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Harbour Homes has put a pause on new developments and proposed the introduction of a four-day working week in an attempt to keep rents at an affordable level. Development staff could face redundancy after the landlord warned that rising costs mean that new projects are not financially

Work has officially started on a new housing development in the east of Glasgow. Sanctuary Scotland is bringing 128 high quality homes for social and mid-market rent to Myreside Street in Carntyne. Delivered by developer AS Homes (Scotland), the properties are being built on a 2.48-hectare brownfiel

Link Group welcomed housing minister Paul McLennan to its award-winning Riverside Dalmarnock development to showcase its successful experience in delivering a large-scale, sustainable, multi-tenure, regeneration project in Glasgow’s east end. The minister discussed Link’s approach to fun

Scottish Borders Council’s Domestic Abuse Advocacy Support service (DAAS) has achieved Leading Lights accreditation from SafeLives, a national charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse across the UK. The SafeLives accreditation programme is designed to recognise and reward good and safe pract

Loreburn Housing Association has recently joined the Cyber and Fraud Centre to further strengthen its online security measures. The Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland has been established to support Scottish organisations in combating cyber and fraud crime.

Progress on the third Local Development Plan (LDP3) for Perth and Kinross will be considered at the next meeting of the Environment, Infrastructure and Economic Development Committee on 1 November 2023.

Scottish Housing News’ new Charity Spotlight feature will highlight the vital work of charities across Scotland each Friday. To feature your local charity, whether housing-related or not, send your story and images to us at newsdesk@scottishnews.com.

The progress the Scottish Government has made against its Heat in Buildings Strategy has been set out in the annual Heat in Buildings Progress Report, which has been published today. During the past year, the Scottish Government has provided £170 million of funding through its Heat i

Ardenglen Housing Association has unveiled a host of new contractors in a revamped approach to who undertakes reactive repairs. The Castlemilk association has chosen to use a mix of smaller contractors and one larger supplier to handle its day-to-day repairs.

Kingdom Group’s payroll team has won the coveted In-house Payroll Team of the Year award at the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals Annual Excellence Awards 2023. The awards were established to recognise the important role that payroll and pensions play in the UK economy and are the l

A new report from the Poverty and Inequality Commission has outlined recommendations for the Scottish Government to make better use of tax policy to reduce poverty and inequality.

The site of former public conveniences in the Morningside area of Edinburgh has been transformed into a new five-storey residential building. The development by Rennick Property regenerates the site and provides rarely offered new housing in the area.

Estate and letting agency DJ Alexander Ltd has opened a new branch in Aberdeenshire. The firm is opening a new office in Peterhead to serve an anticipated upsurge in rental demand in the coming year. The firm is also rebranding its Stonehouse offices in Aberdeen and Kemnay to DJ Alexander to unify a

Property membership body Propertymark argues that the Scottish Government should utilise empty homes, infrastructure and tourism experts to increase the number of homes in rural areas.

Shelter Scotland has claimed that ministers still have their heads in the sand following the publication of the latest Ending Homelessness Together annual report. Published last week, the annual report sets out the progress made in the last 12 months by national government, local government and thir