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Legislation that aims to improve conditions for private renters in England is due to be published and introduced into Parliament next week, four years after it was initially discussed.

A Badenoch and Strathspey Short-Term Let Control Area (STLCA) will be formally established on 18 June 2023 following an agreement by members of the Highland Council's Economy and Infrastructure Committee yesterday.

An Edinburgh mental health service registered to trauma-informed Scottish health and well-being charity, LinkLiving, has been recognised as “Very Good” by the Care Inspectorate.

The TPAS Scotland National Good Practice Awards are a key milestone in the social housing calendar designed to recognise the fantastic work and innovation happening across the sector, both by individuals and organisations. Organised by TPAS Scotland and hosted at the TPAS Scotland Annual Conference

Proposals by Muir Homes to develop 35 new houses on a vacant brownfield site in Dalgety Bay are set to be considered next week.

The first four shows have been confirmed for this year’s Green Home Festival, with just 100 days to go until the start of the event which is again being organised by the Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV).

Tenants have been moving into new housing built by Renfrewshire Council as part of the ongoing community-led regeneration of Paisley’s Ferguslie Park area. The 101 modern new-build energy-efficient homes are being built on the site of the former St Fergus Primary School in Ferguslie.

Planning applications for 168 homes across two sites in Dunbar and Longniddry have been given the green light by East Lothian Council.

The four tower blocks in Maryhill which are the subject of a £73 million regeneration by Wheatley Group will be brought down by an explosion next year.

The City of Edinburgh Council has given the green light for a mixed-residential development on the site of a former Leith Walk tramway depot following a narrow vote by councillors.

Despite a fall in construction activity at the start of 2023, surveyors in Scotland are predicting sector growth for the first time in almost a year while another survey has highlighted a rebound in repair, maintenance, and improvement (RMI) work for construction SMEs.

New home registrations in Scotland in the first quarter of 2023 have fallen by 42% compared to the same period last year, new data released by the National House Building Council (NHBC) has revealed.

Glasgow City Council has approved plans for sixty houses and a nature conservation area to be created on land near Hogganfield Loch.

Scottish Borders Council has approved plans to build hundreds of new homes on a country estate in Lowood, near Melrose.

Scottish Borders Council has opened a consultation on the next five-year Local Housing Strategy, which provides direction for tackling housing issues across the Borders and informs investment into housing and related services.