Scotland’s economic growth is being held back by a chronic shortage of housing, and urgent action is required to remove this barrier to investment and jobs, a new report from Prosper (Scottish Council for Development and Industry) has warned today. Drawing on insights from over 100 stakeholder
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The Scottish National Investment Bank will not be able to end its reliance on public funding unless ministers can make a case for UK Treasury rules to change, Scotland's Auditor General has said. The bank was launched in 2020 to independently invest in commercial projects that will help address the
Marking today’s anniversary of the declaration of a housing emergency in Scotland, the Everyone Home collective has criticised failures over the last year and is calling on all political parties to commit to concrete action with one year to go until the Holyrood election. Today, we stand at a
A national action plan must be developed to tackle the housing emergency to avoid the risk that the crisis “drifts on indefinitely”, according to a new report published today by a Scottish Parliament committee. A year on from the official declaration of the national housing emergency by
After a decade of challenging misperceptions around the quality, safety, and potential of Scottish timber, BE-ST has launched the Mass Timber Centre of Excellence - a milestone in the journey to making UK-grown mass timber a mainstream, high-value construction solution. Sam Hart, associate dire
Places for People has joined forces with Dunbar-based charity The Ridge to deliver a groundbreaking project aimed at empowering local residents and tackling social challenges.
East Lothian Council has made good progress towards achieving targets set out in the Local Housing Strategy 2024-2029, including delivery of new affordable housing units and a reduction in homelessness cases, councillors have been told.
Age Scotland has launched a nationwide search for its inaugural older people’s Community Champion as the charity opens nominations for its 2025 awards. For the first time, this year’s awards will include a Community Champion category to celebrate small acts of kindness, generosity and su
C~URB Lettings has been urged to immediately resolve safety issues that have left a disabled tenant trapped in his home for six months. Lucas Honey, a tenant at C~URB Lettings’ Granton Harbour property, has been unable to independently exit his home since December 2024 due to the letting agenc
West Lothian Council is continuing to create further social housing across the region with the delivery of new properties in Livingston.
North Ayrshire Council is looking for community groups, residents and local businesses to share ideas for potential site uses, policies and a range of development opportunities as part of its next Local Development Plan (LDP).
Households in the Inverness Area have benefited significantly from Welfare Advice received by Highland Council officers when applying for the Inverness Winter Payment Scheme. Leader of Inverness and Area, Councillor Ian Brown, explained: “Councillors have agreed to continue the Inverness Commo
Work has started to deliver a new development on the site of a former bowling green for Parkhead Housing Association.
The proportion of households facing homelessness with physical ill health and disability needs in England has increased markedly over the past five years, new analysis has revealed. Studying the UK Government’s most recent statutory homelessness figures, Crisis has found that 62,040 households
Staff from Kingdom Support & Care gathered at the Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline this week for their annual conference.