26 h. ago Controversial plan to build new homes on greenbelt land near Airdrie kicked out by councillors

The massive Orchard Brae development, which proposed to build almost 1000 new homes on the Europark site, adjacent to Eurocentral, went before councillors on Thursday.

Society

58 h. ago Time to step up and fix housing crisis after Swinney handed £9billion funding boost

Record View says there must be a joint approach with local authoritie to ensure there is a huge push to build more affordable homes.

Economics

3 d. ago Rachel Reeves pledges £39bn to build hundreds of thousands of affordable homes for Brits

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce plans to spend £39billion on a new affordable homes programme over the next decade as part of her long-awaited Spending Review

Economics

5 d. ago Poll shows voters have huge housing demand amid 'charter for greed' warning

Polling by YouGov found people are three times more likely to want the Government to build more social housing than encouraging developers to build more private homes

Events

6 d. ago 'Offended' locals demand end to 'group sex hotspot' near funeral home site

Residents living near an alleged "cruising" hotspot claim "group sexual acts" take place in broad daylight there, and have expressed concerns over plans to build a funeral home nearby

Politics

6 d. ago MPs could vote to force government to build 150,000 social homes a year

A proposed change to the Planning and Infrastructure bill would demand a 150,000 target for building social homes this Parliament

Politics

7 d. ago Angela Rayner faces Labour backbench rebellion over her plans to build 1.5million new homes in England by 2029

In the latest a blow to Ms Rayner's housebuilding target, one Labour MP has threatened to trigger civil war over his demands to find a 'progressive alternative' to parts of her proposals.

Politics

1 week ago 'Best ever' Grand Designs home that took 20 years to build goes on sale

Green Dragon Barn in Devon has been painstakingly transformed over the last two decades by owners Sue Charman and Martin Whitlock after first appearing on Grand Designs in 2001

Politics

1 week ago Council receives application to build homes on vacant plot of land in Shotts

The application, from SMS Homes, seeks approval for the three new houses at a site on Minard Road in the village, and the development would also see the creation of nine parking spaces.

Politics

1 week ago Take a look inside this £685,000 lakeside house you can win for just 84p

A stunning new-build home near the coast and a 2024 BMW M4 could be yours for just 84p in BOTB’s latest prize draw - or take a huge cash payout instead.

Economics

2 w. ago Homes giant to build 676 new family houses ‘within easy reach’ of Edinburgh

“By investing in areas where people genuinely want to live, we’re striving to shape integrated neighbourhoods that our buyers will be proud to call home for generations to come” – Gary Heaney, Miller Homes

Society

2 w. ago Arrest made after fire destroyed historic World War One hangar days after developers were granted permission to build new homes... on the condition they restore it

The historic building that was built by First World War German prisoners of war was on the verge of being restored following years of neglect.

Events

2 w. ago Arrest made after fire destroyed historic World War One hangar days after developers were granted permission to build new homes... on the condition they restore it

The historic building that was built by First World War German prisoners of war was on the verge of being restored following years of neglect.

Events

2 w. ago Homes Under the Hammer star Dion Dublin can demolish his £1.2million mansion to build new luxury five

The ex-Celtic and Manchester Utd forward, 56, splashed out £1.24 million on a mansion in the upmarket village of Caldy, on the Wirral Peninsula, in Merseyside last year with his wife Cheryl.

Economics

2 w. ago Rayner: Government not compromising green protections to build homes faster

The Government has set out proposals to cut red tape and for planning decisions to be shifted away from councillors and towards expert officers.

Politics

2 w. ago UK politics live: minister defends Labour’s justice record after warnings of threat to public safety

Housing minister says previous government left prison system in state of ‘criminal neglect’ amid warnings over early release plan The government is seeking to give a boost to smaller developers with faster planning decisions and financial backing to speed up building new homes.It will set out the detail of proposals to cut red tape and for planning decisions to be shifted away from councillors and towards expert officers as part of efforts to meet Labour’s pledge to build 1.5m homes by 2029-30.We’ve inherited, as you know, a housing system that’s not building enough homes part of the reason it is broken is that we’re overly reliant on a small number of large volume housebuilders. So we’ve got to diversify the housing market and get smaller housebuilders back in the game.In the 1980s they used to produce about 40% of all homes. Today it’s less than 10%, and so the package we’re announcing today allocating land specifically to SME housebuilders, providing them with more financial supp...

Events

2 w. ago Planning reforms seek to boost smaller developers to build homes faster

The Government will set out proposals to cut red tape and for planning decisions to be shifted away from councillors and towards expert officers.

Politics

2 w. ago Attack of the megasheds: The homeowner who has lost more than half a million pounds as 1.17million sq ft warehouse for The Range ruins views of rolling farmland

Ken Lungley, 79, enjoyed views over rural Suffolk farmland that teemed with deer and hares. Now his view is of the sprawling warehouse.

Society

2 w. ago Grandfather sees £600,000 knocked off the value of his home and holiday let after The Range build huge 1.17million sq ft mega

Ken Lungley, 79, enjoyed views over rural Suffolk farmland that teemed with deer and hares. Now his view is of the sprawling warehouse.

Economics

2 w. ago Aussie actress shares heartbreaking update on the death of her 13

Australian actress Clare McCann has shared a heartbreaking update following the shock death of her 13-year-old son Atreyu.

Events