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To mark HouseMark Scotland’s launch of a new Housing Development Club which aims to provide advice, practical support and networking opportunities, club manager Susan Napier explores the history behind housing development. History tells us that people built their own houses if they were poor and w

A two-year Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme has been agreed that will see over £2 million invested into improving council homes in the Sutherland area over the next two years. The decision by the Highland Council’s Sutherland County Committee will also see a further £134,000 spent speci

Councillor David Bremner Moray Council has issued a no tolerance notice towards unauthorised development in the region after councillors were forced to take enforcement action against homeowners in Cullen and Forres conservation areas.

Work to construct West Dunbartonshire Council’s new high-tech heating system in Clydebank has officially begun. The £15 million project, which is part of the regeneration of the former John Brown Shipyard, will see the area’s homes, businesses and some public buildings heated by water taken fro

Allan Sandilands of Resource Futures (centre) with Brian Jenkins and Pauline Smith from Total Homes A new and innovative furniture reuse cooperative in Glasgow has been recognised by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon for bringing the benefits of reuse and repair to housing associations and social landl

Councillors have given the green light to 60 new homes across two sites across Dundee. Members of Dundee City Council’s planning committee granted full consent for 40 new homes proposed for a brownfield area on Haddington Avenue in the Whitfield area.

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has partnered with ITN Productions to create a flagship industry news-style programme ‘Close to Home: Housing and Communities’. Presented by national newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky, the programme will explore the issues surrounding the ongoing housi

Holmes Miller has submitted a planning application on behalf of Kelvin Properties for a residential development on vacant ground at Shawlands Bowling Club in Glasgow. The development, located off Pollokshaws Road and bordering a bowling green, offers 34 units for private sale with associated landsca

An application has been lodged to convert a former warehouse in Dundee city centre site into three retail units and 28 flats. The proposals tabled with Dundee City Council by Brechin-based architects A B Roger and Young feature artist’s impressions of a six-storey corner building in Trades Lane be

A new campaign, ‘People, Not Profit’ has been launched in Scotland, backed by Hollywood star Michael Sheen, to highlight the benefits of joining a credit union. A new website – www.creditunions.scot – has been set up to offer advice and help people find the organisations which are not-for-pr

Mark Gutteridge The people of Glasgow are more likely to have switched their electricity and gas to a new supplier than anywhere else in Scotland, according to new research.

Nicola Barclay With the need for more new homes to address the country’s housing crisis top of the political agenda, ensuring high levels of quality and customer satisfaction is a matter of equal importance, according to Homes for Scotland (HFS).

Plans to create a new community in South Ayrshire are now well underway as work to transform a prominent gap site in Ayr gathers pace.

An initiative to take over and upgrade homes in Govanhill then make them available for social rent is on track for its completion in 2021. Of 700 targeted properties in the Property Acquisition & Repair scheme, around half have been inspected and 246 properties have been brought into Govanhill H

Almost 500 staff from across the Link group of social enterprises gathered at Edinburgh’s Corn Exchange last week to attend the organisation’s staff conference. During the ‘Improving Lives’ themed afternoon event, staff enjoyed video updates from across the group, a presentation from Scotlan