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Western Isles MSP Alasdair Allan has warned that new housing ventilation standards are letting too much wind into homes. Alasdair Allan said the measures were “somewhat counterproductive and unsuitable for the local environment here in the Western Isles”.

A town in Dumfries and Galloway experienced a minor power outage after a Viking longboat crashed into power cables. The full-size replica Viking ship was being transported through Kirkcudbright when it became "tangled" in overhead cables, the BBC reports.

A former architect who was erased from the architect’s register for unprofessional conduct has been unsuccessful in his challenge of the decision to remove him in the Court of Session.  James Thomson argued that the Architect Registration Board had sanctioned him excessively and that he h

Scotland’s trade unions have joined forces with tenants' unions, anti-poverty groups, environmentalists and academics to launch a nationwide campaign to upgrade Scotland’s homes. Led by the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC), the ‘Our Climate, Our Homes’ campaign is callin

Buyers are starting to return to the UK housing market but have little choice of new properties, according to the September 2021 RICS Residential Market Survey. Results show a steadier trend in buyer demand in September, after a brief pull-back that followed the wave of activity around the Stamp Dut

Plans to transform the Barnton Quarry Nuclear Bunker into a tourist attraction have been submitted to Edinburgh City Council. The former Cold War bunker is owned by Scotscrown Ltd, run by James Mitchell, who also owns Scotland's Secret Bunker in Fife.

Cruden Homes has submitted plans to build 52 new affordable flats in Livingston on the site of the former St Columba’s Church in Craigshill. If permission is granted, once completed, the one and two-bedroom homes will be given to a housing association.

The City of Edinburgh Council is reminding all city landlords and homeowners that every home in Scotland must comply with new fire safety legislation which will come into force early next year. By February 2022, all Scottish homes will need to be fitted with interlinked smoke and heat alarms that ta

The Tomintoul and Glenlivet Development Trust (TGDT) has secured £507,000 from Social Investment Scotland (SIS) to help build affordable housing on the site of the former Tomintoul Secondary School. In December 2020, the trust completed a deal to buy the school, however, it has now received a

Ladybank-based Quale Homes Ltd has initiated the planning application process for new homes on a large site near Glenrothes. The housebuilder has submitted a proposal of application notice to Fife Council in respect of the site south of Laurence Park in Kinglassie, around two miles southwest of Glen

Residential developer HUB has teamed up with sustainable and impact investor Bridges Fund Management to acquire a 2.6-acre site on Baltic Street in Leith.

Dualchas Architects has submitted plans to build 16 affordable homes at Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, including a possible four self-build plots. The joint venture between the Highland Council and the Lochalsh and Skye Housing Association will deliver rural homes for rent close to Dunvegan Prim

Glasgow City Council has approved a building warrant application allowing the demolition of the former Partick Baptist Church premises. The church located in Crow Road, which dates from the 1920s, is not listed or within a conservation area so no planning permission or formal notification procedures

The grants scheme from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) supported 13,700 employers with funding during the 12-month period ending 31 March 2021 to train their workforce through the pandemic and lockdowns, according to its annual report.

The residential property letting market in Glasgow and its surrounding areas is “going crazy” with rental prices soaring to record levels, according to Riccardo Giovanacci, the managing director of agency Newton Letting.  Mr Giovanacci said that monthly rents were achieving levels t