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House prices in Scotland continued to rise in March 2023, but at the slowest rate since June 2020, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

Cala Homes (North) has begun work on a new development of homes at Burnland, Westhill.

Housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland, alongside six sector partners, have co-produced a report that sets out the key findings of The Homeless Rights Advocacy Project’s Practitioner Forum.

Fast-growing archaeology & heritage consultancy Rocket Heritage & Archaeology has unveiled the appointment of Dr Peter Klemen as principal archaeology consultant for Scotland. Dr Klemen will be based at the group’s newly opened Dundee office. He brings with him over 20 years’ exp

Housing Growth Partnership and PfP Capital have announced a £390 million joint venture (JV) which will see 400 sustainable new homes built at a former Diageo distillery in Glasgow.

In addition to Cala Group’s existing target of net-zero operational emissions by 2030, the housebuilder has now received validation as part of Legal & General from the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) for its target of a 42% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emi

Glasgow City Council has approved in principle the recommencement of negotiations on the off-market disposal of the former Davislea care home in Drumoyne to Linthouse Housing Association. Subject to the site proving viable after a feasibility study is carried out, the disposal will allow new af

The SHARE team have been delighted by the generosity of their delegates with the ever-popular raffle featuring as part of the SHARE Annual Conference, held this year at the Westerwood Hotel and Spa. SHARE selects a charity each year that will benefit from the event.

Cruden Homes has started working to deliver more than 120 homes in the heart of East Calder in West Lothian.

Six new flats in a courtyard behind Buccleuch Street in Dalkeith, part of an ambitious energy-efficient council housing programme, are expected to be welcoming their new council tenants in the autumn.

Increasing and accelerating housing supply, tackling homelessness, ending rough sleeping and progressing Scotland’s 20-year housing plan are key priorities for new housing minister Paul McLennan. Housing to 2040 is Scotland’s long-term strategy for housing. It was developed following ext

Kingdom Works, the employability project hosted by Kingdom Housing Association, is celebrating ten weeks of free social fitness classes aimed at boosting the confidence, self-esteem, health and wellbeing of jobseekers in Fife.

Grampian Housing Association has announced the appointment of three new directors as it sets out on delivering a new business plan. Alexander Carle becomes director of asset management while Linda Clarke becomes director of finance and Carol Reid, director of customer services. They join Craig Stirr

Square & Crescent has kicked off construction at its development which will rejuvenate Edinburgh’s former Royal Hospital for Sick Children, by restoring it into a range of high-quality homes. The firm has kicked off construction at its Royal Meadows development which will see eight townhou

Fife Council has approved plans to build 39 affordable homes in the village of Saline.