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Moray Council has agreed to invest in the renovation of four unique Elgin properties, currently held in trust, to the tune of £271,000.

More than 20 new build homes will soon be available for rent after an agreement was reached between Dundee City Council and a local housing developer.

West Lothian Council housing tenants will soon be invited to take part in an annual consultation on the council's proposed rent strategy for the year 2024/25. Following approval from Council Executive, the engagement process with tenants will take place over November and December and will include pr

The Scottish Housing News Charity Spotlight feature will highlight the vital work of charities across Scotland each Friday. To include your local charity, whether housing-related or not, send your story and images to us at newsdesk@scottishnews.com. For local football fans, seeing Hibs and Hear

Bancon Group has unveiled a new service that will see the firm provide a comprehensive turn-key solution for retrofitting. The retrofit offering, a key strategic focus of Bancon Group, will be spearheaded by Ray Turner, partnerships director. The new business stream has been established specifically

Midlothian Council’s most ambitious energy-efficient housing development is about to get underway. The £24.038 million project will see 90 Passivhaus homes built on the site of the old Newbattle High School in Easthouses.

Twenty-seven high-quality new homes will help local people in housing need, following the completion of a project involving Persimmon North Scotland and Kingdom Housing Association. The mixture of properties form part of Persimmon North Scotland’s Carnegie Fauld development and have now been t

National charity Sight Scotland and property developer S Harrison Developments have jointly submitted a planning application to redevelop the site of the charity’s former HQ on Gillespie Crescent in Edinburgh, into student homes. The funds released by the sale of the site will enable Sight Sco

Housing secretary Michael Gove risks renters’ rights and wellbeing by delaying a ban on no-fault evictions based on false claims that Britain’s rental sector would collapse, a cross-party think tank has warned.

The Scottish Land Commission is taking a ground-breaking step to ensure the well-being of local communities by introducing fresh guidelines that emphasise the importance of community-centred land use decisions. As demand for rural land in Scotland continues to rise, driven in part by the emerging po

Financial Inclusion for Scotland has appointed Sharon MacPherson to help drive forward its future strategy and improve fair and affordable access to financial services for all. The former CEO of Scotcash, Sharon MacPherson, has joined Financial Inclusion for Scotland – an organisation she help

A Glasgow housing association has injected tens of thousands of pounds into the city economy by giving its tenants greater spending power. Cernach, which owns almost 900 homes in Drumchapel, has been using the Scotland Loves Local Glasgow Gift Card to provide financial support to some of those livin

Any senior staff member or committee/board member from a community-based housing association (CBHA) dealing with significant problems can now ask for assistance from its membership body the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF). The Forum said that assistance, from its ne

Wheatley Homes South has signed a milestone agreement with Dumfries and Galloway Council that will see the two organisations work closely to build new homes and deliver better services to communities. The new strategic agreement, which runs until 2028, recognises the roles of the council and Wh

Easthall Park Housing Co-operative has completed a review of its fully mutual status and is now Easthall Park Housing Association Ltd. The move follows an agreement from its members at a Special General Meeting to adopt the SFHA Model Charitable Rules (Scotland) 2020, which have now been registered