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The City of Edinburgh Council’s Advice Shop has achieved accreditation to the Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers.

Scotland’s first eco construction training centre is teaching students key skills to deliver net zero targets. Constructed by McTaggart Construction, the newly opened state-of-the-art facility at West Lothian College supports sustainable construction and energy efficiencies. It will provide tr

House prices in Scotland are anticipated to rise through the first quarter of 2024 according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

Work is now underway on two brand new council house developments in the Garnock Valley. A total of 14 new homes will be built across four sites at Laburnum Avenue, Beith, and Newhouse Drive, Kilbirnie.

Bold plans to create a new community and regenerate the iconic Govan Graving Docks have been submitted to Glasgow City Council. The proposals, led by New City Vision, and designed by Glasgow-based architects O'DonnellBrown, would see the construction of up to 304 new homes on the southern boundary o

Caledonia Housing Association (CHA) has hosted its first in-person annual staff conference in four years. With a theme of ‘We are the ‘I’ in Caledonia’, the event featured a variety of workshops covering communication, mental health, and equality and diversity.

Taylor Wimpey has said it expects profits to be at the top end of its previous guidance despite a fall in home completions.

Homelessness levels in Scotland are projected to increase by a third in the space of just two years if ministers fail to change their approach, a new report has found.

A peer support group has been established for housing co-operatives in Scotland to share their specialised experience and knowledge. Set up following a scoping exercise, the group includes Drumchapel Housing Co-op, Hawthorn Housing Co-op, Lister Housing Co-op, West Granton Housing Co-op an

The average Scottish house price reached £194,000 in November 2023, a 2.2% increase compared to the same period in 2022, according to the latest data from the UK House Price Index (HPI).

Falkirk Council’s Executive Committee has agreed that Grangemouth Flood Protection Scheme which is Scotland’s largest flood scheme can proceed to the statutory notification stage after it considered an update report yesterday.

Community groups in Argyll and Bute could see their wishes and ideas come to life through the council’s Community Benefit Scheme. The Community Benefit Scheme has been running since September 2020, and enables contractors and suppliers appointed by the council to choose from a list of proposed

Members of Reidvale Housing Association have voted to reject the proposed transfer of engagements with Places for People Scotland. At a Special General Meeting held on Monday night, 138 shareholders voted to back continued community ownership with 70 supporting the transfer.

Council tenants in Dundee who took part in the annual rent consultation have backed the lowest proposed increase of the three options presented to them. Following a two-month consultation exercise, more than 72% of the 2330 tenants who responded opted for a 3.5% rise, equal to an average increase of

Grant Murray Architects has secured planning permission from Glasgow City Council to build serviced apartments at the junction of 139-141 West Regent Street. The approval clears the way for a seven-storey block containing 70 apartments alongside a ground floor restaurant and a rooftop bar following