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British singer songwriter, producer and philanthropist and new Crisis ambassador, Ellie Goulding, is leading a host of celebrities in a call to the British public to help provide support to people experiencing homelessness this Christmas, and all year round.  

Scotland’s tenants’ union Living Rent has welcomed proposals to limit rent increases in private rented homes but cautioned that new measures need to go far enough in order to properly protect tenants. The proposed Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill would cap annual rent increases to the Con

Aberdeenshire-based Bancon Construction has secured a batch of new contracts valued at more than £25 million, including work at housing developments in Dundee, Nairn and Inverness. In Inverness, Bancon’s newest £9m contract is for a housing development at Stratton Farm, on the outs

A public consultation is being held on a new housing development proposed for Bellevue Gardens, Kilmarnock.

Eddie Fraser has been appointed as the new chief executive of East Ayrshire Council to replace Fiona Lees when she retires in a few weeks’ time. Eddie has over 34 years of local government experience, having worked with Strathclyde Regional Council and Glasgow City Council prior to joinin

Glen Oaks Housing Association has gained planning approval to build 30 houses and cottage flats for the Arden area of Glasgow. The properties on a vacant 2.5-acre grassed site in Kilmuir Crescent would be built by AS Homes (Scotland) in conjunction with the Association.

Osprey Housing Group staff are celebrating after being awarded the prestigious Investors In People Gold accreditation, a standard achieved by only around 16% of organisations assessed. Osprey, which provides and manages more than 1,800 properties across the north-east of Scotland, was also commended

Days of heavy rain in the Moray area have proved the success of the local authority's flood alleviation schemes.

Shire Housing Association has been awarded £37,5000 from the Scottish Government's Communities Recovery Fund. This will help the association to continue working with local community groups dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Families of children with a disability or long term health condition living in Dundee City, Perth and Kinross and the Western Isles will be able to apply for the Scottish Government's Child Disability Payment from summer 2021. This new benefit will be available across Scotland from autumn 2021.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has welcomed the Scottish Government's announcement that the Water Charges Reduction Scheme is to be increased from 25% to 35% reduction for those who are eligible. Gail Walker, CAS water policy manager, said: "Water charges in general are increasing, which is nec

Moray Council's planning committee has agreed plans to build 77 houses in the village of Lhanbryde. Yesterday, the committee backed the council officers' recommendation to approve Springfield Properties’ development at St Andrew Terrace.

West Lothian Council has granted planning permission in principle for Blackridge Developments to build 185 new homes in West Lothian. The homes are proposed for a site on Barbuchlaw Burn and land south of Craiginn Terrace.

Cairn Housing Group is preparing for 2021 with a reshaped executive team, which it said is designed to support a step change in services to customers, continued modernisation, and investment in homes. The group recently celebrated the second anniversary of Ancho tenants voting in favour of a constit

As part of its on-going work in the community during the national lockdown, Milnbank Housing Association volunteers and staff distributed an early Christmas gift of biscuits to the elderly residents and a selection box for school-aged children. Joining them last week was Philip Braat, the Lord Provo