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Scottish Green MSPs will stage a series of bids to overhaul Scotland’s planning system over three days of debate in the Scottish Parliament this week. Amendments brought by Green MSPs at stage 3 of the Planning (Scotland) Bill will seek to improve natural habitats in response to the climate cr

Brio Retirement Living has opened its Landale Court in Chapelton as a ‘Warm Hub’ this winter to help local people in need of warmth or companionship.

Former Osprey Housing Group chief executive Glenn Adcook took centre stage when colleagues, friends, and family came together to celebrate his retirement. Glenn stepped down as CEO of the social landlord at the end of November, drawing to a close a distinguished career in the housing sector that spa

CORGI Technical Services is set to take centre stage at the ASCP’s Scottish conference and exhibition, as the gas and electrical experts shine a light on safety and compliance within Scotland.

A group of Edinburgh retirees are set to take to the stage at one of the city’s major venues with the help of their local primary school. Tenants from Bield’s Brookwell Court have joined forces with pupils from St David’s Primary School to perform a string of songs, including one p

An 10-year old pupil from Milltimber School has won a competition to name a new sculpture, located at a new playpark at a landmark Aberdeen development. Ebony Lorraine Taggart, who has just completed P5, suggested that the horse statue at Cala’s Oldfold Village development should be called &ls

Families are settling into their new homes for Christmas following the completion of the second stage of a new social housing development in Heathhall, Dumfries.

A retired housing director who requests to retain his anonymity at this stage has revealed to Scottish Housing News that he has lodged a complaint regarding alleged ‘bullying’ by the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) with the cost of expensive interventions being passed on to th

The Highland Council's redevelopment of the Meiklefield area of Dingwall has progressed to the planning stage with the submission of an application for 117 new homes.

Proposals to deliver four new villages of around 1,200 homes on the north eastern edge of Glasgow have reached the planning stage. The plans by Capper Farm Enterprises is for land between Easterhouse and the M73 motorway, which has been designated as part of a Community Growth Area in the Glasgow Ci

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has announced that Andrew Palmer has been selected as the Stage 2 Electrical Apprentice of the Year at Borders College. Mr Palmer will complete his second year of his four-year Electrical Apprenticeship with SBHA at the end of June. During lockdown, he has

The Scottish Government has issued updated guidance on gas, fire and electrical safety checks which states that private landlords and letting agents should postpone routine certification requirements during the current coronavirus pandemic.

Scottish Borders Council leader Shona Haslam visited the former Caerlee Mill in Innerleithen to see the initial stage of construction as the redevelopment of the grounds get under way.

A £3.6 million housing scheme in Irvine has reached the final stage of development with North Ayrshire Council's Building Services team set to deliver internal works for the first time.

A bespoke retirement village which will house self-contained apartments as well as a range of one and two-storey cottages is to be developed in Aberdeenshire following a site acquisition deal. The Scotland Real Estate team at international law firm DAC Beachcroft has advised Liberty Retirement Livin