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Charities, schools, community projects and good causes across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire could receive a share of £10,000 thanks to CALA Homes’ 2019 Community Bursary. Launched yesterday, the initiative aims to provide support for a wide range of organisations and projects within the com

Housing associations in Scotland will come under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act from November this year, the Scottish Government has announced. The move was outlined when an Order cited as the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Designation of Persons as Scottish Public Authorities) Or

Criminal offences relating to unlawful eviction – that have existed for half a century – are not being upheld, according to new findings. Writing for the SCOLAG Journal, Shaun McPhee presents the preliminary findings of research on enforcement in the Scottish private rented sector, in pa

Thirteen blocks of flats in Aberdeen are to be demolished due to long-running subsidence issues. Aberdeen City Council's city growth and resources committee accepted a recommendation from officers to demolish flats in Erroll Place and Erroll Street, near King Street.

A brand new affordable housing development in Aberfeldy has already won its first accolade after being granted a Secured by Design (SBD) Gold Award by Police Scotland. Secured by Design is a national police initiative that encourages developers to create new and refurbished housing projects with a v

Highland Council has published its proposals for a three-year budget as it faces the challenge of managing a £31.2 million budget gap for 2019-20. The local authority said its proposals focus on efficiencies, income generation, redesign and a flexible workforce, themes which emerged from weeks

Argyll and Bute Council will address a budget gap of £7.9 million when it meets to set its budget on February 21. The local authority said the Scottish Government’s funding allocation to the council means in effect another 1.6% reduction in funding for core services in 2019/20. This foll

A retirement development in Livingston has teamed up with its local nursery to offer tenants the chance to interact with younger members of the community. Tenants at Bield’s Pentland View Court partnered up with Carmondean Nursery to take part in an afternoon of crafts - inspired by the heart-

An art club founded by a tenant of Scottish Veterans Residences (SVR) in Glasgow has won a further grant of £4,590, building on a similar grant received last August. Ex-Fusilier Allen Clarke set up the group at Bellrock Close in Glasgow after discovering that making art was highly beneficial t

Brexit could offer greater flexibility for environmental planners in the UK, with Scotland potentially poised to benefit most, according to a recent study. The report, commissioned by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and conducted by academics across the UK including researchers at the Unive

Vastint Hospitality is to continue its regeneration of Edinburgh’s Fountainbridge with the submission of new mixed-use proposals. Architecture practice 3DReid has lodged plans with the City of Edinburgh Council for 234 homes for private rent as well as six commercial units

East Lothian Council’s Local Development Plan (LDP) has been nominated for a prestigious planning industry award. The LDP has been shortlisted as a finalist in the category for Excellence in Plan Making at the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Awards for Planning Excellence 2019.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has been criticised for its role during the transfer of Kincardine Housing Co-operative (KHC) to Grampian Housing Association. The Regulator used its statutory powers to direct the transfer in November last year following a period of statutory intervention at KHC.

Cunninghame Housing Association has secured a £30 million Private Placement Investment from Canada Life to part fund its ongoing approved new build housing development programme. The £30m funding together with ongoing Scottish Government investment will allow the Association to build 550

Plans to transform the current Royal Hospital for Sick Children site in Edinburgh into student accommodation have been given the green light. Downing Group plans to demolish some later additions to the site to make way for 323 student flats and convert the original hospital building into 126 residen