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Nationwide Building Society has taken a step towards promoting green home improvements by offering 0% interest on Green Additional Borrowing products. Available from 1 June, these new borrowing options aim to incentivise up to 5,000 mortgage members to make energy-efficient modifications to their ho

Work is well underway on 31 modern affordable apartments being constructed on the site of the former Xmas Shop in Dundee which was devastated by fire in 2014.

Turner & Townsend has been appointed to develop the City of Edinburgh Council’s Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy (LHEES) as the authority presses ahead with plans to decarbonise homes, workplaces, and public buildings.

Stirling-based housebuilder Avant Homes Scotland has submitted plans to build 342 new homes with a gross development value of £91.6 million at Blindwells in East Lothian. The planning application follows Avant Homes’ agreement to acquire a 20-acre site at Blindwells from developer Hargre

The construction of new accommodation for workers in Mull is among a number of projects designed to stimulate economic activity, boost tourism and improve community assets on Scotland’s islands that will share £4.1 million in the latest round of funding from the Islands Programme. A tota

A housing association has apologised after the body of a man was discovered in his home after laying dead for six years. Robert Alton was found dead inside his flat on Hemsworth Road in Bolton on 9 March 2023.

Our sister publication Scottish Construction Now is delighted to report that its busy Linkedin site has broken through the 20,000 followers milestone - a perfect way to celebrate our 20th anniversary.

Fife Council leader David Ross and housing spokesperson Judy Hamilton have visited Persimmon’s Rosslyn Gait development to hear about the home builder’s investment in Kirkcaldy and across Fife. Rosslyn Gait is part of a project that will deliver over 1,000 new homes in the area – 1

Residents, businesses and groups are being invited to help prepare the way for a vital document which – when adopted – will guide the future use of land in East Dunbartonshire.

An extensive consultation exercise with tenants, owners and other stakeholders throughout Aberdeen is to be carried out as part of the production of a full options appraisal of eight city centre multi-storey blocks.

Home Scotland has received a £15 million loan, arranged by Allia C&C through the Charitable Bond programme funded by the Scottish Government. The loan will help Home Scotland deliver just under 900 homes across the country over the next five years, which include a mix of social rent and mi

Long-awaited plans to abolish so-called no-fault evictions in England will be introduced to Parliament today, the UK Government has announced. Housing secretary Michael Gove said the Renters’ (Reform) Bill will allow tenants to challenge poor landlords without losing their home.

Scotland’s councils must radically change how they operate – particularly how they collaborate with partners – if they are to improve and maintain services to their communities, the latest report by the Accounts Commission has found. According to the Local Government in Scotla

Being the Chair of an organisation is a responsible position and sometimes even although you have witnessed and shadowed the outgoing Chair, it is still a daunting task stepping into someone else’s shoes. It is good to explore the different roles that the Chair encompasses, and what is not in

Glasgow-based affordable loans firm Scotcash has announced the termination of its lending services, citing a challenging economic, regulatory, and funding environment.