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New build and current council housing in Renfrewshire is to benefit from a £75 million investment over the next three years after the local authority agreed it Housing Capital Investment Plan. Initially, £24m will be invested in 2020/21 to support planned investment programmes, regenerat

Morris Leslie Ltd has submitted fresh plans to build 240 homes near Errol Airfield, along with commercial units, open space, play areas and infrastructure to connect the development to the wider area.

Most whole property short-term lets advertised on sites like such as Airbnb and Booking.com may be unlawful, according to a survey by Scottish Green MSP Andy Wightman.

Fundraisers across Edinburgh and Glasgow are preparing for Bethany Christian Trust’s 51st Sleep Out event on Friday 20th March to raise money and awareness of the crisis of homelessness in Scotland. Fundraisers outside the Edinburgh City Chambers in support of the Bethany Big Sleep Out

As Rishi Sunak prepares to deliver his first budget speech as UK Chancellor, Shelter Scotland is calling for any unallocated funds which come to Scotland to be invested in homelessness. In the last full year almost 30,000 households were assessed as homeless including more than 14,000 children. The

Housing minister Kevin Stewart has hailed a 24% increase in new build home starts across all sectors as the latest quarterly statistics on new housebuilding and affordable housing supply were released today. According to the latest figures, the number of new build homes that were started in the year

A Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association very sheltered development in Renfrewshire has held a party to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Montgomery Court opening. Carol Ross, very sheltered housing manager, and Stephen McCullough, care manager for Hanover, giving a speech to Montgomery Court reside

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is calling for changes to Universal Credit in today’s UK Budget to ensure people in work can keep more of what they earn. With many workers on Universal Credit losing 63 pence for every pound they earn, the charity has called for a reduction in the taper rate to

Prospect Community Housing has received £117,900 in funding from the Power Up initiative for its exciting new project Wester Hailes Connects. Delivered by a consortium of local partners, this 18-month project aims to increase the number of people in our community who have more confidence and c

A musical project run by Loretto Care is breaking down the generation gap in Knightswood. The Intergenerational Ensemble saw young and older people team up to write new music with the help of professional musicians.

A craft group in Peterhead has been awarded funding from Cairn Housing Association's Community Fund to support its invaluable community knitting projects for local care homes and premature neonatal units as well as supporting personal artistic projects. Cairn Crafts aims to help tenants at Fran

Barratt North Scotland has submitted a planning application to build 230 homes at the former James Keiller Buildings in Dundee's Mains Loan, the site where jam and marmalade under the same branding were made.

Paisley Housing Association has praised Renfrewshire’s employment creation drive after a hugely-successful jobs fair was held in the town. The Association, which attended the event, said Invest in Renfrewshire was performing a “vital role” in helping employers find the right staff.

In the face of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak the Chancellor of the Exchequer must announce measures to support private tenants and those in precarious work when he outlines his budget to parliament today, according to Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie MSP. People who are sympt

SFHA’s social insight lead Michael McLaughlin on the recent Housing Service Design Champions Training. Members of SFHA’s innovation community, which includes SFHA members and staff, recently took part in an exciting three-day training course delivered by the Scottish Digital Academy.