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The Highland Council's economy and infrastructure committee has approved an updated Rural Housing Supplementary Guidance. The guidance aims to support Highland’s recovery from the COVID pandemic, promote community-led housing and woodland crofts, and to strengthen rural communities and de

South Ayrshire Council has launched a new lettings agency to ensure everyone can access better housing. Through its 'Your Choice' social lettings agency, the council's focus is to help those on low incomes or people who have experienced homelessness. This fits in with its wider programme to reduce a

Exemplary new housing projects feature heavily in a list of fourteen new Scottish buildings which been named today as winners of Scotland’s national architecture awards by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). As well as education and healthcare facilities, this year’

The Scottish Government’s Building Standards Division has published new national guidance intended to help improve the quality of building warrant applications.  

Ross Morris has been appointed as the new service improvement manager (data insights) at Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) with James Duffy set to retire after 11 years working with SHN and its members.  SHN has been working with local authorities and RSLs to provide benchma

The Climate Emergency Response Group (CERG) has today launched a report outlining the key actions the Scottish Government must take now to accelerate its response to the climate emergency. With the eyes of the world on Glasgow in November, in the pivotal year of COP26, the new report ‘Deliveri

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has launched a new three-year strategy at a virtual event yesterday with cabinet secretary for social justice, housing and local government Shona Robison. 

Public Health Scotland has announced an opportunity for local authorities, housing associations and third sector organisations to apply for funding to undertake a Place Standard Tool assessment in their areas and to implement the recommendations which the assessment will produce. This funding from P

Property agent membership body Propertymark has issued a letter to Patrick Harvie following his appointment as minister for zero carbon buildings, active travel and tenants' rights to stress its concerns for the private rented sector (PRS) in Scotland. The organisation said it is vita

More than 15,000 Falkirk Council homes will soon benefit from an eight-year programme to replace doors and windows.

Residential developer HUB and impact investor Bridges Fund Management have acquired the 1.25-acre Beaverhall House site in Canonmills, Edinburgh to progress a mixed-use proposal for the site.

The Scottish Government has today laid three pieces of Scottish Statutory Instruments before the Scottish Parliament.

Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has outlined its intention to work collaboratively with new Green ministers Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater in support of net zero transition ambitions following their appointments earlier this week. Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie has been named minis

Craigdale Housing Association has been working with The Lens on innovative Intrapreneurship Programmes where tenants work with staff to develop an idea and pitch for investment. (from left) David Mackenzie (Craigdale), John Masson, Samantha Morton (Craigdale), Jaclyn McMahon (Craigdale), Pat Main an

A block of offices in the centre of Edinburgh could be demolished to make way for 42 new homes, under new plans submitted to the local authority. The Henderson Place Lane site extends over approximately 0.2 hectares and comprises an existing currently unoccupied two-storey office building constructe