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A development of 47 new homes in Drumnadrochit has been granted planning approval following an appeal. Springfield Properties has already delivered 35 homes – including affordable homes – just off the A82 in the highland village on the banks of Loch Ness. The proposals for the next phase

Communities and charities are set to benefit from a share of £1 million being allocated to support with the cost-of-living.

Caledonia Housing Association has been awarded a cHeRries Award for its 'Agile for Everyone' project under the Culture Transformation Category at last night’s DC Thomson Award ceremony. Caledonia’s 'Agile for Everyone' approach was a long-standing business aim which was accelerated durin

Below is a full transcript of episode 57 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast titled 'Housing Bill part 4: An interview with housing minister Paul McLennan'. Listen to the episode here.

Empty offices above the former Monkey House pub in Aberdeen could be converted into 10 flats in a renewed bid to increase accommodation in the city centre.

A developer has launched a public consultation into plans to replace redundant Glasgow city centre offices with student flats.

Wellhouse Housing Association (WHA) has kick-started its search for a new director to replace the departing Martin Wilkie-McFarlane. As reported by SHN last year, Mr Wilkie-McFarlane had decided to stand down after seven years of service.

A housing emergency has been declared by South Lanarkshire Council.

Plans to invest in Pitlochry High School to create a new community campus and create more affordable housing in the town have been given the green light by councillors in Perth and Kinross. The proposals, made following the Pitlochry Locality Asset Review, will see £8.7m invested in the school

A new report released from Independent Age, the national charity supporting older people in financial hardship, projects a dramatic surge in poverty in later life by 2040 if current trends and policies stay the same.

Surveyors in Scotland anticipate that house prices will increase through the coming months according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey as both demand and supply remain steady.

The Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) has raised "serious concerns" over the Scottish Government's decision to discontinue funding for solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage under the Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan scheme. Energy Saving Trust Scotland last week pulled both

The Sheriff Appeal Court has reduced the amount payable by a joiner who failed to meet quality of work standards in an attic conversion job by £12,000 after he challenged the sheriff’s decision to award decree in favour of the pursuers.

Revised plans to demolish a property in Glencoe, made notorious as the home of disgraced television presenter Jimmy Savile, to make way for a new residence look set to be given the green light. Allt-Na-Reigh near Ballachullish has been subjected to continued vandalism despite also being the pre

A financial model implemented by Lar Housing Trust is a proven blueprint to help tackle Scotland's current housing crisis, the charity has said. Launched in autumn 2015, Lar uses loan-based finance rather than traditional grant funding to provide affordable housing developments. The Scotland-wide or