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Heather Zajac Scottish Churches Housing Action (SCHA) has welcomed Heather Zajac as its new development manager as 2018 gets underway.

Homeless charities have said that police should not use anti-social behaviour powers against rough sleepers after a local authority leader called for legal action to be taken to remove homeless people from Windsor before the royal wedding in May. Conservative councillor Simon Dudley said “an epide

A listed building in Aberdeen is set to be transformed into new flats after councillors gave the plans conditional approval. The plans will see the three-and-a-half storey Category B former office space at 15 Bon Accord Crescent extended and converted to form the residential space, the Evening Expre

Image courtesy of Camphill Gate Residents Association Residents of a historic Glasgow tenement have held rooftop gigs and pop-up exhibitions in a bid to raise funds for vital repairs to the building.

Andrew Robertson Andrew Robertson, chair of the LAR Housing Trust, has been recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours List for his contribution to affordable housing, veterans and healthcare.

In the aftermath of calls for rough sleepers to be cleared from the streets of Windsor for the royal wedding, Sarah Johnsen and Jenny Wood from the Institute for Social Policy, Housing, and Equalities Research (I-SPHERE) at Heriot-Watt University highlight key conclusions from an international evid

AMA Homes is to deliver a residential and commercial development in Edinburgh after securing a £3 million property investment loan. The loan will provide the developer with an extended period to redevelop Belford and Douglas House into a major new residential site with 50 apartments and 2,000 sq ft

Artist's impression of the Maidenhill community A legal bid to prevent the development of more than 800 homes at Newton Mearns has been rejected by the Court of Session.

North Lanarkshire Council’s flagship Empty Homes Purchase Scheme has delivered another property for rent in Motherwell as the local authority continues to provide additional affordable housing. The scheme involves the council buying long term privately owned empty houses and flats, refurbishing th

An ageing housing block on the edge of Perth city centre is to be regenerated to complement plans for a nearby £30 million cinema and shopping complex. The Courier has reported that Perth and Kinross Council is planning an overhaul of St Catherine’s Square to ensure it fits in with the Mill Quart

Fresh plans to transform a former auction site and waste land in Moray into a housing complex have failed to address flooding concerns from Scotland’s environmental body. ANM Group has lodged plans to build more than 100 homes and restaurant at the site on Elgin’s Linkwood Road.

A plumber has been found guilty of causing a gas explosion which blew up a pensioners’ bungalow and trapped its occupants beneath the rubble. Craig Hall left a gas pipe liable to come loose in Robin and Marion Cunningham’s home in Callander, Perthshire, by crucially failing to solder a vital 90

Parkhead Housing Association is to recommend a 2.8% rent increase in order to allow the Association to fund its expenditure and maintain a level of reserves for new build projects. The Board of the Association met just before Christmas and considered a range of options with regard to budget and rent

Managers and staff from Cullross, Marshall Construction, JM Architects, Dunbritton and West Dunbartonshire Council on-site at Dumbarton Harbour Dunbritton Housing Association has announced the start of work on a new development that will deliver 150 high-quality affordable homes in Dumbarton town ce

The £315 million Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal was formally signed last January The multi-billion pound City Region Deals across Scotland are suffering from “confused and cluttered” priorities between the Scottish and UK governments and could see rural and remote areas lose out on inv