugee World Cup Scotland 2025 tournament will see around 250 players from 50 different nations take part in the event at Toryglen on Sunday, 29 Jun

Bellway Homes Ltd (Scotland East) has been granted planning permission to develop 217 new homes at Prestonpans.