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Scotland's rural land market and values are changing amid strong timber prices and rising demand in non-farming leisure estates, according to a report published today by the Scottish Land Commission.

Link delivered its 1000th affordable home on 31 March 2022 as the organisation entered its 60th anniversary.

Glasgow-based Kindness Homeless Street Team, founded by Laura McSorley, has received a helping hand from Cala Homes (West) after being awarded £1,500 as part of the homebuilder’s Community Bursary initiative. The organisation, known for its soup kitchen at George Square, also provides fo

Glendale welcomed local MSP Kate Forbes last week as she visited the community-led renovation of Borrodale school and schoolhouse. Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and Crown Estate Scotland recently awarded grants to further develop the buildings into much-needed affordable housing.  

Westpoint Homes has purchased a city centre residential development site with detailed planning permission for 92 units, just one mile south east of Glasgow City Centre at Old Rutherglen Road in the Gorbals area.

Jenny Gilruth, MSP for Mid Fife and Glenrothes, has visited the newly developed Kingdom Housing Association site at Bonnybank, around 2 miles north of Leven in Fife. The fourteen new homes, all for social rent, are part of a £2.1 million development, with funding of £1.1m provided by the

Thenue Housing has announced the appointment of its new director of community housing services. Michael Byrne will take up the post at the end of this month.

The leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Douglas Ross, has outlined plans to increase the home building target to 25,000 properties per year and said councils should be able to vary Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) thresholds to take into account higher local prices. The Scottish Cons

The future of the A-listed Mansion House, the Scottish baronial masterpiece in Tollcross Park in Glasgow, has been secured by its sale to a local property company. Developer Spectrum Properties, which operates all over Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stirlingshire, has paid an undisclosed sum to save the bui

Blackwood is celebrating its 50th year of helping disabled and older people in Scotland to live longer, healthier, independent lives. Since 1972, the Edinburgh-headquartered organisation has been providing specialist homes and services aimed at maximising independent living – with in

Govan residents are about to get another new mural as the campaign continues to brighten up the community.

There needs to be greater investment in and recognition of the local government workforce if the Scottish Government is to deliver on its key priorities, COSLA said today. Responding to the Scottish Government Spending Review Framework Consultation, the local government body added that the valu

Residents on Colonsay have returned a majority vote in favour of a community buyout of the island’s only hotel and pub. Consultations with business consultants have now begun to assess the viability of a community bid for The Colonsay Hotel, which is listed for sale for offers over £650,

Plans to develop 300 new homes in the West Lothian village of Bents have been rejected by councillors.

A site in Glasgow's Argyle Street is the subject of another attempt for a residential development. HJV Consultants wants to build a five-storey block with 18 flats and two ground floor commercial units at 1017 Argyle Street, opposite Kent Road.