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Scottish Building Society, celebrating its 175th anniversary, reported a pretax profit of £3.3 million and has steadily grown its customer base. The Society's mortgage assets have increased by £42m to £496m, while its savings balances grew to £418m. Contrary to other financia

The Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) has appointed Al Denholm as its new chief executive officer. Mr Denholm, a seasoned asset management professional with over 36 years of experience, previously held executive and senior investment leadership positions at major financial institutions like P

Paragon Bank’s Development Finance division has provided a £15.9 million funding package to PfP igloo and Housing Growth Partnership (HGP) for the development of 78 environmentally friendly townhouses in Glasgow.

Construction of 125 homes at Phase Two of the Athletes’ Village in Glasgow’s Dalmarnock is to begin later this year after a change to the development agreement. Glasgow City Council yesterday approved a variation in the terms of the development agreement between the council and City Lega

A developer has reduced the height of its proposed co-living tower on Sauchiehall Street in a bid to gain planning permission. Consensus Capital wants to build 73 co-living units between 520 Sauchiehall Street/ 341 Renfrew Street and a neighbouring gap site. An original application, submitted i

East Renfrewshire Council has confirmed plans for more new build council homes across the area for 2023 and beyond. Following the completion of the local authority's largest ever new build development in Barrhead's Balgraystone Road last year, discussions are underway with developers for 105 afforda

People are being asked for their views on how the planning system can support healthy, thriving and connected communities as part of a consultation launched by the Scottish Government.

An event to mark the completion of New Cumnock’s £8.97 million flood protection works was held yesterday, with guests getting the chance to see the culmination of almost two years’ work that will protect residential and commercial properties near the Afton Water and River Nith. Cou

Tributes have been paid to one of Glasgow’s most dedicated housing campaigners who has died after a short illness. Wilma Masterton, a former Glasgow Housing Association board member, died in hospital in Glasgow last Friday aged 77.

The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme (Energy Redress Scheme) has opened for the fourth funding round of phase two of the scheme. A total of £5 million is available as grants to charities and community energy groups that support households most at risk from cold homes and high ene

Connect Modular, part of The Wee House Group has appointed Paul Hillard and Duncan Robb as non-executive directors. Paul Hillard brings over 30 years of experience in the housing sector, having served 16 years as managing director at Riverside Scotland (formerly Irvine Housing Association). 

Housebuilding veteran Ed Monaghan has teamed up with Clark Contracts managing director Gordon Cunningham to launch a start-up private housebuilder. Nova Homes will initially focus on site acquisitions, with the business currently seeking land before developing high-quality, modern homes.

Glasgow City Council has turned down an appeal into the refusal of planning permission for a block of flats in Cranhill.

Housebuilder Persimmon said it is “encouraged by the early signs of improved customer confidence” despite a significant drop in the number of new homes completed in the first three months of this year. Build rates at the firm fell 30% to 176 units per week (Q1 2022: 252 units per week),

West Lothian Council has approved Cruden Homes' plans to build 49 new affordable flats at Sydney Street in Craigshill.