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The Scottish Government has launched a consultation into proposed reforms of domestic and non-domestic Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs).

Barratt Developments has revealed it is on track to deliver 270 new affordable homes across Edinburgh and the Lothians this year. Cammo Meadows in Edinburgh, Leith’s Merchant Quay and St Clair Mews in Roslin, will all benefit from affordable housing this year, with a total of 270 homes earmark

The Scottish Government and local authorities spent £56 million last year to provide lifeline support and to help mitigate UK Government welfare policies, according to official figures. The annual update of Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics for 2022-23 includes annual statistics on Community Ca

Plans to demolish two Glasgow tower blocks have now been lodged with the local authority. New Gorbals Housing Association (NGHA) has enlisted Effective Engineering to progress plans for the demolition of 305 and 341 Caledonia Road.

Eight private properties in St Crispin’s Place in Falkirk have been brought back from the brink of demolition, undergoing an astounding transformation thanks to the hard work of Falkirk Council’s Empty Homes team. Built around the early 1900s, the properties had lain empty for extended p

Calvay Housing Association has officially opened a landmark 43-home development in Barlanark in Glasgow’s East End, aiding the community with new homes as demand for social housing across Scotland continues to outstrip supply. David Linden, MP for Glasgow East, joined members of the project te

Families across the Highlands will benefit from new energy support funded by energy companies. Social housing providers Albyn Housing Society and Cairn Housing Association have obtained funds for a scheme that will provide expert energy advice to their tenants, to help them save money and improve li

Cunninghame Housing Association (CHA) has presented a cheque for £1,000 to support events hosted by Annan Riding of the Marches. Annan Riding of the Marches is organised by a voluntary committee. It is one of the largest and oldest historical traditional ceremonies in south west Scotland datin

Supporting children in care to build a positive network of adults they can rely on can reduce their risk of homelessness by 10%, a study suggests.

The UK Government has repeated its manifesto commitment to build one million new homes over this Parliament with a number of new measures to unblock the planning system and build more homes in the right places where there is local consent.

Homebuilders Tulloch Homes, part of the Springfield Group, has welcomed an additional seven apprentices to the team from across Ross-shire and Inverness.

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