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Clackmannanshire Council is to consider a proposal to increase council housing rents by 6%. Following a consultation that sought views on 6%, 7% and 8% increases, the housing service is seeking the go-ahead for the change, which would be effective from March 30 this year.

Plans to demolish the former Scottish Law Commission building in Edinburgh to make way for a student accommodation development have been approved.

Hebridean Housing Partnership’s plans for eight new homes at Scotvein on Grimsay will not require a full environmental impact assessment. The proposed development includes the houses, a shared access road, a sewage system and surface water management infrastructure.

The demolition of a building damaged by fire at 41 Scott Street in Perth city centre has been completed. One person died when the devastating fire took hold in the early hours of Saturday, 14 June.

A public local inquiry (PLI) will be held into a scheme to reduce flood risk in Musselburgh after Scottish Ministers wrote to East Lothian Council to confirm they would ‘call in' the proposals.

West Dunbartonshire Council has agreed to progress with a major flood alleviation scheme to help protect properties in Dumbarton East.

Development Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS) has launched its new community-led manifesto, setting out an ambitious plan to deliver a more supportive environment and “create community wealth that works for people and the planet”.

Cassiltoun Housing Association has announced the early retirement of Fiona McGowan, a highly respected leader whose remarkable career in housing spans more than four decades. Fiona began her housing career over 40 years ago with Glasgow City Council, starting in May 1983 as a clerk in Easterhouse be

Lar Housing Trust has appointed Stuart McLaren to its main board and reappointed Ken Macintosh and Monica Gupta. Stuart McLaren was recently promoted to managing director of the organisation’s construction subsidiary Lar Projects Ltd. This follows the appointment of Mikko Ramstedt as the

Groups and projects across East Dunbartonshire are being urged to follow in the footsteps of Hillhead Housing Association (HHA), which recently secured funds to help local residents.

Veterans Housing Scotland (VHS) has produced its own history booklet outlining its progress from 1915 as the charity marked its 110th anniversary this year. Entitled ‘Veterans Housing Scotland – 110 Years’, the booklet includes the research and publication of more than 100 years of

A pioneering two-bed prototype home in Inverness withstood snow, frost and rain to be rapidly assembled in just one week.

The first life-changing homes have landed at Harriet Gardens, the newest purpose-built supported accommodation village by Social Bite, in partnership with South Lanarkshire Council and Salvation Army.

Cairn Housing Association has appointed Jo MacLennan as director of people and insights, completing the organisation’s new executive leadership structure. The role marks the final stage in a series of organisational changes led by chief executive Audrey Simpson, designed to strengthen Cairn&rs

BGF, one of the largest and most experienced growth capital investors in the UK and Ireland, has made a landmark £15 million investment in Cruden, powering the next stage of growth for one of Scotland’s most established and ambitious SME homebuilders. Cruden has delivered more than 135,0