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The regeneration of the Achtercairn site in Gairloch, north west Highland, won international recognition today at the European Responsible Housing Awards, part of the International Social Housing Festival in Helsinki, Finland.

Hundreds of Ukrainian children and their families have been made homeless after being granted sanctuary in the UK, new official figures have revealed.

Hillcrest's £6 million affordable housing development on Edinburgh’s Warriston Road has formally opened, adding a further 45 affordable homes to the city’s affordable housing provision. To mark the opening, delegates from City of Edinburgh Council visited the Canonmills Garden deve

Andrew Haslam, Ogilvie Homes and another developer have submitted plans to Stirling Council to build 38 houses in the rural Stirlingshire village of Fintry. The developers hope to build on land next to south of Menzies Terrace.

On May 18, Alan Somerville, senior development officer of Cunninghame Housing Association, presented a cheque for £1,000 to Susan Bicket, secretary of the Dumfries & Galloway Agricultural Society. The Dumfries & Lockerbie Agricultural Society is a charitable organisation run by a volun

Shire Housing Association is celebrating its 25th birthday with a series of events for its tenants, stakeholders, and communities. Formed in 1997 following a stock transfer from Scottish Homes, the Association operates across East Ayrshire, serving 16 different communities.

Staff who are part of the project which is building a low cost and low carbon heat network for Torry have grown connections with their local area by helping at a community garden and a primary school.

Abbeyfield Scotland’s house, Paterson Court in Haddington, has begun a significant refurbishment programme this week. The supported accommodation complex will see ten units refurbished with new en-suite bathrooms, an enhanced decking area in the communal gardens, a new laundry facility, and th

Plans to build 90 homes in Neilston have been unanimously approved. Housebuilder Dawn Homes' proposals to deliver the development off Kirkton Road were recommended for approval by planners ahead of the decision.

Eighteen Scottish businesses have secured a place on a national electric vehicle charging point contract, that will help Scotland’s councils work towards having ultra-low emission vehicle fleets.

Linstone Housing has been honoured with a top award for all it did to help people during the pandemic. The association won Organisation Champion of the Year at TPAS Scotland's National Good Practice Awards.

Hillcrest has donated £13,000 to assist those with learning disabilities who are trapped in Ukraine and unable to seek refuge from the war. The donation, on behalf of the Hillcrest Foundation and Hillcrest Futures, was made to Inclusion Europe and its Ukrainian members to ensure this money rea

Sanctuary Scotland has been granted planning permission for an affordable housing complex geared towards the over 55s in Glasgow.

The Scottish Government's Construction Procurement Policy Unit is seeking views on the procurement reform of construction contracts in Scotland.

New regulations that will cut emissions of all new-build homes by nearly a third have been published by the Scottish Government. The new energy standards form part of improved building regulations and build on earlier improvements introduced in 2010 and 2015.