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Highland Council enjoyed its most successful night at the Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning (SAQP) taking homes four prizes on the night. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the event is one of the government’s most prestigious awards and celebrates achievements in planning,

Improving the cost of living, especially for people on low incomes, must be at the heart of the next government’s agenda, Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) demand today. The charity made the call as it published its annual state of the nation report, ‘Advice in Scotland’.

Scotland’s Council Tax Reduction (CTR) scheme supported 471,790 households during September 2019 with the total weekly income forgone by local authorities reaching £6.57 million. The total number of CTR recipients in September 2019 was 14.6% less (80,590 recipients) than it was at the be

Local children in north Edinburgh can now enjoy playing together outdoors thanks to a new play park recently installed at Urban Union and the City of Edinburgh Council’s Pennywell Living development in Edinburgh. To celebrate the opening of the new park, pupils at local Pirniehall Primary were

The housing association sector in Scotland is committed to efficiency, transparency and accountability, according to the 2019 Scottish Sector Scorecard analysis report.

Port of Leith Housing Association and its subsidiary Persevere Developments Ltd are celebrating the official opening of 15 new homes for mid-market rent and nine new homes for social rent at West Bowling Green Street in Leith. Keith Anderson (Port of Leith Housing Association chief executive), Caitl

Suburban family homes that are specifically built for long-term rent, in places people want to live, should be a strategic part of Scotland’s housing development pipeline, according to a new report from Savills and the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT).

A formal consultation into how Scotland’s housing system should look and feel in 2040 has been launched today by the Scottish Government.

Planners have encouraged councillors on Aberdeen City Council’s planning committee to approve an application for around 258 homes along the River Dee. Aberdeen Harbour Board applied for planning permission to build eight tower blocks between four and seven storeys tall on the south side of the

Scottish Women’s Aid (SWA) is embarking on a new project to address a lack of access to justice for women and children experiencing domestic abuse in Scotland. Despite having a right to expect competent and affordable legal services when and where they need them, the charity said women continu

A stellar line up has been announced for Rural Housing Scotland’s 20th anniversary conference in an event which will map the vital role housing will play in developing and sustaining thriving rural communities in Scotland over the next 20 years.

The Veterans’ Foundation is to financially support Housing Options Scotland's unique Military Matters project until March 2021. Since its inception in 2012, the project has helped and advised more than 1,000 members of the Armed Forces to find the right home in the right place in all

Members of East Ayrshire Council’s Planning and Economic Development Service and Vibrant Communities teams were celebrating after two of their projects picked up top awards at the Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning annual ceremony. Shortlisted for two of five categories, Plans and Partner

A tenant at an Armadale retirement development has paid a proud tribute to her heroic grandmother who died while saving a young child’s life exactly 100 years ago. Marion McAdam, a tenant at Bield’s Ochilview Court, is the last remaining relative of Elizabeth Kerr who achieved local fame

Christmas gifts that might help people who are homeless are being requested by one of Scotland’s leading homelessness charities. Simon Community Scotland is inviting people who shop via the Amazon website to pick a Christmas gift from a wishlist that can be found online.