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A new public sector alliance has been created to accelerate the delivery of much-needed affordable homes for rent in the south east of Scotland by providing local authorities and housing associations with an online knowledge hub hosting freely-available home designs that utilise modern methods of co

Over 260 new affordable homes for rent were added to the housing stock in Perth and Kinross in 2024/25, a report to councillors has said. Members of the Housing and Social Wellbeing Committee will be told that 243 new houses for affordable social rent were delivered in Perth and Kinross, along with

Plans have been submitted to build new homes on the site of properties which were damaged in a gas explosion in Edinburgh in 2023.

Link Group is celebrating a prestigious award win after its Dunbeg Phase 3 development in Oban was named Affordable Development of the Year – Large at this year’s Homes for Scotland Awards.  The award was announced at a ceremony last Friday, recognising the scale, quality and ambiti

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has stepped up to launch a toolkit aimed at informing housing associations’ in their work to recognise and respond to domestic abuse.

Rural business organisation Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has welcomed the passing of amendments to ensure the needs of rural and island communities are considered as the Housing (Scotland) Bill enters its final stage. Over 600 amendments to the Bill were proposed by a wide range of different gr

Highland housebuilder Tulloch Homes, part of the Springfield Group, has appointed a new land and planning director to facilitate growth in the region. David Jewell, who first started with Springfield in 2014, has been promoted to land and planning director for Tulloch Homes. His promotion follows th

Social landlord Osprey Housing is celebrating the completion of 500 new build homes across the north-east of Scotland in less than nine years.  The 500th property is one of the 25 houses and flats in Peterhead’s Fair Isle Crescent development, built for Osprey by CHAP Construction.  

Nova Homes has submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) to East Renfrewshire Council for a proposed residential development at Holehouse Brae Neilston, marking the first step in the statutory pre-application consultation process.

The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has appointed Jonathan Guthrie as its new chair and Cameron Stott as its new vice-chair, ahead of a crucial year for Scotland’s real estate sector. SPF director, David Melhuish, said: “We are delighted to welcome Jonathan Guthrie, director for strat

Lar Housing Trust is celebrating picking up a prestigious national award for one of its Edinburgh developments. The recently completed conversion of an abandoned and derelict church in the Fountainbridge area of the city picked up the top prize in the Small Affordable Development of the Year categor

Age Scotland has marked a significant milestone in its dementia work with a national event in Stirling bringing together people living with dementia, unpaid carers, community organisations and professionals to help shape the future of support across Scotland.  The event introduced Age Scotland&

Helping vulnerable tenants to stay in their homes is the key role being asked of Ayrshire’s newest Community Wellbeing Officer. Mark Jenkins will work with tenants to support them with mental health, addiction and anti-social behaviour issues. He will support them to get to the root cause of t

The Easterhouse Housing and Regeneration Housing Alliance (EHRA) recently welcomed senior Scottish Government and Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) figures for a visit and tour of Greater Easterhouse.

Members of the Highland Council's Sutherland County Committee have agreed to adopt the Sutherland County Area Place Plan. They also agreed to support and promote the plan where possible, giving it consideration within other plans, strategies, development and funding opportunities across Sutherland.