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It is with great sadness that Knowes Housing Association has to announce the passing of Thomas Millar, housing officer, on 3 April 2022, after a short illness. Thomas had worked with Knowes HA since it formed in 1998, and prior to that with Scottish Homes/SSHA in Glasgow and Paisley offices before c

The question of whether masonry or open panel timber frame built with a forklift is safer than more advanced panelised modern methods of construction (MMC) using a crane is explored in a new study.

Quale Homes has submitted plans to Fife Council seeking permission to build over 200 new homes in Kinglassie. The firm plans to build 212 homes, including 46 affordable houses, with two vehicular access points, roads, landscaping, playpark and on land to the south of Hill View in the town on the edg

The developer behind the planned mixed-use transformation of the St Enoch Centre in Glasgow has now submitted a planning application outlining its masterplan proposals.

A canalside industrial works in Maryhill could be converted into residential use under newly lodged plans. Lar Housing Trust wants to redevelop The Quadrangle office building at 57 Ruchill Street into 39 flats made up of two, three and four-bedroom units. An outhouse at the site will

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