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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has today revealed his Climate Recovery Plan which sets out measures to achieve net zero emissions by 2045 including upgrading all homes to at least an energy efficiency rating of C or higher by 2030. In addition to reducing wasted energy when heating homes, M

An open letter to the Scottish Government has called for action to end the jobs and housing crisis on the Ilse of Skye.

Construction work began last week on two new community-led affordable houses to rent in Cannich in a project led by a local community group. The project has been driven by Strathglass & Affric Community Company, which was keen to see an empty building put to better use, for the good of the local

Historic railway sheds in Newtyle are to be transformed into new homes after the residential development secured permission from Angus Council planners. The B-listed buildings, which were once the terminus of the Dundee and Newtyle Railway, are to be converted into six new homes in the village.

The number of homeless families being placed in hotels and bed and breakfasts in West Lothian has fallen by over 80%. From March 2019 until March 2020, the use of such accommodation dropped from 77 to 13 in March 2020 for families with children.

Homes found to be sinking into the ground in Aberdeen will finally be demolished after the local authority issued a contract worth more than £400,000 for the work. Plans to knock down the city centre flats on both Erroll Street and Erroll Place have long been planned, but now the scheme h

Almost 150 new homes are set to be developed on top of existing apartment blocks in London thanks to a joint venture between a housing association and a developer.

Experienced site and project manager David Natusch has been appointed project director at Glasgow development company Calma Group. With a wealth of housing construction management experience and from running his own project management consultancy Staunch Projects since 1999, he joined Shawfield

Housing consultancy Arneil Johnston is celebrating having achieved the prestigious Investors in People Platinum accreditation. The award comes on the back of an unprecedented year for Arneil Johnston which, like all organisations, was faced with the consequences of the pandemic. In one of the m

Three-quarters of private rental landlords in Scotland say they would recommend buy-to-let as an investment, according to a new survey conducted by tenanted property sales specialists Portolio. The survey found that 78% of those questioned would urge others to buy homes for rent as a long-term inves

The charity StreetVet will be launching its outreach services to Aberdeen on April 27, working in partnership with Aberdeen Cyrenians to support its clients and their furry friends affected by homelessness. StreetVet currently provides free veterinary care to the pets of people experiencing homeless

Frank Boyle has joined Linstone Housing as its new director of property and assets. Mr Boyle joins the Association from Milnbank Housing Association in Glasgow’s East End where he held the role of asset manager.

Williamsburgh Housing Association has completed its new build development at Milliken Road in Kilbarchan.

The implementation of a new Local Development Plan for the Cairngorms National Park has paved the way for an increase in the number of affordable homes required in new developments within the communities that have the greatest need.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published the audited financial statements for all registered social landlords (RSLs) for 2019/20.  The statistics are used by RSLs and other professionals to carry out their own analysis or benchmarking.