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A Perth housebuilding firm is confident that the buoyant local property market will support its plans to build almost 900 homes in the next six to eight years, alongside a new head office.

The developer behind plans to build a modern 62-bedroom care home near Fairmilehead in Edinburgh has failed in a bid to gain approval on appeal amid "serious concerns" about the scale of the development and potential harm to a conservation area.

Two Aberdeen townhouses are to be converted and extended to provide 14 new apartments, under new plans lodged with the local authority.

Twelve-year-old Lucy Stewart from Lossiemouth has organised a charity ice hockey match in aid of the Archie Foundation to thank them for the support they gave her and her family. Thanks to Lucy’s efforts and support from local businesses, RAF Lossiemouth Jets are set to play the Aberdeen Preda

Argyll and Bute Council has received £1,979,827 from Scottish Government’s Energy Efficient Scotland: Area Based Scheme to help residents make a range of energy efficiency improvements to their properties.

Families in West Lothian are being urged to check if they are eligible for help with school costs. A range of help and support is available for families who receive certain benefits with the cost of the school day. These include clothing grants, free school meals and milk, which can all be applied f

Two teams from Taylor Wimpey West Scotland have raised £3,488 for charity after taking part in homebuilder’s annual fundraising event, the Taylor Wimpey Challenge.

A man has been ordered to demolish a five-bedroom home that was built without planning permission after failing to convince planners that refusing his application breached his human rights.

The Highland Council’s Affordable Housing Supply Programme 2022/23 has delivered over 500 affordable homes across Highland.

Glasgow Credit Union, one of the UK’s largest credit unions, has launched a new podcast to provide no-frills practical financial advice in an easy-to-listen way.

July saw house prices fall 0.2% month on month, according to the latest annual house price index from Nationwide.

An Inverness-based housebuilder that ceased trading earlier this year owed nearly £1 million to creditors Ptarmigan Homes left 25 projects unfinished when it collapsed in April.

The majority of Scots support moves to phase out the use of fossil fuel boilers in existing homes, according to WWF Scotland.

Home in Scotland has appointed a new senior advisor to support the delivery of its strategic priorities. Shona Mitchell comes with a wealth of experience across national and local government priorities, strategies, policy, legislation, and regulation.

Tenants will be handed the keys to 12 new homes in St Ninians this week following almost £2 million worth of investment by Stirling Council and the Scottish Government. The new homes, at Monteith Avenue, are a mix of one-bedroom flats and two and three-bedroom semi-detached houses and add to t