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Shona Glenn, head of policy and research at the Scottish Land Commission, shares her vision for tackling Scotland’s legacy of vacant and derelict land to reduce the negative impact that these sites are having on our urban populations. It’s well known that life expectancy in Scotland is l

South Lanarkshire Council has given the green light to build 11 apartments on the site of a former church on Maxwell Road, East Kilbride. Maxwell Court has been designed by LMA Architects on behalf of Dickie & Moore Homes within The Village conservation area and takes the form of a single block

Moray Council has unanimously approved plans to build 11 new homes in Buckie.

Sustrans Scotland's Street Design programme will be open for applications in the new year.

Plans by Police Scotland to build flats on the grounds of an Inverurie police station have been refused by Aberdeenshire Council. The force had lodged plans to build nine two-bedroom flats within a three-storey block inside land by the station on Blackhall Road.

Tenants union Living Rent will today challenge an ongoing eviction of one of its members by Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) as the action reaches court this week. The grounds for eviction, which stem from the accrual of rent arrears, are being contested by the union as “irresponsible and unf

Calvay Housing Association has submitted plans to build 37 new flats on brownfield land at Barlanark.

Thenue Housing has begun work on building more homes for Glasgow's East End just weeks after launching its most recent development. A total of 27 flats are being built at Landressy Place, Bridgeton on the site of a former care home.

Around 10,000 people have signed a Shelter Scotland petition calling on the Scottish Government to have the right to a home enshrined in Scottish Law. The petition has been backed by Scottish film and music stars Annie Lennox, Robert Carlyle, KT Tunstall and Mark Bonnar, along with celebrated best-s

Langstane Housing Association is now part of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) ‘Social Housing Digital Champions Network’. Joining the ‘North Cohort’, Langstane now sits alongside Aberdeenshire Council, Osprey Housing, Castlehill HA, Lochaber HA, Or

Fife-based housing associations Kingdom and Ore Valley have a long successful track record of working collaboratively and are in discussions about how they can further develop their partnership relationship. Tenants from both Associations celebrated St Andrew’s Day in style at Kingdom’s

Kids at two Inverclyde schools are set to get their hands dirty after Home Fix Scotland, the subsidiary company of River Clyde Homes, designed, donated and installed a mud kitchen at Ardgowan and Kings Oak Primary School. Built to inspire fun and promote the benefits of working together, the latest

The friendly bench project is an initiative is supported by ACVO in partnership with Aberdeen City Council which invites third sector organisations to claim and design a bench in the city to raise awareness of the support and services that they provide.

Pensioners in Glasgow have raised £400 to support people affected by cancer.

In a guest blog for CaCHE, James Battye from the Healthcare Improvement Scotland (ihub), introduces the Housing and Dementia Practice Framework, a practical tool to assist housing organisations in supporting people living with dementia.