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Joanne Saurin, a housing professional with Fife Council, has won the 'outstanding individual' award at the Scottish Empty Homes Conference this week. The judges recognised Joanne for her "amazing work" with Fife Council which has included bringing 395 properties back in to use since taking up her po

The Highland Council is progressing plans for setting a budget for the coming year 2021-22. Planning can now take account of the Scottish Government’s settlement proposals, although much uncertainty remains.

The detailed masterplan for a £70 million Angus residential and business development is set to be approved by Angus Council. Five years after permission in principle was granted for the Pitskelly scheme at Carnoustie, Angus development standards councillors are being recommended to conditional

A final decision on the approval of a major housing development in the Plean area has been deferred by Stirling Council. The proposals from Persimmon Homes East Scotland and Story Homes Scotland to build 117 houses, including 29 affordable homes, on agricultural land between Plean and Old Plean, wer

Proposals to build 12 new homes in the small hamlet of Portincaple have been rejected by Argyll and Bute Council after thousands of objections were raised online. During a seven-and-a-half hour long meeting, councillors refused the proposal for new homes on the banks of Loch Long - despite planning

The forecasted growing demand for senior living accommodation considered against the current undersupply presents an obvious gap for developers, writes Juniper Residential director Steven Simpson. However you look at it, the face of retirement is changing

Three new legislative measures to modernise land ownership in Scotland have been proposed in a new discussion paper published today.

Back in November 2019, Aspen People secured the services of Professor Lorne Crerar, CBE, as its non-executive chairman. The firm said that whilst responding to the pandemic and carrying on with the important day-job of filling leadership and senior positions took up nearly all of its time, it didn&r

Barratt Homes has teamed up with the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) to uncover exactly how a fully liveable home would look and operate within the hostile environment of the Moon.

A plan to build flats at the site of the former Fairfield Neighbourhood Centre has been approved by Perth & Kinross Council. Fairfield Neighbourhood Centre closed its doors for the last time at the end of September 2018 after being labelled as unsafe by local authority officials.

The joint venture behind the delivery of a build-to-rent neighbourhood on the site of the former Strathclyde Police headquarters in central Glasgow has secured £80 million of debt funding to finance its construction.

Angus Housing Association has gained planning approval for its resubmission of plans for 21 new affordable homes on a former Dundee school site.

Construction work to create much-needed, high-quality affordable homes for tenants of Caledonia Housing Association moves ahead this week with contractors on site at Muir Road and in the regeneration area of Bellsmyre. Caledonia Housing Association is working with contractor CCG on the £3

Glasgow City Council has approved plans for a site in Cathcart to be used as a residential development.  Officials approved an application seeking planning permission in principle for a block of flats at the junction of Newlands Road and Tankerland Road.

West Dunbartonshire Council has unveiled an updated strategy that will bring at least 100 empty homes across the region back into use.