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A new law could give councils and housing associations and co-operatives the right to buy land from developers at existing use price. Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard announced his support for the proposal in his speech to Labour’s UK conference in Brighton this week.

Kilmarnock’s North West is the latest area to make their own Place Plan, East Ayrshire Council has revealed.

hub West Scotland and its supply chain partners have come together to provide Lamont City Farm with a much-needed refurbishment following the successful transformation of the Harestanes Community Centre in Kirkintilloch. (from left) Iain Marley, hub West Scotland CEO, Yvonne Elliot, Lamont Farm mana

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has sold a former Farmfoods outlet in Dumfries to Amber Taverns for an undisclosed sum. The former retail unit will be converted into a new modern pub with Amber looking to open in time for Christmas this year.

Police officers have dressed as highway construction workers to catch people committing work-zone violations

The Scottish Government announced has launched a new five-year programme to help prepare for the impact of climate change. The Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme 2019-24 will help the Scottish Government identify the actions Scotland needs to take to adapt to a changing climate.

Donald Trump’s plans for a second Aberdeenshire golf course have been approved by councillors.

Councillors have approved plans for a residential development on the site of a Kinross building which was demolished without permission. The 200-year-old sandstone villa on Kinross High Street stood within the town’s conservation area.

Dundee’s V&A Museum of Design has been hailed for its contribution to Scotland as the winners of the 2019 Scottish Civil Engineering Awards were announced by CECA Scotland.

Housing minister Kevin Stewart has welcomed a 15% increase in Scotland’s supply of new housing but has warned that a no-deal Brexit could have a damaging effect on future growth. More than 22,000 homes have become available in the past year - nearly 3,000 more homes than the previous year.

The use of cutting edge technology to transform Glasgow City Region over the next 15 years was at the heart of discussions at a major summit.

Cleveland Containers MD Johnathan Bulmer looks at the rise of modular homes and the substantial benefits that homes such as shipping containers can bring to the environment.

Last weekend, the number of daily subscribers to our sister publication Scottish Housing News broke through 7,000 on the back of record website traffic for August with 69,209 unique visitors accessing the website. The number of Twitter followers for Scottish Housing News, which was established in 20

Scottish Greens MSP Mark Ruskell has said that the Climate Change Bill must ensure that every family in Scotland has a warm home.

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is supporting the campaign to attract more women into engineering professions by launching an award to mark the centenary of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES).