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Plans to convert empty floors above a KFC restaurant at 106 Renfield Street in central Glasgow has been refused by councillors. The applicants intended to build nine two-bedroom flats and a roof extension in the vacant second and third floors of the building.

In a joint response to the draft Infrastructure Investment Plan, CIH Scotland, Shelter Scotland and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations have called for the Scottish Government to increase affordable housing supply levels from the current target of 50,000 homes to 53,000 homes i

LAR Housing Trust has announced the appointment of Philip Rodney as its new chair while three new trustees have joined the housing charity's board. Mr Rodney, a consultant, columnist and non-executive director was formerly chair of law firm Burness Paull. He joined LAR’s board in April la

More than 600 new homes are set to be built by Falkirk Council over the next five years.

A new report from the Scottish Government has revealed the full impact of the planned withdrawal of emergency benefit measures, brought in by the UK Government to support people through the pandemic. Scottish Government analysis shows that if the UK Government takes away the £20-a-we

The £251 million Ayrshire Growth Deal was officially signed today paving the way for the creation of thousands of jobs and the investment of millions of pounds into the region.

Artisan Real Estate is set to invest £150 million in residential development in Scotland over the next 12 months in a "radical bid" to raise standards for sustainable living in prime city centre locations in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The regeneration specialist launched a new UK-wide building des

A steering group established by the New Lanark Trust has issued a consultation report into the future of housing at the historic site.

Members of Highland Council’s city of Inverness area committee have agreed a proposed £4,786,000 investment in council housing for 2021-22.

Construction work on a development of 316 new homes at Taylor Wimpey West Scotland's new development in Barrhead will start within the next few weeks following the acquisition of land at the site.

Council tenants in Fife are to be consulted on rent increases for 2021/22 with councillors pledging that any rise will stay below inflation.

A new premises for Homeless Project Scotland will be formally opened by Glasgow’s Lord Provost today after it was kindly donated to the charity by Network Rail.

A new project aiming to transform Glasgow’s food system and reduce its impact on the climate crisis has received £629,582 of funding from the National Lottery.

Kingdom Housing Association has announced the re-election of Freya Lees as chair of the Association and of Linda Leslie and Laurie Naumann as vice chairs. Freya has been a board member with Kingdom since 2013, chair since 2016 and serves on the policy sub committee and senior management remuneration

The Eildon Group has announced the appointment of Neil Wilson Prior as its new director of property assets. Neil, who was formerly better neighbourhoods programme manager at Tower Hamlets Homes in London has made the move north to the Scottish Borders along with his family, to take up the new p