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Womble Bond Dickinson partner Simon Lewis on the continuing discussion around building safety, and particularly the replacement of combustible cladding. The UK Government’s February 2021 announcement on support measures for affected buildings came against a backdrop of increasing pressure to i

International housing expert Professor Paddy Gray and John McCraw, board member of Wheatley Group's newest subsidiary Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP), have joined the board of the Wheatley Foundation. The two been appointed directors of Wheatley Foundation.

Shelter Scotland has condemned the Scottish Government for its decision to break a promise to homeless people to end the continued use of harmful and substandard temporary accommodation. The charity has said that the ongoing delay to fully implement new protections for homeless people will place a f

A total of 450,000 families across the UK are reported to have fallen behind on rent as a result of the coronavirus crisis, according to new figures released by the Resolution Foundation. The report found that 9% of families in the social rented sector were behind with their housing payments in Janu

The five keynote speakers for next week’s online Rural Housing Summit have been announced, bringing together a mix of global and local perspectives on tackling the rural housing crisis. Robert Lewis-Lettington, chief of the Land, Housing and Shelter section at UN-Habitat, kicks off the week&rs

The Scottish Government’s Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) is rethinking a controversial proposal for a housing development in Aberdour. The owners of Hillside School are seeking to secure permission to build 125 new homes at the site off Main Street in Aberdour, which they s

Aberdeen's historic Monkey House is set to be converted into high-end apartments. The Press and Journal has exclusively revealed that The Epic Group has submitted plans to the Aberdeen City Council to build 4 high-end two- and three-bedroom flats on the three upper storeys of the A-listed forme

Juniper Residential and Yeoman McAllister Architects have joined forces to build a retirement living development at Barnton Avenue West, Edinburgh. Consisting of 44 apartments and four houses earmarked exclusively for the over-55 market, Barnton House will provide a range of communal facilities and

In April, the UK’s first homes to be fitted with boilers and hobs that run on hydrogen rather than fossil fuel gas will be built in Gateshead. The semi-detached houses will use 100% hydrogen for heating and cooking in appliances including boilers, hobs, cookers and fires under a new government

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland is preparing to host an online public consultation event before it submits a planning application for a new development at Helensburgh Gold Club.

More than half of the UK’s largest cities are continuing to experience a property selling boom, according to UK-wide letting firm Apropos. The firm has analysed year-on-year data and found that the number of properties advertised for sale has risen by between 1% and 67% year on year in 11 of t

Paul Farrell, director of West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative (WWHC), is retiring from his role after 32 years in the post. WWHC was established in March 1989 to control and manage the first Stock Transfer of Multi-Storey stock from a local authority. Mr Farrell was appointed as its first director

A planning application has been submitted to create a new affordable housing development designed for the elderly in Glasgow’s South Side. 

East Renfrewshire Council has approved plans to transform a former Giffnock care home into flats and build more homes on its grounds.

The UK Government’s announcement of making further funding available for removing dangerous cladding on high-rise buildings provides an opportunity for a comprehensive assessment to establish the nature and extent of the problem north of the border, according to the Law Soc