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A “perfect storm” of soaring house prices and rising interest rates is putting home ownership out of reach for many, Scottish Labour has warned. New statistics from the ONS have shown that between May 2021 and May 2023 average house prices in Scotland rose by £23,929.

Local authorities were overruled on more than half of all planning appeals in the last year, the Scottish Conservatives have revealed.

Home Group has been ranked the no 1 workplace in the UK in the Best Workplaces for Women Awards 2023.

2023 Kelso Laddie Andrew Thomson, Right Hand Man Callum Davidson and his Left Hand Man Mark Henderson paid a visit to Eildon’s newly refurbished ‘Poynder Apartments’, the former Kelso High School, as part of their Kelso Civic week celebrations. All three principals were f

A Scottish Government minister has praised Wheatley Group for increasing the range of housing available to rent across the country. Patrick Harvie MSP, minister for zero carbon buildings, active travel and tenants’ rights, made the comments as he visited two Lowther mid-market rent development

Scotland's property market is showing signs of resilience amidst widespread affordability concerns, according to the latest report from Landmark Information Group.

A team of intrepid gardeners from Lovell Partnerships joined forces with staff from South Lanarkshire Council to help beat back an invasive species from a park in Hamilton.

Cabinet secretary for wellbeing economy, fair work and energy, Neil Gray MSP, has announced the reappointment of Helen Forsyth as a member of the board of South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE). A former chair of the Scottish Federation of Housing Association (SFHA), Ms Forsyth was chief executive

Springfield Properties has highlighted the "decisive action" taken to address build cost inflation and the "strong" fundamentals of the housing sector in Scotland as the housebuilder revealed it expects to record its highest ever annual revenue. In a trading update issued this week, the&nb

Businesses working across the construction sector are benefitting from a free-to-use online platform that gives them important information on future public sector building projects.

Cala Homes (West) has been announced as this year’s headline sponsor of Glasgow’s leading pantomime in a partnership that mark’s the award-winning homebuilder’s commitment to the city since it moved its HQ to Sauchiehall Street at the end of last year. Cala has signed a partn

Six Cala site managers from Scotland have each received a prestigious Pride in the Job Quality Award. Celebrating outstanding work and commitment to ensuring the highest quality in housebuilding, the annual awards are organised by the National Home Building Council (NHBC).

Newcastle City Council is considering bringing its arms-length management organisation (ALMO) Your Homes Newcastle back in-house as part of a review of housing in the city. A report due to be discussed by the council’s cabinet on Monday 24 July sets out a number of different options which

More than 50 projects tackling social isolation and loneliness throughout Scotland have received a share of a new fund.

East Lothian Council has launched a new grant fund to support the early stages of project development for community groups and organisations. The UKSPF Regeneration Project Development Fund has been developed through the UK Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), part of the wider &lsq