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Dumfries and Galloway Council's Finance, Procurement and Transformation Committee will hear an update later this month on the local authority’s Medium Term Financial Strategy, which outlines the budget position and financial projections over the next three years. Prudence will be required from

Staff at Kalisgarth and Very Sheltered Housing on Westray in Orkney are “dedicated, compassionate and genuinely care for the people they support” and those receiving care feel “respected and valued” and are “very happy” with the service, according to the Care Insp

The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration in how Newham Council handled a damp and mould case, taking the local authority more than three years to resolve the issue and repeatedly not keeping the resident updated on repairs. The landlord has now been ordered to pay £5,400 in com

The progress made by local authorities across Scotland to develop their own energy projects has been outlined in new league tables published by the STUC. The ‘Public Power League’ tables, which show Aberdeenshire topping the capacity chart with 226 megawatts of energy, aim to show the pr

Plans to build hundreds of homes at Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf course are still in the pipeline despite years of delays, according to the son of the former US president.

The affordable housing supply in Shetland is set to receive a significant boost as an islands housing association has secured funding from the Scottish Government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund. Hjaltland Housing Association will receive £20 million, which will enable the social landlord

Lorraine McGrath, CEO of homelessness charity Simon Community Scotland, responds to today's latest Scottish Drug Death figures, which found that 1,051 people died due to drug misuse in 2022, a decrease of 279 deaths (21%) compared with 2021 and the lowest annual total since 2017. The annual announce

Calvay Housing Association has received a welcome boost to its Cosy Café in Glasgow thanks to the generosity of a local gas and installation company. Representatives from GasSure handed over a cheque of £2,500 to the association last week.

South Lanarkshire Council chief executive Cleland Sneddon has revealed his intention to retire. Cleland will step down at the start of January after 34 years in local government, nearly eight of them as a council chief executive, first at Argyll and Bute and since 2019 at South Lanarkshire.

David Stewart, policy and practice lead at the Scottish Land Commission, discusses the commission's latest research and explores the importance of option agreements in creating better places. The Scottish Land Commission has published research on what information is available on where new homes are

People living in North Lanarkshire who face financial hardship are being encouraged to contact the council’s Tackling Poverty Team to make sure they are getting all the benefits they are due. This year an additional £40 million was secured for residents from advice services.

Homes For Good is the only private rented sector letting agency in Scotland specialising in supporting people on lower incomes in need of housing. This award-winning social business group now has around 560 properties under management. We have also raised £20m through social investment to crea

Sandra Lindsay, formerly the head of development at Wheatley Group, has taken on the role as development director for building and construction firm The JR Group. A chartered planner who is well respected throughout the industry, Sandra brings with her unrivalled experience across the public and pri

Homeless Network Scotland, in partnership with Wheatley Group, is proud to present Scotland’s Annual Homelessness Conference and the release today of a packed programme and the first look at a line-up of pitch-perfect speakers.

Tenants have received a million-pound boost after Thenue Housing staff helped them unlock access to a huge amount of benefits.