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

Christmas has come early for a community’s bid to double the size of a vast new nature reserve in Dumfries and Galloway, thanks to an anonymous private donation of half a million pounds and public crowdfunder donations surging past £50,000. The community of Langholm has now reached the q

Seven social enterprises that took part in Social Investment Scotland’s (SIS) ambitions leadership programme have been awarded a share of £35,000 grant funding to support continued growth and drive greater impact. Four Square, operators of the Edinburgh Furniture Initiative that works to

Tenants of Caledonia Housing Association have moved into new homes in Bonhill with AS Homes (Scotland) set to complete the final phase of homes in March 2022. Laura and Scott Dickson moved into a three-bedroom home at the development, which is on the site of the former High Dykes Primary School

Kelvindale Bowling and Lawn Tennis Club and Abercromby Homes have submitted plans to Glasgow City Council to build an apartment block that will fund more than £300,000 of investment at a Glasgow West End sports club. The two organisations have submitted the plans to develop 16 flats on old ten

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has received detailed planning consent from West Lothian Council for the provision of 185 new homes located off Longridge Road at Heartlands, near Whitburn. The development will provide a wide range of two and three-bedroom terraced and semi-detached homes as well as thre

Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings (S&P) and its ratings committee have retained Link Group’s financial rating at ‘A’ with a stable outlook. In its research update, S&P highlighted Link’s key role in supporting the Scottish Government in providing 70,000 new s

Glasgow City Council has continued to reduce the level of vacant and derelict land in the city over although the decrease is lower than average in recent years as a result of the pandemic, a report to councillors has concluded. A council committee met yesterday to receive an update on the

Warmworks Scotland has published a new report which shows that the Scottish Government’s national fuel poverty scheme, Warmer Homes Scotland, has had positive benefits on the health, wellbeing and day-to-day living of its customers. These new findings sit alongside the previously understood po

A planning application has been submitted for 45 apartments across two blocks in Govan for Elderpark Housing Association. 

Councillors have gone against the recommendation of planners and rejected an application for 424 new build-to-rent homes in Glasgow’s West End.

Housing Options Scotland (HOS) is launching a new service that provides assistance to disabled people moving out for the first time.

The Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) is today launching a new, free of charge call-off service for its public sector partners following a successful pilot.

Orkney’s latest social housing development has been officially handed over to the council by its building contractor – with tenants moving in from this week. The £4.7 million, 32-property development at Carness Road in Kirkwall, is a mixture of flats and bungalows – with five

Almost 200 staff from across the Kingdom Group gathered online for Kingdom Housing Association’s annual Staff Conference.

A community on the west coast of Scotland will officially launch the UK’s largest community-owned hydropower scheme today as it also prepares to open a community hub and new housing.