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Local charities, schools and good causes across the West of Scotland could receive a share of £15,000 thanks to the CALA Homes Community Bursary being launched this week. Now in its second year, the scheme aims to provide support for a wide range of organisations and projects. In 2017, 118 good cau

Plans to build up to 1,350 homes as part of a £1 billion ‘Garden District’ to the west Edinburgh are to be examined by ministers after the proposals were called-in by the Scottish Government. The £450m first phase of developer Murray Estates’ 675-acre ‘Garden District’ is earmarked for a

Up to 370 posts could go at Aberdeen City Council as the local authority bids to save more than £10 million in the next financial year. The council, which employs approximately 8,500 staff, has agreed to reduce the headcount of the organisation by up to 230 full time equivalent (FTE) posts, with an

A consultation on the details of the first-time buyer relief from Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) has been launched by the Scottish Government ahead of the introduction of new policy later this year. Announced in the draft Scottish Budget 2018/19, the relief will effectively raise the zero

Scotland’s local authorities continue to perform well for their communities in terms of service delivery despite a sharp reduction in their finances, according to a new report. Data contained in the Local Government Benchmarking Framework published by the Improvement Service, has found that counci

Susanne Flynn With the Scottish Government set to produce refreshed guidance on fire safety for providers of certain types of accommodation, CIH Scotland spoke to Susanne Flynn in its policy and practice team to find out what it means and who should take note.

Scottish homeowners would invest £31,000 on home improvement work over the next five years if they had full confidence in their ability to identify a professional builder, according to new research. A study into consumer confidence in builders by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Scotland fou

Construction company CCG (Scotland) Ltd has started work on a new sustainable housing development in Govanhill on behalf of Glasgow Housing Association (GHA). The development will be situated on Batson Street - on the site of the former Victoria Primary School, and will consist of 45 new homes for m

Mary Barbour A statue of political activist Mary Barbour is to be unveiled in Govan next month to mark International Women’s Day.

An estimated 1.17 million people live in social rented housing in Scotland, while the average rents for Scottish social housing tenants is up to 21% lower than those in England, official figures have shown. The Social Tenants in Scotland 2016 publication from Scotland’s Chief Statistician, found t

(from left) Turner Property Services Rhona Cameron (customer services manager) and the Turner Property Services joiner and plumber appointed to the area, along with Samantha King, Iain Turner and Laura McPhail from Bellsmyre Housing Association Bellsmyre Housing Association has commenced a new partn

Council leader Shona Haslam More than £294 million is proposed to be spent on infrastructure throughout the Borders over the next ten years as part of a draft financial plan from the local authority.

Kelly Sleight By Kelly Sleight, a solicitor in the Housing team at law firm Harper Macleod

The tenant of the 1000th new council house was presented with the keys to her new home by Councillor Stephen Curran, cabinet member for customer and housing services Midlothian Council has outlined plans to deliver more affordable homes to meet increased demand as councillors agreed to raise housing

Council leader Councillor Lawrence Fitzpatrick A long-term financial plan that will focus on priority areas such as schools, social care and services for vulnerable people and begin to bridge a £65 million budget gap over the next five years has been agreed by West Lothian Council.