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The Highland Council's Communities and Place Committee met last week and agreed the Highland Local Child Poverty Action Report which includes actions for delivery in 2024/25. Reducing child poverty is a priority for the Council and its partners. A core priority within the Council’s Programme i

South Ayrshire Council has won a top award at Chartered Institute of Housing's (CIH) Scotland Housing Awards 2024.

North Lanarkshire Council’s housing service is continuing to deliver strongly for residents, outperforming Scottish averages in key areas of tenant satisfaction, repairs, and value-for-money rents, as highlighted in the latest Scottish Housing Regulator’s (SHR) Landlord Report. The repor

For an increase of just £11.70 a month, council taxes could raise more than £10 million to protect vital frontline services in Perth and Kinross, such as health and social care, support for children with additional needs, and tackling poverty. At next week’s Council meeting, Perth

Arc Architectural Services, on behalf of PCM Property Investment, has submitted plans to convert a ruined pub in the city centre of Stirling into student accommodation. 

Housing providers in Aberdeen can now benefit from a new one-stop-shop building and maintenance hub designed to help them navigate the demands and challenges of supplying safe and quality social housing to local residents.

The National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland have welcomed the passing of the Scottish Housing Bill through Stage 1 in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 28th November, with the support of the majority of MSPs. NUS Scotland had previously called for all MSPs to vote for the bill, recognising it as

Sixteen community projects around the country that are helping households lower their energy bills by reducing how much energy they use, have received almost £20 million in National Lottery funding. The funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK, w

Hebridean Housing Partnership has agreed to donate £1,000 to six charities. The charities in question are The Eilidh Macleod Memorial Trust, Share (South Uist & Eriskay), Cobhair Bharraigh, Advocacy Western Isles (Speak Out Group), Eilean Siar Foodbank and the Western Isles Kidney Patients

As part of its ongoing commitment to improving equality, diversity and inclusion throughout its organisation and across the housing sector, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has announced the appointed members to its new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Board.   The EDI Board has

Midlothian Council has launched a consultation on its draft Equality Outcomes for 2025-2029. The Equality Act 2010 requires all public bodies – such as councils, NHS boards and health and social care partnerships – to publish equality outcomes at least every four years. Equality out

The ESPC has called for the full efforts of the Scottish Government to be put into increasing the supply of homes in Scotland. ESPC’s chief executive Paul Hilton believes that the Housing Bill, which has just passed Stage 1 at Holyrood, will have little impact on supply and that the "largest h

East Ayrshire Council has set out the strategic plans for the direction of local housing as detailed plans for £166 million investment were approved by councillors last week. 

An agreement has been reached that will see Cala Homes (East) build 21 new social rent homes on behalf of Fife Council – with work due to start in January 2025.

Bancon Group has reported an operating profit of £3.8 million for the year ended March 2024, down from £4.6m in the previous year, and a decrease in pre-tax profit from £1.8m to £1.3m. The Aberdeenshire-based housebuilding and construction group's turnover fell 26% from &poun