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The Self-Build Loan Fund provided by the Scottish Government and administered by the Communities Housing Trust has been extended for another year, and will now accept applications until August 2022. As banks became more cautious, it became more challenging for people to find funds to build their own

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has submitted detailed plans to West Lothian Council for the provision of 101 new homes on land located off Duntarvie Castle Road within Winchburgh.

Avant Homes has been acquired by a small housebuilder run by former Persimmon chief executive Jeff Fairburn and backed by US hedge fund Elliott Advisors. Berkeley DeVeer, which currently operates across Yorkshire and the North East of England, completed a deal to buy Avant Homes Group this week

The HEAT Project, part of Blairgowrie and Rattray Development Trust, has been awarded a grant of £99,045 over two years from Ofgem's Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme. Since 2017, the project has delivered direct energy saving advice to over 500 households in Eastern and Highland Perths

The best small planning consultancies from across the UK have been recognised in the list of finalists for the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Awards for Planning Excellence 2021. Finalists in the Small Planning Consultancy of the Year category at this year’s RTPI Awards include Auro

Staff at Glasgow-based creative agency Cole AD have all been doing a lot of walking during lockdown – seeing as it’s about all anyone could do for many months! So they were glad that it could finally pay off this month as they support charity partner SBH Scotland this weekend a

Conversion work has completed on Kingdom Housing Association’s vacant office building at Natal Place in Cowdenbeath, returning the property to its original residential use.

Hjaltland Housing Association (HHA) has updated its corporate branding to coincide with its move to new, larger premises at the North Ness in Lerwick. 

Mary McLuskey is to join SHARE as director on May 4. Ms McLuskey has worked in a variety of sectors.

North Ayrshire residents are being asked for feedback on a policy that will shape how future decisions are made about housing in the local countryside. North Ayrshire Council's Planning Service has published a Draft Policy Guidance note for new housing in the countryside and is now seeking the views

CALA Homes (West) has unveiled the first glimpse of new homes at its Newton Mearns development, Maidenhill.

LDC-backed lettings and estate agency company Lomond Group has acquired ten businesses during the first quarter of 2021 following the merger of Linley & Simpson and Lomond Capital in January. The acquisitions, which include Sinclair Properties in York and the lettings books of Palms Property in

Kier Group has agreed to sell its housebuilding arm to a newly formed company owned by Terra Firma founder and chairman Guy Hands.

Four organisations have each received a £1,000 donation as part of Barratt Developments’ first 2021 Community Fund giveaway. St Andrews Hospice and LifeSavers Scotland received donations from Barratt Developments West Scotland, while Barratt Developments East Scotland awar

An emergency fund for Scottish housing associations to help tenants who are struggling with the cost of their energy bills is now live.