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Proposals to provide almost £3 million to help households in fuel poverty in Highland this winter have been approved by members at the meeting of the full Highland Council on Friday.

Paisley Housing Association has completed a £2.86 million development of stylish flats - just two weeks after unveiling its smart new homes in Glenburn.

Persimmon Homes has submitted plans to North Ayrshire Council to build 220 new homes in West Kilbride.

Seven social enterprises that took part in Social Investment Scotland’s (SIS) ambitions leadership programme have been awarded a share of £35,000 grant funding to support continued growth and drive greater impact. Four Square, operators of the Edinburgh Furniture Initiative that works to

Akela Construction has won its second consecutive house building contract at the Ravensheugh site in Wallyford, East Lothian.

Sanctuary Scotland is seeking planning permission for an affordable housing complex geared towards the over 55s in Glasgow.

For the latest episode of the Scottish Housing News Podcast, former Dundee housing convener and housing justice campaigner Jimmy Black is joined by former Link Group chief executive Craig Sanderson and TPAS Scotland chief executive Lesley Baird as they cast their minds back to a time when modern ho

A total of £1.6 million has been dispersed by the Fairer Aberdeen Board to tackle poverty and deprivation across the city.

Scotland Excel’s Construction, Transport and Environment portfolio lead Mary Mitchell reflects on the first six months in her new role and looks forward to 2022. I’ve been working closely with Scotland Excel since June 2019 when I was seconded from Perth and Kinross Council to work on a

Osprey Housing has been awarded £340,000 by the Scottish Government to help replace electric storage heaters in 61 properties with more sustainable air source heat pumps. The grant has been made under the Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme’s Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund

Cunninghame Housing Association held charity events at its Long Service Awards celebration night in late November 2021 which raised a total of £5,259.50 for its two charities The Salvation Army and North Ayrshire Foodbank. The Association presented a cheque for £2,000 along with toys to

Council house tenants in Moray are being consulted on proposed rent changes.

Homeless charity Rowan Alba has launched its annual Christmas appeal in a bid to boost the core services which reduce reliance on accident and emergency wards and shorten hospital stays. This covers their temporary accommodation, permanent supported housing, outreach services and the new Rowan Alba

East Lothian Council has pledged to ensure rent levels remain affordable for tenants as councillors agreed to updated financial and capital strategies for the next five years. The financial strategy aims to support an extensive transformation programme that protects essential services in the fa

Midlothian Council has agreed that proposed annual housing rent increases be deferred for 2022/23. This follows on from last year's deferral due to the Covid-19 pandemic impact of the 3% rent increase proposed for 2021/22.