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Taylor Wimpey has handed over the ownership of Frankfield Loch to North Lanarkshire Council, moving the loch into public ownership. The handover comes as Taylor Wimpey completes the legal obligations which formed part of the original planning consent for its local development of private new homes by

Dundee City Council has taken action to tackle the worsening housing crisis in the city, by agreeing to take £312,000 from an Environmental Improvement Fund to provide £6 million in capital expenditure to build or buy new homes.

Falkirk Council has initiated a corporate fraud investigation into the awarding of construction contracts.

The City of Edinburgh Council has launched a public consultation into its plans for the first phase of housing for the development of Granton Waterfront.

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Fife-based Campion Homes has reported positive financial results for the 12 months to 30th June 2020 despite a three-month closure due to COVID-19.

The team behind Glasgow’s first major city centre Build to Rent (BTR) housing development has successfully delivered another multi-million-pound BTR project.

Simon Community Scotland has linked up with the UK’s largest dog welfare charity to launch a brand-new initiative to increase dog-friendly accommodation options for homeless dog owners in Scotland. Currently, many emergency and temporary accommodation providers do not accept dogs, le

Families of disabled children will receive a new heating benefit from the Scottish Government by Christmas. The Child Winter Heating Assistance is a new £200 payment to help families of a child on the highest rate care component of Disability Living Allowance for Children to heat their homes.

Angus councillors are being advised to reject a housebuilder's surprise £250,000 bid for sheltered housing in Edzell which is set to be knocked down and replaced. Final preparations are underway to empty the homes at Inglis Court and replace the 25 homes with 21 new properties after the counci

Plans for 34 new multi-bedroom homes in Whitfield in Dundee have been approved by Dundee City Council. The properties are to be the latest phase in a five-part project from developers DJ Laing Homes Limited, which aims to bring more homes to the Whitfield area.

Scottish Government chief planner John McNairney has been elected to Fellowship of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). Chartered Fellow is the highest professional membership grade offered by the RTPI and is only awarded to Chartered members who have made a major personal contributio

Councillors have been recommended to approve plans for a mixed-use development including 18 affordable homes at a former gasworks in Leith.

For the next edition of Our Housing Heritage, journalist and digital history specialist Chris Holme shares the story of how First World War servicemen came to reside in the rural village of Longniddry. Unlikely as it sounds, the Longniddry Piggery provided Britain’s first purpose-built homes f

Suspending local connection referrals could increase demand for housing and homelessness services in some areas, CIH Scotland has warned. Currently, if a person or household presents as homeless in an area where they do not have a local connection they can be referred to another local authority area