Search: State must lead on major affordable housing development, argues new paper

Ryder Architecture has developed proposals for a new residential and mixed-use development in the heart of Glasgow city centre.

People applying for Universal Credit will now be able to use their existing Government Gateway account to confirm their identity, helping to speed up their claim.

The COP26 UN climate change conference set to take place in Glasgow in November has been postponed due to COVID-19.

Reviews and reassessments for disability benefits are being suspended for the next three months.

Two Scottish specialised supported housing projects which will provide much-needed homes-for-life in the community for people with long-term health needs have received an investment of £6.2 million by real estate investment trust Triple Point Social Housing REIT plc. Max Shenkman, head of inve

Asylum seekers affected by the Serco ‘lock-change’ evictions in Glasgow can remain in their homes for another three months after Govan Law Centre (GLC) secured a further suspension of appeal cases. The long-running legal battle began in July 2018 when asylum accommodation provider Serco

A masterplan for the delivery of 600 homes has been lodged by the City of Edinburgh Council as the community-led development at Meadowbank makes progress. New visualisation of the Meadowbank development (Image credit: Collective Architecture)

A wide-ranging report into UK poverty levels has highlighted the greater availability of affordable social housing in Scotland as a key factor for keeping the country’s poverty rate down. Publishing its state of the nation report on poverty in the UK today, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF)

Housing minister Kevin Stewart has called on the UK Government to deliver a multi-year plan for investment to prevent future welfare cuts putting more people at risk of homelessness. Last month the UK Government revealed it will increase Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates in line with the Cons

Canadian real estate firm Carttera has this week lodged full plans for its revised housing development at Aberdeen’s Rubislaw Quarry.

Plans have been submitted to demolish the former function suite of The Kintore Arms Hotel in order to build a block of flats.

A decision in the case brought against the lock-change evictions of asylum seekers in Glasgow carried out by Serco will be handed down by Scotland’s highest civil court tomorrow.

Affordable home builder Swan Group has announced that Shelter Scotland will be its charity partner. The company has raised £5,000 as part of a recent fundraising drive for Shelter Scotland as part of the partnership.

Plans to expand a coastal fishing village with 71 new homes have been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council. Gourdon-based Fotheringham Homes has applied for permission to build the new homes in Johnshaven.

A new report by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has revealed that 76% of Scottish adults are in some way concerned about money or debt in the next year.