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Housing minister Kevin Stewart has today announced £90,000 to support pilot projects to assist people wanting to build their own homes with a new Challenge Fund. Speaking at the closing event of the Festival of Architecture in Edinburgh, Mr Stewart will confirm the new fund will be open for applica

More than 40 homes have been unlocked in by East Dunbartonshire Council's Corporate Fraud Team. Throughout 2016/17, the team received 248 reports of alleged fraud; up 27% on the previous year.

Angus Council is placing more choice in the hands of people looking for social housing after agreeing to move from a register based on a traditional points-based allocation to a system of choice based lettings. Instead of matching people to available properties the decision by the local authority’

(from left) Aaron Hughes, Ann Budge, Gary Locke, Josh Littlejohn, Simon Murray, Leeann Dempster and Brandon Barker Edinburgh’s biggest football clubs will come together on December 9 to Sleep in the Park and raise money for homeless people across Scotland.

Caledonia Housing Association has awarded over £3 million of responsive repairs contracts to local companies Novus Property Solutions and McGill & Co Ltd. The three year contracts will run from October 1.

Roseanna Cunningham The Scottish Government’s ‘world first’ vision for land rights and responsibilities promises greater transparency and a “more diverse pattern” of ownership.

A meeting of the Highland Housing Hub The Highlands, Islands and Moray team of the Scottish Government detail how they are helping to contribute towards the 50,000 affordable homes target with the creation of a Highland Housing Hub.

Susan Bell and Grant Ager reach Machu Picchu to raise money for Motor Neurone Disease Scotland Fairfield Housing Co-operative work colleagues Grant Ager and Susan Bell shrugged off rain-lashed days on the trail and took altitude sickness in their stride tackling the gruelling 51 mile Salkantay trail

Martin Sime The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) has announced that its chief executive, Martin Sime, is to retire following more than 25 successful years.

Stirling Council is to lead an environmental advisory group seeking to help communities benefit from renewable energy projects. Councillor Evelyn Tweed has been appointed as chairperson of the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Renewable Group. The group’s aims include increasing opp

Jim Craigie Abbeyfield Scotland chairman, Jim Craigie, has outlined the excellent progress made across the business over the past year.

Fife Housing Group has successfully achieved the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) Silver Accreditation. This award represents a true commitment to employees’ training and development and demonstrates a solid foundation of good practice, recognising not only those who are amongst the best in t

CCG is to undertake the repair and upgrade of two properties on behalf of Hillhead Housing Association. The properties, located in the Hillhead area of Kirkintilloch, were damaged extensively by fire and will have major repairs, including the installation of new kitchens and bathrooms, heating and r

Edinburgh-based youth homelessness charity, Rock Trust, has launched the UK’s first ever Housing First for Youth project in West Lothian. The two year pilot, delivered in partnership with Almond Housing Association, will place vulnerable young care leavers into permanent housing, rather than havin

Stirling Council has re-affirmed its commitment to building more social rented homes following a decision to approve the transfer of the former St Margaret’s Primary School site in Cowie to the housing service. The decision means that the site can now be used to create new affordable homes.