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Following the reopening of the housing market in England May 13, the May 2020 RICS Residential Market Survey unsurprisingly saw a slight improvement in the outlook for sales over the coming twelve months across the UK as a whole.

Pupils living in Scotland’s most deprived communities will benefit from £50 million of targeted funding from the Attainment Scotland Fund to help close the poverty-related attainment gap. Nine local councils with the highest concentrations of deprivation in Scotland, known as “Chal

Aberdeenshire councillors have established a COVID-19 Recovery Group to support the local authority’s transition to recovery.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has updated its COVID-19 briefing for social landlords on practical governance advice. The update includes new information on virtual Annual General Meetings (AGMs), AGM frequently asked questions, and the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bil

Cunninghame Housing Association has announced with great sadness that former long serving board member Cameron Crawford peacefully passed away on Saturday 6th June 2020. Mr Crawford joined the board of management in May 2013. He was a project worker, working with unemployed clients and liaising

Kingdom Housing Association’s employability project Kingdom Works has secured funding of over £700k from Skills Development Scotland and Opportunities Fife to continue to support unemployed people back into work.

North Lanarkshire Council has added further sites for new build homes, awarded new contracts to take forward more developments and outlined housing plans for villages and town centres as it drives forward its plans to deliver 5,000 new council homes across the region.

ng homes has teamed up with Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS), Police Scotland and local community organisations to provide and deliver afternoon teas to elderly residents and those who are shielding in the North Glasgow community.

Stewart Milne Homes has submitted plans to deliver around 180 homes in Aberdeen and is in discussions with “several affordable housing providers” to partner on the development. The developer’s vision is for 177 new homes, dedicated car parking, open space and associated infrastruct

Now is the time to consider the role of Modern Methods of Construction in the future of the construction sector, says partner Ian Atkinson and solicitor Ryan Lavers at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson. The construction sector is fundamentally important to the UK economy. Often cited as the barome

Independent consulting engineer Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) has secured a significant contract at a major development site near Ayr which, in its initial phase, could provide 750 new homes. DBA has been instructed by Allanvale Land Investments to provide key transportation, road and bridge engi

An expert advisory board is to be established to drive progress towards a fairer, more equal Scotland in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The group will listen to and learn from people with lived experience of poverty and inequality and membership will draw on expertise from equality and disabl

NatWest Group, the owner of the Royal Bank of Scotland, has launched a £1 million fund to support victims of economic and domestic abuse, in a new partnership with SafeLives. SafeLives is a UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good.

Staff at an East Glasgow Mecca Bingo branch have been supporting people in the city who are homeless by preparing hundreds of free meals.

The next Scottish Government has been urged to commit to delivering 53,000 affordable homes over the duration of the next parliament to reduce housing need, tackle child poverty and kick-start the country’s economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis.