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(from left) Matthew Hebditch, development officer Tighean Innse Gall; Norman M Macleod, HHP Board member; Alasdair Mackenzie, HHP Board member; Malcolm Burr, chief executive – Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar; Kevin Stewart, minister for local government and housing; Calum Mackay, HHP vice chair; Norman

Taylor Wimpey's plans included public open space at Berryhills in Cowie Stirling Council has refused planning applications for two adjoining housing proposals for up to 433 houses on a site at the western edge of Cowie.

The results of a study highlighting the housing advice, information and support pathways experienced by the armed forces community have been published by Housing Options Scotland (HOS). The unique piece of research was commissioned by The Scottish Government Veterans Fund, with the objective of prov

With less than a week to go to submit bids, one hundred specialist heating contractors from across Scotland have already registered an interest in a new £600 million social housing procurement framework being run by Procurement for Housing Scotland (PfH Scotland). The framework is specifically desi

Image courtesy of the Rock Trust The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is calling on construction firms in Scotland to help tackle the skills shortage in the industry by helping some of their community’s most vulnerable people get back into work.

Jon Sparkes Crisis has launched a major consultation to find out what’s needed to end the worst forms of homelessness once and for all.

Ahead of the launch of the new ‘I need help’ button, Shelter Scotland’s Jocasta Mann explains more about how this tool works – and how it’s paving the way for a workshop event on July 19 that’ll bring charities and the digital world together. It’s a fast-moving world out there when it

A typical home delivered by Taylor Wimpey East Scotland Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has confirmed that work on its substantial development of new homes on land off the A92 in Monifieth will get underway in the next few weeks.

Plans have been submitted for two major infrastructure projects which aim to support the delivery of almost 2,000 new homes to the Clyde waterfront and near Glasgow Airport. A planning application has been submitted to authorities in Renfrewshire, Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire for the £90.7 milli

The need for homeless people in Scotland to access help regarding their mental health is only partially being met by current services, a report by the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland has found. A small-scale study undertaken by the commission saw 43 homeless people in two local authority area

A Castle Rock Edinvar money advice project, set up with partners Citizens Advice Edinburgh, and fellow housing associations Dunedin Canmore, Blackwood, Hillcrest and Port of Leith, has helped tenants save over £1.4 million worth of debt. Funded by The Big Lottery, the Money Matters Project was crea

Perth & Kinross Council’s new housing and communities convener, Councillor Peter Barrett, has visited the latest new houses to be built by the local authority. Both being built on the site of former council lock-ups, the developments at Nimmo Avenue and Cairns Crescent in Perth are part of the

Sight loss charity Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) has developed an innovative online housing guide designed to assist younger adults with visual impairment find a new home. The newly launched Housing guide for people with sight loss provides information and advice for visually impaired people who ar

Glasgow-based construction firm CCG has completed a large-scale window replacement contract to over 400 properties in the north of Glasgow. Delivered on behalf of Whiteinch and Scotstoun Housing Association (WSHA), the company has utilised its integrated group structure with the manufacture of the t

Scotland’s Housing Network has published a revised version of its guidance on the Specified Accommodation regulations, with a new introduction updating on all the latest developments. The concept of Specified Accommodation came into being in 2014. It determines those categories of supported accomm