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In collaboration with HOMEArgyll Housing Associations, Argyll and Bute Council has announced a new Buy Back Scheme. In response to the ongoing shortage of affordable housing in the region, this initiative seeks to augment the local social housing stock through the acquisition of properties offered f

The Dumfries and Galloway Council Economy and Resources Committee issued the 15th edition of the Development Plan Scheme (DPS) earlier this month, laying the groundwork for the upcoming Local Development Plan (LDP3). The annually updated DPS is a blueprint that informs future infrastructure and deve

Alan Somerville, senior development officer at Cunninghame Housing Association (CHA), recently presented a £1,000 cheque to Annan The History Town Group, a proactive community organisation committed to celebrating and enhancing the town's rich heritage. Operating for over half a decade, the gr

A community consultation has been launched regarding the development of a new residential project slated for French Street/Carstairs Street, located in the south Dalmarnock area of Glasgow. The project, spearheaded by Clyde Gateway and led by Stewart Stevenson Architects, aims to rejuvenate a dereli

Highland communities have been formally invited to take the opportunity to prepare a new style Local Place Plan following new powers from Scottish Government that recently came into force. These plans are intended to empower communities to take a direct role in shaping the future of their respective

First Endeavour LLP has proposed a large affordable housing project near Fife's border with Clackmannanshire, along Kincardine’s Toll Road.

Stirling Council is preparing to invest £720,000 to rehabilitate 40 council properties to accommodate Ukrainian refugees. The funds have been provided by the Scottish Government's Ukraine Longer Term Resettlement Fund with the aim of utilising currently vacant properties for housing displaced

In an effort to combat child poverty, Aberdeen City Council and NHS Grampian have affirmed their mutual commitment in a jointly produced Child Poverty Action Report, approved by the Community Planning Aberdeen committee this week. The Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017 places a duty on local authorit

A new method for allocation of Aberdeen's council housing that allows residents to make informed decisions on where they live has been introduced. Choice Based Lettings (CBL) allows applicants to view all available properties online from Aberdeen City Council and place bids for those that they wish

The Albyn Housing Society, in partnership with Lairg and District Community Initiatives (LDCI), has unveiled plans for a £2.3 million rural housing project in Lairg, Sutherland. Funded by a coalition of the local Development Initiative group, the Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal, the Hi

Fife Council's plans to regenerate council housing in the Law and Henryson Road areas of Touch in Dunfermline are coming a step closer. Tenants and residents in the area are being invited to take part in information and engagement sessions to hear more about the plans which could eventually involve

A private landlord who was removed from the landlord register because her local authority did not consider her a fit and proper person has successfully petitioned for judicial review of an Upper Tribunal decision upholding that decision.

Councillors have appointed Mike Newall as the new chief executive of South Ayrshire Council. Mike will take over the helm from current chief executive, Eileen Howat, who has been in the role for the last 10 years.

Councillors have upheld a decision to reject permission for a North Kelvinside mews development.

Dumfries and Galloway Council has launched a survey about the housing needs and future aspirations of local households.