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The publication of two new reports has highlighted the potential for increasing social inequality as a result of undersupply in the housing market, according to Homes for Scotland. The industry body, which represents the home building industry in Scotland, was responding to new research suggesting t

Springfield Properties has submitted plans to Highland Council for 94 private and affordable homes just off Kilmore Road in Drumnadrochit. The plans include designs for private two, three and four bedroom homes. Among the 25 affordable homes on the site, flats, semi-detached houses and bungalows hav

The location of the homes at the Spencerfield site An appeal against a council decision to refuse plans for almost 300 homes in Fife has been upheld by the Scottish Government.

(from left) Michelle Motion, finance director with Sandy Adam, executive chairman and Innes Smith, chief executive officer Springfield Properties has announced that it expects to deliver a significant increase in profits in the second half of its financial year.

Alastair Davis Social Investment Scotland has invested over £56 million in 270 projects, says CEO Alastair Davis.

Young people across Scotland enjoyed the seventh annual Youth Work Games this week, thanks to a generous donation from regeneration firm Urban Union. Working in partnership with Muirhouse Youth Development Group, Urban Union donated towards this year’s event, which brought children from all over t

Bruce Forbes A housing association director has described the arrangements put in place by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) for the introduction of Universal Credit as “shambolic”.

Angela Taylor, BHA’s new property director Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) has appointed Angela Taylor as its new property director as well as a raft of new members to its Board of Trustees.

The proposed transfer of engagements from Antonine Housing Association to Caledonia Housing Association has moved a big step closer after Antonine’s tenants decisively approved the plans. An independent ballot conducted by Electoral Reform Services, which closed on July 9, provided confirmation th

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) is celebrating strong progress over the last 12 months as it helped bring more than 700 homes lying empty for more than six months back into use. Last year the partnership supported local authorities and partners to bring 742 long-term private empty homes

The national charity for older people is warning of potential issues ahead if policymakers do not create more housing for the country’s ageing population. In recent figures released by National Records of Scotland (NRS), the number of households of someone aged 70 and over is projected to increase

A total of 45 different homeless charities throughout Scotland are to share £100,000 of funding thanks to a number of donations made by Social Bite. In order to decide which organisations to give to, the social enterprise held a series of focus groups in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee with

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Monique Campbell looks back on last week when Shelter Scotland took to the streets to highlight Glasgow City Council’s failings to provide support to homeless people. Glasgow City Council’s own figures show that it unlawfully failed to offer temporary accommodation to homeless people 3,025 times

House prices will rise faster in Scotland than anywhere else in the UK this year, according to new research by PwC, which predicts the average Scottish home will cost 20% more in 2022 than in 2017. This means that the average house price in Scotland, which was £143,000 in 2017, will increase by 20%