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From this week, the homes of 50,000 UK households will be upgraded with green improvements from a £562 million fund, reducing carbon emissions and supporting thousands of green jobs across the country.

Osprey Housing has added to its rural Aberdeenshire portfolio with tenants moving into three new builds in Inverurie. The houses — two two-bedroom and one three-bedroom — are in Portstown and offer residents state-of-the-art design while also boosting the town’s social housing prov

Nursery children from an Inverclyde school are getting closer to nature at playtime in a new educational outdoor area created by local developers.

Private residential landlords would be wise to take notice of Scotland’s first wrongful termination order. It establishes the fact that the law has teeth and can bite, writes Paul Harper. The wrongful termination order is a ruling which underpins the fact that it could prove costly to evi

The final chapter of Taylor Wimpey West Scotland’s Walker’s Grove and the vision for its Altonhill development in Kilmarnock was completed this month when customers Mark and Jennifer Taylor moved into their new home at the development. Since the start of construction of the first phase o

Glasgow-based multi-utilities business Arc-Tech MU Ltd has commenced works at a former primary school site that is set to become a new development of affordable homes.

Construction work on Moda’s Holland Park neighbourhood, which saw Ryder Architecture appointed following planning approval, is well underway.

The Scottish Government’s chief planner and housing minister have issued published a letter that provides an update to stakeholders on how the planning system is continuing to work through the pandemic and updates on recent progress on planning reform. In the letter, John McNairney and Ke

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has teamed up with solar panel manufacturer Viridian Solar to support its reforestation initiative, Fusion Forest, to plant new trees both here in Scotland as well as some developing overseas countries such as Madagascar and Kenya.

Demand for online advice has soared since the UK went into lockdown last March, new figures released by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) have revealed.

Homeowners whose flats have external cladding will be offered free safety assessments to determine which properties have material needing to be removed, as part of a £450 million package of measure to address Scotland's cladding crisis.

Bield has appointed a new head of development and business growth who will drive its strategic objectives to create new opportunities for development. With more than nine years of experience in the housing sector, Elizabeth Peacock has taken up the role at a critical time for the housing provider, a

The Scottish Government has pledged to invest millions of pounds to tackle the ongoing problem facing scores of people who are battling addiction but are being forced to choose between going into residential rehabilitation facilities or keeping their home. Shelter Scotland, alongside other orga

A minimum 2.5% annual rent increase over the next four years is one of four options being considered by the City of Edinburgh Council in order to mitigate the impact of a one-year rent freeze on its Housing Revenue Account.

The 20th anniversary of Scottish Housing News this month has also been marked by Wheatley Group chief executive Martin Armstrong. “Scottish Housing News provides an indispensable daily digital update on developments across the sector. Its essential news service and insightful commentary are a