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Dumfries and Galloway Council has set out an ambitious agenda to deliver high-quality affordable homes and sustainable development across the region.

Work is underway on a £50,000 flood prevention project in the Larkfield area of Greenock.

Glasgow Story Collective (GSC) has received funding to deliver an exciting heritage project that documents the oral history of Glasgow’s post-war housing programmes. 

Taylor Wimpey has submitted an Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions (AMSC) planning application to Fife Council for the infrastructure required at Halbeath for Phases 2 and 3 of Whitefields neighbourhood in North Dunfermline. 

New windows, doors, air source heat pumps and solar panels are all helping to make Ayrshire Housing’s rural homes more energy efficient. Eleven properties in the village of Straiton have recently undergone extensive improvements to help tenants keep energy costs down while keeping their homes

Solicitor firms across the UK are being invited to join the 2025 Will Aid campaign, with two new charity partners announced for this year’s fundraising initiative.  Shelter and Crisis are set to benefit from this year’s scheme, now in its 37th year, and are appealing to solicitors t

Hoko Design, the Glasgow-based architecture practice founded by BBC Scotland’s Home of the Year judge Danny Campbell, has thrown its support behind two new Social Bite villages. The firm has developed a bank of digital assets of the sites as part of the planning and community engagement proces

Riverside Scotland has appointed Gary Naylor as its new managing director, effective from 8 September 2025. Gary joins the organisation with extensive leadership experience across the UK housing sector. Most recently, he served as chief executive of Thenue Housing and has held senior roles at Peaks

Members of the local community are being invited to attend pubic consultation events on proposals for purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) at 51 West Campbell Street, Glasgow.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has announced the appointment of Richard Meade as its new chief executive. Richard will join the national housing body on 8 September from his current role as director of devolved nations at Carers UK. He will replace SFHA’s outgoing chief

Three Scottish local authorities have been named on a seven-strong shortlist from across the UK for the APSE Overall Council of the Year Award.

Council house tenants in Moray are being asked to help shape local improvements by joining upcoming estate walkabouts with council staff and elected members.

A roofing company from Coatbridge and its director have been served with an Enforcement Order following a high number of consumer complaints.

Detailed plans have now been submitted for new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) in Glasgow city centre.

Struan Lodge Care Home in Dunoon is to benefit from a £315,000 investment following a decision made by Argyll and Bute Council and the Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) to undertake essential improvement works. The investment, which will be funded by the council, will s