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ARK Housing Consultancy has announced a senior figure in the social housing sector will be joining its consultancy team. Kirsty Wells will take up her role of assistant director in early July 2024.

Proposals by Cala Homes that would deliver a mix of 68 new homes, 17 of which would be affordable properties, at Upper Lochton, Banchory, have been recommended for approval by officers at Aberdeenshire Council.

Kate Lackie, Malcolm MacLeod and Allan Gunn have been appointed as assistant chief executives with The Highland Council. Under a new council structure consisting of three service clusters, they will each manage a service reporting directly to chief executive Derek Brown.

Springfield Properties has signed a new contract, worth £10.1 million, with Moray Council for the delivery of affordable housing. The group will receive funds from the sale of the land to Moray Council in the current financial year and the design and build phase, which accounts for the vast ma

Housing consultancy firm Arneil Johnston has retained its Investors in People (IIP) Platinum status, having been re-awarded the prestigious accreditation for the next three years.

GRAHAM has started construction on a new £59 million low-carbon development in Edinburgh which combines student flats, build-to-rent and affordable homes. The Burnet Point scheme in Abbey Lane is the first-ever mixed-use residential development of its kind by Unite Students, one of the UK&rsqu

New amenity blocks for Travellers at Clinterty which include a kitchen, bathroom, and storage facilities have been completed. The facilities, which were funded by Aberdeen City Council with £3.1 million of support from the Scottish Government Gypsy/Traveller Accommodation Fund, include 21 amen

Ralph Sayer, the Edinburgh-based solicitors and estate agents, has broken new ground with the recruitment of its first trainee. Napier University law graduate Megan Kane joins the firm on a two-year traineeship having recently attained her Diploma In Professional Legal Practice from Strathclyde Univ

Work has officially commenced on Scottish Borders Housing Association’s latest development in Newtown St Boswells. SBHA’s chief operating officer Maria Lyle, director of development Emma Garry and chair of the board of management Robin Hill were joined on-site by for the official start o

Councillors have agreed to continue to engage with the Scottish Government for further investment in Argyll and Bute communities facing depopulation, particularly affordable housing, digital and transport connectivity and more employment opportunities. Councillors considered the Scottish Government&

A young woman presented to Govan Law Centre’s Women’s Rights Project as an emergency referral as she was struggling in B&B interim accommodation provided by Glasgow City Council has been provided with a furnished tenancy. The woman and her partner had been placed in B&B accommoda

Persimmon has welcomed an increase in sales, orders and property prices as “green shoots” signalling the potential easing of pressures in the sector.

Bridgewater Housing Association (BHA) has successfully met all regulatory requirements for tenant and resident safety, an updated engagement plan published by the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has confirmed. This achievement comes after Bridgewater proactively addressed gas servicing issues ident

Blackfinch Property has announced an £11.1 million investment into a residential development in Partick.

It’s just days until the opening of the Homebuilding & Renovating Show, which is back SEC, Glasgow on 11-12 May 2024.