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Latest annual planning performance statistics for 2020/21 showing a 17-week increase in the average decision time for major housing development to 54 weeks are unacceptable, according to home building body Homes for Scotland (HFS). The figure represents more than a 40% rise on the previous year and

Housing developer Cullross and Port of Leith Housing Association have lodged plans with the City of Edinburgh Council to build 11 apartments at Telford Drive, Edinburgh. If approved, the flats will be built on the site of a disused convenience store, Urban Realm reports.

Ashley Campbell, policy and practice manager at CIH Scotland, discusses why the Scottish housing system should provide a safe space for those most in need. We’ve all seen stories about people arriving in the UK in the hope of finding sanctuary for themselves and their families only to be greet

Iceni Projects Limited has submitted plans worth £20 million on behalf of Consensus Capital Group Ltd to build a 'car-free' residential development in a conservation area of Glasgow city centre. The site proposed is for the B-listed building at 520 Sauchiehall Street which extends to Renfrew S

The finalists in Scotland’s national competition which recognises excellence in the Scottish housing sector have been announced as plans for the return of the popular live awards event are also revealed. The Scottish Home Awards have named the developments, homes and organisations which have m

Stockport-based developer EPD Homes has submitted plans to convert Kirkcaldy’s historic former Nairn Mill building into flats. A planning application to build 39 flats, a gym and commercial units at the three-storey landmark building has been submitted to Fife Council.

Work has started on a new riverside development at Johnston Avenue, Stirling, which will see 24 new homes built on the site adjacent to the River Forth and near the landmark Wallace Monument.

Randolph Hill Nursing Homes Group has opened its seventh nursing home in Kirk Lane, Livingston following a £9m investment into the newly-built facility. Situated on the former Livingston Development Corporation site, the new 60-bedroom development will help address the current gap in quality c

Plans to build up to 300 new homes and shops in the West Lothian village of Stoneyburn have been submitted by Pegasus Consultancy. The plans have been submitted on behalf of an as of yet unknown developer, seeking to build the residential development with a community centre and shops in the village.

Edinburgh-based developer Hunter Street Properties Ltd has submitted plans to convert the former Kitty’s nightclub in Kirkcaldy into 19 flats. The grade B listed building in Hunter Street was home to the nightclub until it closed its doors in 2019.

A programme to tackle fuel poverty and improve energy efficiency will receive an extra £9 million of funding this year to support a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and help fuel poor households save money on their heating bills, the Scottish Government has announced. The government&rsquo

Thenue Housing has revealed the huge extent of its efforts to help its tenants claim money to which they are entitled. A remarkable £1.49 million has been obtained by Thenue’s financial inclusion team between April 2020 and March 2121.

Customers, partners and stakeholders of Irvine Housing Association will start to see new branding on all communications over the next few weeks as the association revealed it will be known as Riverside Scotland from the end of July. While everyday services and decisions about the busi

Hillcrest Futures has become the first organisation in Scotland to install injecting equipment provision (IEP) vending machines in its services.

Scottish Refugee Council and the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) have launched new guidance to help landlords give refugees and people seeking asylum a safe and secure place to call home. A Housing Practitioners’ Guide to Integrating Refugees and People Seeking Protection provides those w