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A bid to revisit the demolition of high rise flats in Ayr has been resoundingly beaten at the latest meeting of South Ayrshire Council. In 2019, councillors took the unanimous decision to demolish three multi-storey blocks at Riverside Place and build a new development on the site.

Falkirk Council has launched a consultation on its new local housing strategy. Tenants, residents’ groups, community councils, local clubs, local families, and individuals are all encouraged to give their views on the strategy for 2023-2028 through a 10-minute survey.

The new community-owned housing, health and business development in Staffin, Skye, has won a national award. The Scottish Homes Awards 2022 were held in Glasgow's Hilton Hotel on 23 June and recognise excellence in the new build housing industry.

Edinburgh Quaker House in Victoria Terrace was the setting on what was a landmark day for Edinburgh Tenants Federation (ETF) as it held its first face to face Member's Meeting in nearly two a half years. 

Planning permission has been secured for 15 new affordable homes in Braemar.

Link Group and Hypostyle Architects are celebrating a win at the Scottish Design Awards for their Glasgow development, Riverside Dalmarnock.

Drum Property Group’s vision for the long-awaited redevelopment of a key site on Leith Walk, Edinburgh, is now to be realised with on-site construction starting this month. Proposals for Stead’s Place, near the foot of Leith Walk, were approved by the City of Edinburgh Council in 2021 he

Developer and operator of rental communities Moda Living and contractor Robertson Construction have marked the topping out of the final block of Moda, Holland Park, a new build-to-rent neighbourhood in Glasgow city centre, with a celebration of the city’s artistic heritage.

Housing and care specialist Bield is spearheading the roll-out of its tenants’ first technology strategy. Tracey Howatt, who has amassed an impressive 35 years of service with Bield, took up the role of director of customer experience in January 2022 and will be responsible for transforming ho

Building services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) is to support the construction of 75 new net zero homes in Granton. The Glasgow-based firm offers turnkey Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) solutions for residential and industrial/ commercial development and will work alongside CCG (Scotland) to

The Scottish Government’s plans for a National Care Service as they currently stand will not work for service users or communities, according to local government body COSLA. The organisation also warned that, as the Bill stands, it would have a significant impact on the ability of councils to

The pandemic has drawn families away from UK cities, pushing rural house prices up and pricing first-time buyers out, according to a report released by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).

Angus Council has today been praised for reducing the proportion of households in the region experiencing fuel poverty but there is room for further improvement in the critical area of housing.

Wheatley Group is on the lookout for Scotland’s brightest and best university leavers with the launch of its 2022 Ignite graduate programme.

The number of properties at a proposed North Lanarkshire Council development site in Chapelhall has been revised from 41 to 25. The local authority is working on designs for the development at Gibb Street, with the plans now showing 25 flats on what is currently an area of open space.