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Tougher conditions on public funds and meaningful community influence in ownership and decision making are key to driving forward fair and balanced changes in the way land is used in the transition towards net zero, according to a new roadmap issued by the Scottish Land Commission today.

Connect Modular, part of The Wee House Group, has been appointed to the LHC Procurement Group’s (LHC) new Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) of new homes (NH3) Framework.

Clearer Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) regulation is needed to accelerate success and growth opportunities in the housebuilding sector, a joint study from law firm Womble Bond Dickinson and the University of Cambridge has found. The research, titled ESG: Investing in the built envir

More than 9,000 long-term empty homes have been brought back into use in Scotland since the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) was established in 2010, according to a new report published today. In its latest impact report, the SEHP reported that empty homes officers supported owners to bring 1

Springfield and Wheatley Group have signed a deal worth £9.7 million to drive the regeneration of Deans South in Livingston. The deal will be transformational for the local area and will deliver high-quality new homes, with the creation of the first 46 properties, built by Springfield, within

An important planning document which will help to shape future land use of Aberdeen and guide planning decisions including housing developments, leisure, and industrial zones was approved yesterday and will be formally adopted by Aberdeen City Council over the next few days. The modified Aberdeen Lo

North Ayrshire Council is seeking a local approach as potential changes are being proposed to Council Tax on second and empty homes.

South Ayrshire Council has received plans to convert empty office space in Ayr into residential flats.

Members of Glasgow City Council's planning application committee have approved plans to build an apartment block on an old tennis court at a West End sports club.

Hadden Homes has obtained approval to build 39 new homes in Newtyle, marking the largest expansion of the village in decades.

Perth and Kinross residents have been urged to have their say on whether Short-Term Let Control Areas are needed in Highland and Eastern Perthshire. The consultation on whether controls are necessary in the two tourist hotspots began this month and runs until 18 August.

The National Retrofit Hub has appointed Rachael Owens and Sara Edmonds as co-directors who take over from Russell Smith, interim director, in mid-July 2023. The two join at a crucial point in the Hub’s progress towards enabling the delivery of housing retrofit at scale in the UK. Working close

Loreburn Housing Association’s Fit for Life initiative, which was launched in 2022, was designed to tackle the impact Covid-19 has had on its tenants by reducing social isolation, improving physical and mental wellbeing, and strengthening its Later Living communities.

Councillors have granted planning permission for an application to build 25 social homes in Tarbolton. The plans, which are part of a wider development, relate to a parcel of land at the Croft Street and the Westport area of the village. Behind the proposals are Hayhill Developments Ltd, of Mau

Cruden Homes has officially begun work on 48 new private homes for sale in the Drumchapel area of Glasgow.