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Councillors have unanimously rejected proposals to allow a greenfield site in Duntocher to be opened up for housing development. West Dunbartonshire Council’s planning committee was directed to approve a Scottish Government ministers recommendation to include the Duntiglennan Fields site into

A new organisation set up to deliver mid market housing in Aberdeenshire is to acquire its first homes next month. Aberdeenshire Council agreed to lend funds to Create Homes Aberdeenshire to enable the purchase of 24 affordable housing units from Stewart Milne Group at the developers Westfield site

Moray Council made a working surplus of more than £5 million in the last financial year, figures presented to councillors have shown. The unaudited accounts revealed that an extra £5m could be added to the council’s reserves, however, councillors agreed a one-off provision of £2.8m from reserve

Mark Macmillan Renfrewshire Council is to be the first local authority in Scotland to set up a child poverty fighting fund after councillors unanimously approved the allocation of the scheme.

Time capsules have been buried at two Aberdeenshire housing projects after local children looked back to the future. Sanctuary Scotland asked Strichen School and Peterhead’s Buchanhaven Primary to pack capsules with items relevant to pupils.

Jimmy Black You are looking for your first rented flat, and a landlord says "give me £200 and I'll keep this flat for you. But back out and the money's mine". Would you know this was an illegal premium? If the landlord then said: "Leave the place in good order and I'll give you back a month's rent"

Aberdeen city councillors seized a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to kick-start a 20-year regeneration programme for the city centre. The principles of the Aberdeen City Centre Masterplan outlined in a presentation by independent consultants BDP were unanimously accepted – with further det

Isobel Barr Isabel Barr, the former chairperson of Cordale Housing Association, sadly passed away on 23 June after a short illness.

Margaret Burgess A new fund has been launched which aims to create additional residential accommodation in Scotland’s urban and rural towns.

Ian Brennan The Scottish Housing Regulator has welcomed a new report contributing to the debate on what value for money means for tenants, social landlords and the housing sector in Scotland.

The number of new homes registered by local authorities in Scotland has increased by 42 per cent over the previous year, an industry body has reported. The National House Building Council (NHBC) said that 3,442 new homes were registered between March and May in 2015, when compared to 2,423 homes dur

Minister for housing and welfare, Margaret Burgess, visited Arbroath last week to see how work to develop a derelict site into affordable homes, commercial and community space is moving on in earnest. The minister was taken on a tour of the Baltic Mill site by Angus Council housing officers.

Homeless people are being prevented from accessing their statutory rights to permanent accommodation because of “major financial barriers” introduced by some social landlords in Scotland, a law charity has warned. Govan Law Centre (GLC) said it is now common place in Glasgow for a homeless perso

Iain Duncan Smith The total lifetime cost of the Universal Credit welfare reform programme has increased by nearly £3bn in the past three years to £15.8bn, according to new figures from the UK government.

Winnie Mcghie, James Hardie, Ruksana Mohsin, Steven Neil and Matthew Barker along with Loretto Care’s Heather Crilly and staff from Dobbies and Tesco A community garden in Glasgow is helping people lead more independent and healthy lives.