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Williamsburgh Housing Association is deeply saddened to advise of the death of its friend and colleague Graham Scott, who passed away on 2nd January following a short illness.  Graham started his career in housing with Glen Oaks Housing Association before joining Williamsburgh in 1999 as a deve

Work on more than 100 new homes in Elphinstone has been ordered to stop after East Lothian Council confirmed Bellway had begun construction in breach of planning conditions.

A Livingston sheriff has ruled that a man living in an adapted Almond Housing Association property must leave, after finding that he had not been granted a new tenancy following his mother’s death in 2023.

An agreement has been signed that promises to help South Lanarkshire Council and voluntary groups work better together in local communities.

Value for money in social housing is increasingly defined by how landlords balance safety, compliance and long-term resilience rather than short-term cost cutting, according to Housemark’s latest Value for Money metrics analysis.

Energy tariff reform, income support and climate-sensitive policies must be introduced urgently to protect terminally ill people from the growing risk of fuel poverty, according to a leading academic. Dr Elaine Robinson, a research associate at the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughboroug

A planning application for 48 affordable homes at Ravenscraig has been approved by North Lanarkshire Council. Submitted by McTaggart Construction, North Lanarkshire Council and Ravenscraig Limited, the new homes will be built on Prospecthill Road, adding to the growing residential community within t

A demolition contractor is to begin work to bring down Centre West in East Kilbride Town Centre after ownership of the facility was transferred back to South Lanarkshire Council. The demolition of Centre West will create a new council-owned development site in the town centre. Under current plans sh

A residential and commercial block is to fill a gap site in Dundee’s West End after an application was approved by the local authority.

The significant redevelopment potential of the former Highland Theological College in Dingwall town centre has been highlighted as the property is brought to market.

The Highland Council is inviting local residents to share their views on a possible proposal for a Masterplan Consent Area (MCA) Scheme at Ardersier Mains.

Plans have been lodged to transform the derelict grounds of an Inverurie care home destroyed by fire seven years ago into a new affordable housing development.

The Scottish Affairs Committee will hold the next evidence session of its inquiry into GB Energy and the net zero transition, exploring community-owned renewable energy projects in Scotland and community benefits schemes.  

NHBC, the new homes warranty and insurance provider, has released the latest edition of its technical Standards.

The National Retrofit Hub, working with Arup and supported by Impact on Urban Health and TrustMark, has published a new report exploring how SMETER-HTC and other measured data methods can help the UK design and deliver more effective retrofit programmes.