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The average cost of developing a new build home in Scotland has increased by as much as 21% over the life of the last Parliament, research by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has revealed.

Highland-based housebuilder Tulloch Homes has experienced a surge of interest from potential buyers keen to move to the area. New sales and marketing director Jo McLaren has moved from Savills, where she was head of new homes for Edinburgh and the East of Scotland to take up the post, and stresses t

Muir Homes has been given the go-ahead to build the final phase of the development in the grounds of Castlebank House in Port Glasgow. Designed by EMA Architects, the Tree Tops development will offer a mix of 17 high specification two, three and four-bedroom homes on a stunning hilltop location

More than 50 vulnerable men are to be offered new homes after a partnership enabled Lowther Homes, a subsidiary of Wheatley Group, to buy the Bellgrove Hotel, a private hostel in Glasgow's East End.

The environment business of Galliford Try has been appointed to Scottish Water’s new Non-Infrastructure Framework for the SR21-27 investment programme, in joint venture with MWH Treatment.

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has launched a new initiative to train construction sector professionals in Passivhaus standards.

Plumbing trade association SNIPEF has welcomed the latest Construction Policy Note (CPN 1/2021) from the Scottish Government on Sustainable Tender Pricing after its manifesto called for more support for the plumbing and heating sector on the issue. The note, issued in March by the Construction

Excellence in the creation of new homes and place-making across the country during the challenges of the last year will be marked once again with the launch of the annual Scottish Home Awards. Sponsored by property management firm Ross & Liddell, the event will see 20 aw

The number of unique visitors to the Scottish Housing News website has broken through the 100,000 mark for the first time — just as the SCN sister publication celebrates its 20th anniversary. Visitors in March rose to 108,374 from 97,971 in February. Subscribers to the free daily newsletter in

Fife College has welcomed Kirkcaldy-based company Astrak as it became the first small or medium enterprise (SME) in Fife to benefit from the Flexible Workforce Development Fund.

An overwhelming majority of Weslo Housing Management tenants voted Yes to transfer to Link Group. Weslo took the decision to transfer its homes and services last year when the board considered the findings of an in-depth independent strategic options appraisal. A stock condition survey carried

The post-lockdown house-move boom has seen Scottish law firm and estate agent Lindsays defy disruption to record a rise in the number of homes sold in the past 12 months. Sales by its residential property division rose by 4.26% in the last financial year, with homes valued at a total of £177.3

Former Rettie managing partner, Patrick Paton, and his wife, property marketing specialist Celia Paton, have joined forces to launch a new Scottish estate agency, Paton & Co. Paton & Co launched on March 15, 2021 from the couple’s home in the Borders, covering properties across Scotlan

The first three months of 2021 saw the volume of property sales in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders rise by 55.7% compared to the previous year, according to ESPC's House Price Report for March 2021.

The UK is set for a new generation of giant onshore wind turbines – reaching higher than Queensferry Bridge and approaching the elevation of the Eiffel Tower – as the country goes all out to achieve its green energy targets, according to property experts.