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Muir Homes has named Peter Shepherd as managing director of the Fife-based and family-owned house builder. He joins Muir following over 30 years’ experience in the housing development sector, predominantly with Mactaggart & Mickel Homes Ltd

The development of 160 flats for social rent on a match-day car park owned by Rangers Football Club looks set to be approved next week.

Environmental organisations, community groups, land owners and farmers will be eligible to apply for a share of £1.8 million in funding to help grow their nature projects. The Scottish Government and NatureScot, working in partnership with the National Lottery Heritage Fund, and with support f

Community projects tackling poverty and disadvantage will receive £27 million funding over the next three years, the Scottish Government has announced. Food pantries which help lower food bills and cost of living advice services are among the 100 initiatives developed by local people set to re

A total of 157 homes in Dundee could benefit from window replacements if councillors approve tenders next week.

Wellhouse Housing Association director Martin Wilkie-McFarlane is to stand down from his role on 31 August 2023. Martin joined Wellhouse Housing Association in early 2016 during its period of statutory intervention – the first such association to be subject to the, then-new, powers of the Scot

Plans for a new 24-bed care home and 20 affordable homes in Lochgelly have been granted planning permission.

The next phase of a 700-home masterplan at Scone North has been unveiled with new plans lodged for 217 properties.

Planning permission has been refused for a proposal to make student accommodation out of reclaimed shipping containers. Under the plans, a site on the corner of Petershill Road and Turner Road, near Barnhill railway station in north Glasgow, was to host four accommodation containers a

The Cruden Group is to train its focus on development-led affordable housing opportunities and reduce reliance on competitive project tendering following a strategic review of its operations.

Scottish Veterans Residences' (SVR) Dundee residence Rosendael is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year.

Edinburgh-based property marketing company ESPC has announced an event for buy-to-let investors that will take place later this month. 

A new paper launched by the Scottish Land Commission aims to stimulate discussion on the ways communities can benefit from land use change and investment. The Scottish Land Commission’s Community benefits from investment in natural capital discussion paper details how investment in natural cap

The City of Edinburgh Council is extending funding to its Energy Advice Service for council tenants, helping even more households to cut down on costs and carbon emissions.

Help for households which have fallen behind with their rent payments during the cost-of-living crisis is being expanded in North Lanarkshire.