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A derelict church in Crieff could be given a new lease of life, following a failed attempt to turn it into a boutique hotel. The A-listed Old South Church in Crieff closed its doors more than 20 years ago. In 2014, its new owners launched a crowdfunder campaign to help pay for a bid to convert the b

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has confirmed the start of pre-construction work for its West Craigs development of 250 new homes on the outskirts of west Edinburgh, 25% of which will be affordable.

A development of eight flats over four storeys is planned on the site of a workshop and garage in Aberdeen.

Members of the Edinburgh Tenants Federation (ETF) attended an organisation meeting earlier this month to find out more about the City of Edinburgh Council’s new house building programme and Shelter Scotland’s social housing campaign Build Scotland’s Future. Well aware of the p

Today marks the launch of Warmstart, a platform for young people who are seeking long-term employment and training opportunities in the energy efficiency and renewable technology industry. Launched by Warmworks Scotland, Warmstart sees the Edinburgh-based company renewing its commitment to Scotland&

The Scottish Building Society (SBS) has today announced a record £74 million increase in mortgage lending and a record £58m growth in savings balances. In a year the Society described as “extreme conditions”, profit before tax increased by 34% to £840,000.

Irvine Housing Association has today confirmed the appointment of Jim Strang as new chair to its board from September.  Mr Strang – who has more than 40 years experience within the housing sector – will join the housing association’s board of governance at its AGM in Augu

Renovation and construction work on the landmark retail and housing development at the former Arnotts store in Inverness city centre has kicked off, with a planned completion date of the third quarter of 2022.

Graeme Downie, director at Orbit Communications, offers his congratulations to Scottish Housing News on our 20th anniversary this month. “Scottish Housing News is invaluable to Orbit Communications and to our clients. We work with private house builder & landlords, RSLs and housing ch

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has reflected upon the past year and discussed what is next for the future of Scottish social housing and its regulation. Micahel Cameron, the Regulator’s chief executive, spoke yesterday to the chairs of Registered Social Landlords at SHARE’s annual

Scotland’s national chef Gary Maclean is backing a new campaign to help families struggling with rising fuel bills by providing tasty ways of keeping costs down. Masterchef: The Professionals champion Gary has teamed up with fuel poverty champions Energy Action Scotland (EAS) and Ruc

Wellhouse Housing Association has announced that Easthall Residents Association will be taking over the delivery of local community services in the area. The highly regarded community group will deliver a range of initiatives including training, classes, activities and services for local residents i

Argyll and Bute Council and Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) have welcomed the investment of £1.23 million from the UK Government’s Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Demonstrator (SHDFD) project. ACHA will manage and deliver the project with support from SSE Energy Solutions

Housing charity Shelter Scotland has called on the Scottish Government to improve the support offered to tenants who have got into rent arrears during the pandemic in the wake of new statistics showing the high levels of poverty in Scotland were increasing even before the health crisis hit. Covering

A minimum income floor beneath which nobody in Scotland should fall is required if Scotland is to learn the lessons of COVID-19 and take a new and ambitious path, according to research published today by IPPR Scotland. The report published by the think tank puts forward a detailed proposal