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Landowners and managers within Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park came together to discuss good practices and help stimulate fresh thinking to ensure Scotland’s land is managed responsibly.

A framework which enables Scottish housing associations and councils to compliantly buy innovative services from start-ups and micro businesses has launched with 21 suppliers having won spots.

Glasgow and London-based design studio Carson & Partners has decided to wind up the business following a series of setbacks.

Bield Housing and Care has officially launched an online customer portal which is set to improve access to a range of services and encourage independent living.

West of Scotland Housing Association has kicked off a £5.7 million upgrade programme for former tenants of Charing Cross Housing Association, replacing the windows of 385 homes over the next three years, vastly improving energy efficiency and tackling fuel poverty for residents.

Grampian Housing Association and Ark Housing Association, as well as other domestic and commercial customers in eligible properties in Torry, will be able to enter agreements to get their heating supplied by the Torry Heat Network.

A former sawmill on the edge of a Fife village could be transformed into a retirement village.

A major public consultation programme for the homes-led transformation of the former Caledonian Brewery in Shandon, Edinburgh is being launched this week.

Scotland's property sales volumes have gone up in the November 2023 – January 2024 period, according to the latest ESPC House Price Report.

Developer Square & Crescent is considering revising its previously approved application for the conversion of Finance House in Edinburgh to include student accommodation.

Inverclyde residents are being encouraged to have their say on a range of council budget saving proposals worth almost £3 million that could result in the loss of 70 jobs. The local authority has launched the second phase of its budget consultation covering the 2024/26 period.

Council tenants Evelyn and Gordon Smart have given Midlothian Council “ten out of ten” for improving their cottage as part of a major programme to bring existing housing stock up to energy-efficiency standards. In the past year, Evelyn, Gordon and nine neighbours, have seen their homes t

North Lanarkshire's new council house building programme is delivering benefits to boost local employment and skills, provide opportunities for business and support community initiatives.

Councillors have approved almost £300,000 funding for four community projects in Glenrothes and its surrounding areas. Fife Council's Glenrothes Area Committee members recommended funds from the Fife Community Recovery Fund should be allocated to four projects in and around Glenrothes.

Edinburgh-based developer Whiteburn Projects has secured planning consent from the Scottish Borders Council's Planning and Building Standards February 2024 Committee to deliver its plans for the regeneration of the former March Street Mill, in Peebles.