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Ayrshire Housing has received a loan of £8 million through a charitable bond arranged by Allia C&C to build another 118 homes for affordable rent over the next two years. The loan is the third and the largest the association has received under Allia C&C’s programme with

Almost 150 new affordable homes for social rent are taking shape as part of the Queens Quay regeneration project in Clydebank.

Glasgow City Council has agreed to move to the next stage of working with the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) to help deliver the Underline Avenue between St Georges Cross and Cowcaddens.

A proposed housing-led vision for the Leith Walk/Halmyre Street area has been published by the City of Edinburgh Council to help shape future development of the site following consultation with the local community and other groups.

Cloch Housing has appointed The McDougall Group as its new contractor for both its reactive and voids contracts. 

Kingdom Housing Association has started conversion work on Hunter House in Kirkcaldy, a Category B listed building, following the easing of lockdown restrictions.

Midlothian Council's affordable house building programme is "progressing well" despite the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, councillors were told this week.

Highland Council is seeking to build 12 new flats and a Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) office in Nairn. 

Local hillwalker Scott Murray has taken the chance to climb several Munros while on furlough – but he’s proved himself a lockdown livewire by studying for and securing an NVQ Diploma. Scott is an assistant site manager at Tulloch Homes and has just switched to the firm’s showpiece

A first-of-its-kind audit into the mapping of potholes in England has been launched today aided by data from on-road businesses such as Uber and Deliveroo.

Developer and manager of residential property for rent Watkin Jones has completed the purchase of Portcullis House in Glasgow from Mapeley Investment Group Limited.

Michael Laird Architects (MLA) has announced a number of promotions as part of a wider review of the internal structure of the business.

A three-year project set up by a consortium of private, public and academic partners to transform the housing sector, will host a webinar to share key insights on the adoption of modern methods on construction with the construction industry.

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is supporting six new projects through its i-Con Innovation Challenge Fund, part of a support programme set up earlier in the year in response to COVID-19.

A 20-year infrastructure improvement plan to generate jobs and additional revenue and attract new business to Orkney's harbours has been unveiled.