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Community groups, charities and social enterprises can now apply for a Midlothian Council grant of between £5,000 and £20,000 to help tackle poverty. The deadline for completed applications is Friday 22 January.

A joint venture between Apache Capital and Harrison Street is to fund a landmark build-to-rent (BTR) development in central Glasgow.

In a welcome piece of new year cheer, Rural Stirling Housing Association (RSHA) has announced that its tenants are to be given a rent freeze. Rents won't rise in April and will stay the same for a year.

There is a significant undersupply of age-related housing in Scotland with some particularly striking regional differences, according to new research. A research paper 'Senior Housing in Scotland: a development and investment opportunity?', published in the Journal of Property Investment and Fi

Members of Dundee City Council’s neighbourhood services committee will be asked to approve the ending of the local authority’s policy to sell the last council house in mixed tenure locations when it becomes vacant. This policy was agreed in 2007 as a way to provide funding for much

West Lothian Council has objected to plans to build 2,000 new homes near the award-winning sculpture park Jupiter Artland.  The land beside Jupiter Artland is one of five greenbelt areas earmarked for possible new housing by Edinburgh City Council. However, West Lothian Council objected to

Plans to deliver 31 social hosing units to Dundee city centre are a step closer after West Ranga Property Group (WRPGL) purchased the heritable interest in 11-15 Murraygate from Arcadia for an undisclosed price.

Six previously homeless veterans have completed a self-build scheme of 19 affordable homes in Leominster, Herefordshire. The aim of the scheme, which is a collaboration between veterans’ charity Alabaré Community Self Build (Veterans) scheme and housing association Stonewater, was to en

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is calling for greater investment in energy efficiency measures as demand for online advice soared as the weather turned cold. Unique webpage views of the charity’s online advice page 'Grants and Benefits to help you pay your energy bills' have soared by 136% sin

Thousands of vulnerable children across South Ayrshire are benefitting from free meals over the school holidays, thanks to a £10,000 donation from an innovative community fund. The Holiday Meals provision has been delivered across four key areas of South Ayrshire which have suffered from high

Construction and other essential work can continue following yesterday's lockdown announcement by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish Government has confirmed.

A former deputy director of housing for Shetland Islands Council and a former chairwoman of Moray Fresh Start have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours List. William Henderson has become a Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM) for voluntary service i

Rural Stirling Housing Association (RSHA) has secured planning permission to build 14 new homes in the village of Croftamie. The Association has allocated land next to Buchanan Crescent for the development, which was approved in principle by Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park planners.

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has published its 2019/2020 Landlord Report which shows that satisfaction levels with the service ACHA provides continue to keep pace with national targets and actually exceed them in many cases. The report is an update to ACHA tenants, stakeholders a