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An estimated one million furloughed UK workers are at risk of unemployment when the UK Government's furlough scheme ends in October, according to the latest analysis by the Resolution Foundation.

Bield staff at a day care facility in East Dunbartonshire are being commended by their employers after going above and beyond to support customers throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Oakburn Park Day Care in Milngavie pulled together to help support customers and other vulnerable members of the com

Sanctuary has ordered an independent case review to test for discrimination or unconscious bias after it was contacted by a black resident living in one of its private sector properties who had been paying more rent than their white neighbour. Talent agency CEO Selma Nicholls has been leasing a

Alex Orr considers a key planning document being proposed for Edinburgh and what it might mean for developers.

Eildon Housing Association is sad to learn of the passing of former board member Myra Turnbull MBE. Myra served with distinction on the board of the Association for nearly a quarter of a century. This volunteering effort underlined her commitment to public service to her community, for which she was

Natwest Group has announced that it will be investing £3 billion in social housing across the UK over the next three years. The funding will be used to support the construction of 20,000 homes.

Homeless Network Scotland recently made over 1,000 cash payments of £100 to people affected by homelessness, thanks to the Scottish Government’s Wellbeing Fund, supported by SCVO and the Hunter Foundation. The one-off payment was available to households in temporary homelessness accommod

Applications for homelessness assistance and the use of temporary accommodation by local authorities both saw increases during June, the Scottish Housing Regulator has found.

Trade body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has described another overall increase in decision times for housing applications as “hugely frustrating”. Official planning performance statistics for 2019/20 revealed that the average decision time for local development applications was 9.1 weeks, sl

High street shopping units left empty by the collapse of retail businesses should be converted into new homes built by the public sector, according to a report from the Social Market Foundation (SMF).

The new owners of Scotia Homes have warned that a reorganisation of the business may lead to redundancies. A source quoted in The Press & Journal said a redundancy consultation has started among a workforce totalling about 190 people with more than 100 jobs on the line.

The proposed residential development at Shawlands Bowling Club has been granted planning permission following an appeal to the Glasgow City Council local review board.

Barratt Homes West Scotland has lost its appeal against Stirling Council’s refusal for 265 new homes to be built in Cambusbarron. Councillors rejected plans for the Seven Sisters Field development off Polmaise Road in December, which had attracted a 230 signature petition from locals.

Plans by the UK Government to extend new ‘rights’ to alter or replace buildings across England without the need for planning permission risk adding to the country’s already prevalent health and societal inequalities, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has said.

Land reform must form an essential component of Scotland’s green economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, according to Community Land Scotland (CLS). In a letter to Just Transition Commission, which is advising on a net-zero economy, the body said how the land and other natural assets,