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A report recently published by the Accounts Commission on the issues facing local authority housing benefit services across Scotland has demonstrated the good work taking place in West Lothian to help some of its most vulnerable residents. The report highlighted the unprecedented challenges and addi

Allanwater Homes has submitted a formal proposal for a housing development on Bridge of Allan greenbelt.

Finance secretary Kate Forbes has confirmed a £290 million package of support to help people affected by the soaring cost of living, including council tax rebates to eligible households. During the Stage 3 debate of the 2022-2023 Scottish Budget Bill in the Scottish Parliament yesterday, Ms Fo

Urban Union has opened a new free to use community space featuring a gallery and exhibition area at 166 Gorbals Street, a Glasgow landmark and one of the last remaining historic buildings in the Gorbals. Built in 1900 and designed by architect James Salmon, the Grade A-listed building was once home

A new residential development is being proposed at Fort Kinnaird, Edinburgh.

Planning permission has been granted for the first phase of a housing development on the outskirts of Inverness.

Plans to build flats in place of a former Aberdeen printworks have been recommended for conditional approval from councillors.

Changes to help improve the planning application process and the service received by applicants have been announced by planning minister Tom Arthur. Following a consultation in 2019 that sought views on reviewing the planning performance and fee regime, planning fees will rise from 1 April 2022.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland recently went back to school to give the Primary 6 and 7 children of St Michael’s Primary in Moodiesburn some reminders about health and safety. As construction of new homes at Taylor Wimpey West Scotland’s development of new homes at Stoneyetts View, off Gart

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has this week installed two electric charging points at its offices in Oban and Helensburgh, with a further one being installed in Bowmore before the end of the month. The ACHA Group has 60 vans and trucks run by its repairs subsidiary Argyll Homes for All

A new survey conducted by Homeless Action Scotland has revealed that 74.2% of people experiencing homelessness were advised that they would not be able to afford rent for homeless accommodation.  The organisation has published the results of a survey sent out to homelessness workers, support wo

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has published a new report revealing that aggregate rent arrears have risen to 6.53% of rent due.  The latest quarterly dashboard report, covering the period 1 October 2021 to 31 December 2021, is designed to help the Scottish Government and social land

Oldmeldrum-based charity Kayleigh’s Wee Stars (KWS) has welcomed several generous donations and relaunched its main flagship fundraising event, the Barra 10k, as it bids to raise £100,000 in its 10th year of supporting children with a terminal diagnosis and their families. KWS was set up

Stewart Dalgarno, project director at the Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) initiative, discusses how climate targets can be met within the house building industry. The end of the UN’s climate change conference COP26 marked the beginning of the hard work req

Twenty-nine struggling Midlothian households are better off to the tune of nearly £15,000 thanks to digital equipment and internet access sourced and distributed by Melville Housing Association. As well as 14 new iPads and 14 new Chromebooks, the £15k Connecting Scotland funding also pai