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Hawthorn Housing Co-operative has unveiled Daniel Moodie as the winner of its Young Co-operator Award for 2021. The award was presented by Kevin Wallace who is chair of Hawthorn Community Action Group and a member of Hawthorn Housing Co-operative.

Work has started on three new council housing developments as part of Aberdeen City Council’s flagship 2,000 new council houses building programme. (from left) Councillor Marie Boulton (convener, capital programme committee), John McHardy (business development director, Robertson Con

Ending Scotland’s contribution to climate change, tackling inequalities and investing in the economy and public services were at the forefront of the 2022-2023 Scottish Budget yesterday though some in the housing sector believe it has fallen short in delivering on house building and energy eff

Tenants of Caledonia Housing Association have moved into new homes in Bonhill with AS Homes (Scotland) set to complete the final phase of homes in March 2022. Laura and Scott Dickson moved into a three-bedroom home at the development, which is on the site of the former High Dykes Primary School

The last tenant has completed their move to Rural Stirling Housing Association’s new 50 home development at Claish Farm, with the construction by Lovell now complete. Sarah and Joseph Thain receive their keys and welcome hamper from Sarah Freel (Lovell) and Mark Griffiths (RSHA) (Photo credit:

A forthcoming project that will better manage flood risk and improve greenspace in Cardonald in Glasgow has recently won the esteemed Building with Nature National Award at the Landscape Institute Awards 2021. The joint project between Southside Housing Association and Glasgow City Council through t

Plans to deliver around 92 apartments and six ground floor commercial units on the site of a Glasgow car park are the subject of an online consultation.

More than one in every ten private rented homes in England contains a serious threat to health and safety with associated costs to the NHS at £340 million per year, the National Audit Office (NAO) has estimated.

The outcomes of the prestigious 2021 SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration were announced last night at a celebratory presentation event in Glasgow’s Voco Grand Central Hotel. Representatives of the five category winning initiatives for 2021 were personally congratulated on t

Solar Energy Scotland (SES) has welcomed the call for the Scottish Parliament to back the country’s solar energy industry, in a motion put forward by Fergus Ewing MSP highlighting the need to scale up solar energy deployment to meet the country’s net zero targets. For years, the assumpti

Revised plans to convert the former Department for Work and Pensions building in Dundee into residential properties has been granted planning permission.

Drum Property Group has sold its build-to-rent development in Glasgow to Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management’s (REIM).

A policy designed to support victims of domestic abuse living in Dundee City Council housing has scooped a prestigious national award. The Housing Domestic Abuse Policy picked up the Colin Mair Award for Policy Development at the recent Scottish Public Service Awards.

Eildon Housing has secured permission from Scottish Borders Council’s executive committee to build a new development of 57 high quality homes in Chirnside.

East Lothian Council’s planning committee has granted permission for the final new homes at Hallhill in Dunbar and a further 100 homes as part of the wider development at Windygoul South, Tranent. The final phase of the wider development at Hallhill, will see 197 houses and 48 flats delivered