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West Lothian Council has updated its Housing Capital budget with £164 million now set to be invested over the next five years towards the creation and acquisition of new council homes and the ongoing maintenance of quality standards across existing housing stock. Within the updated Housing Cap

After touching on the use of data in a previous episode regarding Fit Homes, the Scottish Housing News Podcast returns to the issue by further considering other ways in which data analysis is helping inform decision-making across all areas of social housing from creating sustainable communities to a

Falkirk Council has handed over the keys to brand new homes in two new developments. Tenants are now enjoying bright new energy efficient homes in a £4.6 million project at Persia Court in Bainsford consisting of 19 new homes, and in a £4.5 million project at Torwood, where there are 24

Colleagues and tenants from Fife Housing Group met with the minister for housing, Paul McLennan, during his visit to the organisation’s brand-new development in Glen Albyn, Kirkcaldy, which consists of 49 energy-efficient affordable homes. The tour included a walk around the development where

JR Scaffold Services has secured an initial two-year contract with Home Fix Scotland to supply ad-hoc scaffolding services across Inverclyde.

The benefits a social energy tariff would provide for social housing providers and their residents have been outlined in a new report by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH).

Sanctuary Scotland has handed over the final set of keys at its new 128-home Anchor Court development in the Yoker area of Glasgow. The £21m development – designed by Glasgow-based MAST Architects and built by contractor CCG – has delivered a range of high-quality one-, two- and th

River Clyde Homes (RCH) has committed to a United Nations standard to deliver high-performance buildings. The Association has joined the Buildings Action Coalition (BAC) in partnership with the Enniscorthy Forum, other coalition members, and the United Nations Environment Programme’s Global Al

Plans to replace gas boilers in many of the UK's homes with hydrogen-based alternatives are likely to be scrapped, Grant Shapps, the UK energy minister, has indicated.

Homeowners are being urged to overcome their resistance to heat pumps at the upcoming Green Home Festival after a new poll revealed that there continues to be considerable public reluctance to sustainable heating alternatives. Despite their pivotal role in achieving Scotland’s ambitious net ze

Almost 1,200 long-term homes are being brought back into use for those fleeing the war in Ukraine through an innovative approach.

A development of 44 new homes in the heart of Aberdeenshire has reached the construction stage. Drumrossie Homes has commenced work on the first phase of its Rothney West development in Insch, 27 miles from Aberdeen.

Maxi Construction has been awarded a £1.3 million contract from Glasgow Caledonian University for refurbishment works at its city-centre student accommodation site, Caledonian Court.

Cala Homes will include measures across all new developments to support and protect Britain’s rapidly declining wildlife. The housebuilder's new Urban Wildlife Strategy will introduce an estimated 15,000 wildlife-friendly measures across the UK each year to help species such as birds, bat

Livingston-based housing developer Dundas has announced it has implemented a seven-day working week to provide round-the-clock service to clients, particularly first-time homebuyers.