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Mhairi Donaghy, associate director at Scottish Futures Trust, highlights a new report out today that looks at why town centre living (TCL) is important and the reasons investment has been limited.  Scottish society was built around towns and villages. From the traditional clan system to to

A Glasgow-based housing developer is expanding its portfolio of sustainable apartments in a bid to grow its green-energy offering, thanks to support from Bank of Scotland. Carmichael Homes has been operating across central Scotland since 2012 and delivers luxurious but affordable homes. To date, it

When a strong earthquake struck Nepal in April 2015 it killed almost 9,000 people and destroyed or damaged more than 8,000 schools.

Proposals for the delivery of a mixed-use development at 20 Haymarket Yards have been given the green light by the City of Edinburgh Council. Granted subject to conditions, the planning application includes the demolition of the low-rise and outdated Elgin House office building, which lies close to

Specialist lender Together has provided a loan of £400,000 to a family-run developer to convert a former guesthouse into boutique holiday apartments in Aviemore. The development in Grampian Road, will create 10 luxury, self-catering rooms for visitors in one building, with another 11 rooms in

Barratt Developments North Scotland has unveiled a new road, Mill Drive, at its Riverside Quarter development in Bucksburn as part of a multi-million-pound commitment to improving local roads, services and amenities. A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place this week at Riverside Quarter hosted by David

Construction SMEs risk losing out in a competitive market if they don’t embrace the use of social value in procurement, according to a new report by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

Ahead of Homes for Scotland's Annual Lunch 2023 this week, chief executive Jane Wood discusses the need to build more homes. Everyone should have a place to call home and as I mark my first year as chief executive at Homes for Scotland, I have been pondering what ‘home’ means.

Scott Hogan discusses the recent changes to Scotland's business rates regime, with a focus on the devolution of power to alter empty property relief to local authorities, and the varied impact of these changes on commercial property owners and occupiers across different regions. April brought in a w

Highland Council’s Redesign Board members have approved moves towards more investment in solar and battery storage.

Rural Stirling Housing Association has unveiled four new homes in the Stirlingshire village of Strathblane.

Scotland’s Just Transition Commission is to meet with construction workers in Glasgow and the Lanarkshire area this week to hear directly about the changes ahead for the building industry as part of the national effort to tackle the climate emergency. The independent expert advisory group advi

The Albyn Housing Society, in partnership with Lairg and District Community Initiatives (LDCI), has unveiled a £2.3 million rural housing project in Lairg, Sutherland. Funded by a coalition of the local Development Initiative group, the Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal, the Highland Cou

Work has begun on a housing scheme designed to support young people at risk of homelessness in Stirling.

Homeowners are being urged to overcome their resistance to heat pumps at the upcoming Green Home Festival after a new poll revealed that there continues to be considerable public reluctance to sustainable heating alternatives. Despite their pivotal role in achieving Scotland’s ambitious net ze