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More than 9,000 long-term empty homes have been brought back into use in Scotland since the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) was established in 2010, according to a new report published today. In its latest impact report, the SEHP reported that empty homes officers supported owners to bring 1

Loreburn Housing Association’s Fit for Life initiative, which was launched in 2022, was designed to tackle the impact Covid-19 has had on its tenants by reducing social isolation, improving physical and mental wellbeing, and strengthening its Later Living communities.

Wheatley Homes South and Dumfries and Galloway Council are still welcoming members of the Lochside community to join more than 1,000 people who have had their say on regeneration proposals for the area. The organisations are looking for assistance to create a housing-led masterplan which will lead t

Connect Modular, part of The Wee House Group, has been appointed to the LHC Procurement Group’s (LHC) new Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) of new homes (NH3) Framework.

The first pipes to supply the new Shawfair town in Midlothian with low-carbon heating have been installed with construction on the site now well underway.

Consultation is about to get underway on a major regeneration project aimed at transforming the heart of Bourtreehill in Irvine.

North Ayrshire Council’s ambitious blueprint for combatting child poverty over the next three years has been approved.

At a time when unclaimed welfare benefits throughout the UK reached a figure of £18.7 billion, Argyll Community Housing Association’s (ACHA) Welfare Rights team has secured almost £3.8 million for 1,268 households across Argyll and Bute in the last 12 months.

A leaner senior leadership structure is an important milestone in ensuring that Perth and Kinross Council services are able to meet the needs of the individuals, families and communities they serve, councillors will be told next week. Chief executive Thomas Glen will ask councillors on the Finance a

A total of £46.9 billion was spent last year on public services to help tackle poverty, deliver fair pay deals, and support people displaced by the war in Ukraine, provisional figures have shown. The 2022-23 Provisional Outturn compares actual spending with the funding commitments set out in t

Ten charities based in Scotland are celebrating after receiving donations of £1,000 each as part of Benefact Group’s Movement for Good Awards.

Developer Watkin Jones has unveiled new proposals for a purpose-built student accommodation development on the site of Portcullis House in Glasgow.

Tougher conditions on public funds and meaningful community influence in ownership and decision making are key to driving forward fair and balanced changes in the way land is used in the transition towards net zero, according to a new roadmap issued by the Scottish Land Commission today.

Jimmy Black wonders if tenants will end up paying for zero emissions heating systems, and notes that industry innovators like River Clyde Homes and Warmworks are finding ways to reduce that risk.

After the Scottish Government published rules for all new properties applying for a building warrant from April 2024 having to utilise zero direct emissions heating systems, we wanted to focus on what it could mean in practice. Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black are joined by Richard Orr, the head of as