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When Places for People completed its development at The Green, three miles south of Edinburgh at Longstone, the company sought to find a positive way to repurpose a large marketing suite in the form of a portacabin. Recently, it launched a campaign calling on Scottish charities, community groups and

Construction work on Edinburgh’s first ‘net zero’ housing development is underway in the north west of the city. Led by the City of Edinburgh Council in partnership with Glasgow-based contractor CCG (Scotland) Ltd, the 75 home ‘Granton D1’ affordable housing pilot is pa

The Scottish Land Fund has awarded the Langholm Initiative charity £1 million in a “major game-changer” for South Scotland’s biggest ever community buyout. The town of Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway aims to raise £2.2m by July to purchase 5,300 acres of Langholm Moor

Communities across Britain that were impacted by Storm Arwen will receive an additional £10.3 million in compensation from power companies after a report found it was “unacceptable” thousands of homes were left to cope in "appalling conditions" for over a week.

2022 is an important milestone for the Tenants Information Service (TIS) as the organisation celebrates 20-years under the leadership of chief executive, Ilene Campbell. Ilene held senior positions in the development team before being appointed chief executive in 2002. During Ilene’s two decad

The developer behind plans backed by Thenue Housing for affordable flats in Cranhill is hoping to overturn a planning decision by the local authority.

Following a successful pilot scheme, Loreburn Housing Association has begun the roll-out of a remote monitoring and alert system in 26 of their supported living units.

Bellway Homes Limited (Scotland East) has purchased a further parcel of land from Shawfair LLP to develop a new residential development near Sheriffhall on the outskirts of Edinburgh. The acquisition marks the second phase of housebuilding at Shawfair for Bellway, which was the first partner to

A unique link-up for Elderpark Housing and an inspirational befriending organisation has been relaunched. Elderpark Housing and the No.1 Befriending Agency have been working together to tackle isolation and loneliness in communities for over two years – including during the pandemic.

House prices in Scotland are expected to rise amid a fall in buyer demand, according to the latest Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Don’t miss your chance to hear from experts from the housing sector and beyond, exchange ideas with fellow delegates, and network with other sector leaders and senior staff at SFHA’s Annual Conference, Housing Scotland.

Octopus Energy and ilke Homes have entered into a world-first strategic partnership to roll out the UK’s first homes to guarantee residents zero energy bills. The tech firms are launching the partnership on a site in Essex where ilke Homes is delivering the UK’s largest zero-carbon housi

New Tolsta - a traditional, early 20th century croft house in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis – has been crowned the winner of 2022’s Scotland’s Home of the Year in the finale of the popular BBC Scotland series. Home to artist Tom Hickman, New Tolsta is a truly unique home filled wi

Kingdom Housing Association is celebrating winning three awards for the renovation of Hunter House in Kirkcaldy, a Category B listed building, at the 2022 Green Apple Environment Excellence Awards. The awards are an annual international campaign to recognise, reward and promote environmental best pr

A late 19th century mill in the Borders has been earmarked for demolition to make way for a new housing and a light industrial site.