Search: State must lead on major affordable housing development, argues new paper

A five-year plan which outlines South Lanarkshire Council’s values and ambitions designed to “improve the lives of everyone in South Lanarkshire” has been agreed by councillors. The ‘Connect’ Council Plan for 2017-22 contains 11 objectives will be delivered working in partnership with loca

A new practice guide has been launched to help housing practitioners offer suitable support to people affected by dementia. The guide is one of the outputs from a larger research study on housing’s role in dementia carried out for CIH Scotland by housing consultancy Arneil Johnston. It provides re

Kingdom Housing Association has formed a community partnership with Inverkeithing Arts Initiative (IAI) to create a community arts project on an affordable housing site in Fraser Avenue, Inverkeithing, which is currently being developed by the association. IAI was appointed to undertake the initial

The Scottish Housing Regulator has decided to end the appointment of four governing body members at Molendinar Park Housing Association. Statutory action was taken in March after the Association identified that its governing body did not meet its own constitutional requirements and sought support fr

The site of the proposed development at Hopeman Moray councillors have unanimously voted against the building of 22 homes in Hopeman.

Shire Housing Association director Jim Munro Shire Housing Association celebrated a year of change and progress at its 20th anniversary AGM.

More than 600 new homes will be built by Angus Council and local housing associations in the county over the next five years, with the support of a £25 million Scottish Government funding package. The announcement this week came as the council’s communities committee approved the Local Housing St

Christina McKelvie Members of the Scottish Parliament’s equalities and human rights committee are seeking views about how the Scottish Government’s budget supports equalities and human rights.

The developer leading the regeneration of Glasgow’s Laurieston area is lending its backing to the Citizens Theatre and helping bring Trainspotting back to the stage. Urban Union’s Laurieston Living development is located a stone’s throw from the much loved theatre and they have signed up to be

Councillors have deferred a decision over the development of 231 affordable homes in Turriff after concerns were raised about the viability of the plans. Lodged by Springfield Properties for an agricultural site at Meadowbank Road, the proposals were recommended for approval by Aberdeenshire Council

A major review of council house rent levels which aims to make the system fairer and more straightforward has received overwhelming support from tenants taking part in consultation. Earlier this summer, North Ayrshire Council announced the first major review of rent levels for a number of years, to

Homes in Edinburgh's Old Town are incresingly popular on Airbnb Concerns have been raised that the rapid increase in Airbnb rented properties could harm residential communities in Scotland and impact on the country’s housing stock.

An Edinburgh housing development that will provide accommodation for up to 106 people has marked one year since breaking ground and beginning construction. The £4.9 million Fleming Place site, under construction by J Smart & Company in partnership with Bield Housing and Care, is on track to be

Plans for a new community to the east of Aviemore are expected to get the final seal of approval from the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) this week. Planning Permission in Principle (PPiP) was granted in March 2014 for a new community of 1,500 homes as well as business and community facili

Glenn Adcook Osprey Housing Group has appointed current executive director Glenn Adcook to the role of chief executive.