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abrdn plc has submitted plans to convert empty office space in central Glasgow into student accommodation on behalf of The Nottinghamshire County Council Pension Fund.

The alarming barriers blocking Scottish housing associations from accessing vital energy efficiency funding have been revealed in the Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) latest report ‘Harnessing Scotland’s Social Housing Expertise’.

Glasgow City Council has approved the disposal of a site in Shakespeare Street, and the beginning of negotiation for the disposal of another, in Seamill Street - that will allow housing associations to create supported accommodation for vulnerable people and housing for homeless families. Both sites

A plan to build 40 new houses for affordable rent on the site of a former Perth care home is to be discussed by councillors next week. Members of the Housing and Social Wellbeing Committee will hear that a review of the site at Beechgrove House has found that using the land for affordable housing is

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has reached an agreement with Wheatley Group to build 29 new affordable homes for social rent, which will form part of its Sibbalds Wynd development, off Sibbalds Brae in Bathgate.

Proposals for a new care home in Penicuik have been granted approval by the local planning authority this month.

Plans to build hundreds of new affordable homes across Argyll and Bute have been unveiled as part of the latest update to the area’s Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP).

Goodstone Living, on behalf of its managed fund Goodstone Living Partners 1, has successfully secured unanimous planning permission from the City of Edinburgh Council for the expansion of its Dockside build-to-rent scheme in Leith.

A disused sports centre in East Kilbride has been transformed to provide much-needed new affordable homes for local people. Housing provider Sanctuary Scotland has delivered 28 high-quality two-bedroom flats, all available for social rent, on the site of the former Greenhills Sports Centre, in Strou

Property group Hazledene and not-for-profit developer HHA have secured planning permission from The Highland Council to deliver a mixed-use development in Milton of Leys, near Inverness. Located to the south of the city, the 25.2-acre development is near the A9 interchange and has been managed by Gl

Firefighters have hailed the skills of a crane operator who assisted in the rescue of construction workers trapped after a fire broke out at a tower block. A fire broke out yesterday at Sir Robert McAlpine’s £750 million One Station Hill construction site in Reading, which celebrated top

Dundee Museum of Transport has launched a Crowdfunder campaign to fund the replacement of weather-damaged bricks at Maryfield Tram Depot, the site of its planned new home. The museum is currently based in temporary premises on Market Street but is set to move to its multi-million-pound new premises

Dundee's HMS Unicorn could be moved to the East Graving Dock and become the centrepiece of a new Dundee Maritime Heritage Centre under a £26 million plan to secure the future of the historic ship.

Workplace design and management consultancy Space Solutions undertook a design and build project for multi-award-winning ESG technology solutions provider Utopi in EastWorks, Clyde Gateway, creating a transformational office of the future.

Sustainable technology firm Recycl8 has appointed its first graduate engineer. Daniel Wisely takes up the role at a crucial stage in the Aberdeenshire-based company’s journey to market.