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Owners of a Scottish consultancy firm are urging employers to nurture the next generation of planners to avoid a crisis in the profession. Directors of Aurora Planning Ltd in Aberdeen, Maggie Bochel and Pippa Robertson, insist action must be taken now to prevent a skills shortage in the sector.

The public will be given a chance to have their say on proposals to deliver affordable housing in Dundee. 

Planning consent for an affordable housing and care village development with up to 200 properties at Bilbohall has been granted by Moray Council. The approval signals a key milestone in the Bilbohall Masterplan, which was revised in 2018 and was identified in the Moray Local Development Plan as havi

Keys have been handed over this week to community benefit society Common Ground Against Homelessness (CGAH) for a property in Peffermill, which will become a second homes-for-life development in the capital. (from left) Francis Barkey, board member, CGAH; Helen Carlin, founder, CGAH; Tom M

Easthall Park Housing Co-operative has hailed the positive difference it has made to the community during the last twelve months of the coronavirus pandemic. As with many communities, the Co-operative saw a rise in people affected by job losses, poor health, social isolation and increased cost

Hart Builders has donated £2,000 to Ayton Primary School as part of its commitment to investing in the local community where it is currently building phase one of a new development for Berwickshire Housing Association.   Located in Beanburn, Ayton, the primary school is close to

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a revised Practice Note 14 (PN 14) (Revised March 2021) for the audit of housing associations in the UK.PN 14 provides sector-specific guidance on applying the FRC’s auditing standards to audits of housing associations.The key revisions includ

West Dunbartonshire Council has set its budget for the year ahead with a focus on helping the area recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021/22 budget reflects the significant impact of the pandemic and details of spending for the coming year included investment in additional community empowermen

A new car-free residential development of 34 flats could be delivered on an industrial site off Leith Walk in Edinburgh's Pilrig Conservation Area under new plans submitted by Morgan McDonnell Architecture.

Scottish Housing Regulator communications manager Tracy Davren joins those from across the sector wishing Scottish Housing News a happy 20th anniversary this month. “Congratulations to Scottish Housing News on its 20th anniversary! Thanks to Kieran and the team for helping

Housebuilder Barratt Homes Scotland has received the maximum 5-star rating in the new Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual New Homes Customer Satisfaction Survey.

Bancon Homes has been accredited with a ‘Gold Award’ and ‘Outstanding Award’ for customer satisfaction. The awards, run by specialist market research company In-house Research Ltd, are based purely on customer feedback.

The opening of a new £50 million Scottish Government fund to help transform thousands of hectares of vacant and derelict land across Scotland signals a commitment to tackling the legacy blighting communities, according to the Scottish Land Commission. Scotland has almost 11,000 hectares of vac

The Highland Council has extended the deadline for views on the new Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan until 5pm on April 30. The Main Issues Report sets out possible ways of delivering more affordable housing, directing development to more sustainable places, better matching infrastructu

Providing a package of essential furniture to someone in need creates £6472 of social value according to a report published by End Furniture Poverty. The charitable campaign worked with social value experts ‘morethanoutputs’ and Liverpool City Council to carry out the study, which