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Health and social care professionals from across the UK are being invited to Edinburgh later this month to take part in a multi-disciplinary event to explore the latest approaches to hoarding – an increasingly common disorder which affects as many as one in 40 adults nationwide. The Internatio

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has announced plans for a new dedicated national centre to champion the retrofit of traditional buildings to improve energy efficiency and play a key role in achieving national net zero targets. HES has welcomed £1 million of funding from UKRI Arts and Human

The Leith Collective is launching its Winter Coat Exchange today to coincide with the latest energy price cap rise. From October 1st, the energy price cap will rise by 10%, taking a typical annual household bill to £1,717. One Edinburgh Community Interest Company predicts this increase will pu

A new plan to get as many Perth and Kinross Council tenants as possible involved in their housing services is set to be approved. The Tenant and Resident Participation (TRP) Strategy for 2024-27 has been produced in partnership with council tenants and Housing staff and aims to make it as easy as po

A local community in the Highlands has agreed to explore the purchase of some or all of the 513-acre Bunloit estate by Loch Ness with support from charity Trees for Life, to ensure community-led rewilding on the land by the world-famous loch.

TPAS Scotland has unveiled a new organisational structure that aims to ensure it remains financially strong and continues to meet its members’ needs by becoming “a more modern, flexible and responsive organisation”. The organisation’s new structure reduces the number of perma

Harbour Homes has worked in partnership with Cairn Housing Association to create 306 new affordable homes at Granton Harbour.

Bield Housing and Care has helped its tenants save more than £1.8 million.

Three Scottish housing associations have celebrated the delivery of innovative homes in Dundee to support independent living and help address the housing emergency in Scotland. In an event at the Charleston homes in Dundee yesterday, MP for Dundee Chris Law and MSP for Dundee City West, Joe Fitzpatr

Clare Booth from Aberdeenshire housebuilders Coldwells Build explains why the company is embracing the Passivhaus standard. The Scottish Government is currently undertaking a consultation on a policy to introduce a Scottish Passivhaus equivalent for newbuild housing across Scotland. The internationa

Homelessness charity Social Bite has submitted a planning application to relocate its Edinburgh Social Bite Village to a picturesque spot north of West Shore Road on the Granton Waterfront. If approved, the move is scheduled to take place from early 2025. The plans for the relocation, made in c

East Dunbartonshire Council is calling on local residents, businesses and organisations living or operating in the area to have their say on a strategic approach to decarbonising heat and improving energy efficiency in buildings throughout the area.

Hillcrest tenant services manager Joy Melville made a presentation at a conference attended by 2,000 school pupils on housing conditions and their link to health and poverty. The Social Inequalities Conference, which was held at Dundee's Caird Hall last Wednesday, saw an audience of pupils from acro

Students from Afghanistan are being helped to fulfil their dreams of becoming doctors thanks to Wheatley.  Seven young women studying in Glasgow have been given upcycled iPads by Wheatley Foundation to help with their studies. 

The annual Park Homes Warm Home Discount Scheme run by Charis is now open. Permanent park home and static caravan residents across England, Scotland and Wales can apply for a £150 payment to help towards their energy costs. The Charis Park Homes Warm Home Discount is an Ofgem-regulated, multi-