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After distributing over £354,000 to local community groups and organisations in Dundee, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow in 2022, the Hillcrest Foundation’s funding pot has now open for 2023, to support invaluable and much-needed community projects.

Jimmy Black wonders if tenants will end up paying for zero emissions heating systems, and notes that industry innovators like River Clyde Homes and Warmworks are finding ways to reduce that risk.

After the Scottish Government published rules for all new properties applying for a building warrant from April 2024 having to utilise zero direct emissions heating systems, we wanted to focus on what it could mean in practice. Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black are joined by Richard Orr, the head of as

Moray Council is hosting a drop-in exhibition event in Forres Town Hall on 29 June from 3pm-7pm to showcase design concepts and invite innovative ideas for the new Dallas Dhu housing development near Forres.

Privately-owned homes in Irvine and Kilwinning are being made more energy efficient thanks to a scheme that installs solar panels and wall insulation. North Ayrshire Council has been allocated funding from the Scottish Government’s Energy Efficiency Scotland: Area Based Schemes (EES:ABS) progr

Citizens Advice Scotland’s (CAS) chief executive Derek Mitchell said that those who fund advice services must do so on a sustained basis to allow the services to operate effectively. In a speech to a conference on the cost-of-living crisis, organised by the Glasgow Advice and Information Netwo

Perth and Kinross Council will be asked to approve the distribution of funding totalling £600,000 to be used for local projects across Perth and Kinross through the Community Investment Fund (CIF) and Local Action Partnerships (LAPs). In March 2023, it was agreed that a further £400,000

Perth and Kinross Council’s Communities Service continued to provide high-quality services and vital support for tenants and residents over the last 12 months despite challenges caused by the cost-of-living crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report to councillors. The Housing and

The City of Edinburgh Council has begun budget setting early in an extra effort to futureproof the services which matter most to residents and deliver them more efficiently.

Renowned architect and TV presenter George Clarke is set to announce the winners of a creative design challenge that will help shape a new £28 million complex-needs facility. Young people from across the country were invited to take part in a design brief to help envision how a new inclusive c

Housing and homelessness charity Shelter Scotland has welcomed the launch of a Scottish Government consultation on proposals for the Human Rights Bill. The Scottish Government says it intends to provide a clear and robust legal framework for human rights in Scotland, and specifically in relation to

The best Site Managers across the UK are being recognised for their proven dedication and making a mark after winning a top house building award.

Contractors in Scotland can now apply for a new £100 million public sector framework to deliver a wide range of housing and non-residential refurbishment and associated retrofit works.

Wheatley Homes South and Dumfries and Galloway Council are still welcoming members of the Lochside community to join more than 1,000 people who have had their say on regeneration proposals for the area. The organisations are looking for assistance to create a housing-led masterplan which will lead t

The first pipes to supply the new Shawfair town in Midlothian with low-carbon heating have been installed with construction on the site now well underway.