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More than 600 Falkirk Council homes across five rural villages will be connected to a new gas supply by the end of the summer, with heating installed in properties by the end of 2025. Tenants living in Letham, Whitecross, California, Avonbridge, and Slamannan now have the option of connecting to a g

Lovell Partnerships has officially completed all affordable housing at its Oakwood Edge development in Mayfield, near Dalkeith. Housing minister Paul McLennan visited this week to mark the handover to Melville Housing Association of the 39 high-quality, affordable homes.

Home improvements, new council houses and large-scale housing regeneration will take place in Renfrewshire as councillors approved a £292 million investment across the next five years.

A Glasgow City Council committee has approved the compulsory purchase of two houses and two flats that will then be transferred to housing associations who will make them available as social housing. The approval of the compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) for the houses – at 14 Stewarton Road in

The conservation of a Category A listed castle on the banks of Loch Ness and Scotland’s first Passivhaus-certified primary school in Perth are among the 21 projects to be shortlisted for Scotland’s national architecture awards by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS).

An Airbnb owner’s attempt to claim part of a beach as a private garden has been struck down by the local authority.

Akela Ground Engineering has appointed precast piling manufacturing expert John Ward to support the expansion of its precast manufacturing operations in England. With over 35 years of industry experience and a wealth of operational insight from roles with Aarsleff Ground Engineering UK, Centrum Pile

Insite Contracts has completed a comprehensive restoration project at Glasgow’s beloved King’s Theatre.

The Energy Training Academy (ETA) is stepping up its bid to close the renewables skills gap by offering Scotland’s first direct route to becoming a low carbon heating engineer. Working in conjunction with accreditation body the National Open College Network (NOCN), the Edinburgh-based educatio

Work has started on improvements at the M80 Junction 7 in Haggs and Banknock aimed at enhancing road safety and unlocking potential housing opportunities that will deliver both private and affordable homes.

Housing minister Paul McLennan said the Scottish Government will "carefully consider" any recommendations from the Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 Report that apply to Scotland, with a full response and cladding remediation action plan earmarked for next month.

Cumbernauld is home to North Lanarkshire Council's latest completed new housing development, delivering 24 modern social homes for rent.

Avant Homes Scotland will deliver 256 new homes in Cairneyhill after being granted planning permission for a £68 million residential development. Called Keelyside View and located off Sunnyside Road, the development will comprise a mix of two-, three-, four-, and five-bedroom homes.

Templehall Community Gym has received the keys to their new premises from Fife Council’s communities and leisure spokesperson, Councillor Linda Erskine and Martin Cooper, construction director with BAM Construction Ltd. It comes after two months of planning and six weeks of hard work to refit

Construction has officially started on the new Gartcosh Community Hub, a major project set to provide new education and community facilities for the area.