Aberdeen City Council’s leader has welcomed a report from Scotland’s public spending watchdog for local government that praised the council’s drive and innovation in improving services. The Accounts Commission commended the council on performance gains made since its last Best Valu
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Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has just completed its first Passivhaus development in Garelochhead. The completed new build at Linn Way, Garelochhead.
Angus Council is to take ownership of Invertay House and the surrounding grounds in Monifieth to develop new affordable homes. Agreed by the communities committee earlier this year, the development is included in the Angus Strategic Housing Investment Plan, which is a five-year plan setting out
North Ayrshire Council has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling child poverty throughout the region. A number of issues including low-paid jobs, a high cost of living and more recently, Covid-19, have all had an adverse impact on the number of children living in poverty.
Wheatley Group has today announced Jo Armstrong as its new chair. One of Scotland’s leading independent business economists, Ms Armstrong joined the Wheatley board in 2015 and is chair of the group development committee.
Several Aberdeen City Council staff are being balloted on strike action after an increase in housing arrears and homelessness in the north-east left many workers “at breaking point”. Service cuts have caused a dispute between the council and staff who say they are under significant press
Warmworks Scotland has been longlisted for a prestigious Ashden Award in the Green Skills category. Ashden, a UK charity, has been supporting transformative climate solutions for 20 years. More than 800 organisations applied for the 2021 Ashden Awards, and Warmworks is one of just 38 to have made it
Historic railway sheds in Newtyle are to be transformed into new homes after the residential development secured permission from Angus Council planners. The B-listed buildings, which were once the terminus of the Dundee and Newtyle Railway, are to be converted into six new homes in the village.
Mike Dailly has retired after eight years on the board of the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR). Mr Daily is a court practitioner with over twenty-five years of experience in housing law and preventing homelessness in Scotland, acting exclusively for tenants and consumers. He has been the principal s
Quattro House, an empty office building in the south of Aberdeen could be partially demolished to make way for new flats if plans submitted by Faro Capital are approved. The building, which was recently valued at £1.5 million, has lain empty since Petrofac vacated the premises in summer 2015 &
In a petition for judicial review of the City of Edinburgh Council’s decision to refuse a fresh homeless application, the Court of Session has held that the council acted unlawfully. Mr Dafaalla, represented by Shelter Scotland, is a 62-year-old refugee from Sudan. He had previously made a hom
Alastair MacNish is to stand down as chair of Wheatley Group later this year. Mr MacNish, who joined the board of the housing, care and property management group in 2012 and has been chair since 2015, will step down at Wheatley’s AGM in September. H
Plans to demolish three warehouses in Aberdeen to make way for 33 apartments have been recommended for approval by city planners. Councillors have been urged to conditionally approve the detailed proposals for Union Glen, as long as the developer signs a legal agreement to meet certain con
An English housing association misled a black tenant regarding the anti-social behaviour record of her neighbours and failed to support her when she was racially harassed and had to flee her home, a judge has ruled.
The large number of planning application decisions overturned by the Scottish Government is "making a mockery of local democracy", according to a former councillor. Figures published by the Press & Journal, revealed that 80% of applications turned down by councillors in Orkney hav