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By Gavin Leask from the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership The mornings are getting colder, the nights longer and the clothes woollier. Which can only mean one thing; the annual Scottish Empty Homes Conference is approaching fast. And with the conference, comes another annual event; the Howdens Scotti

North Glasgow’s Young Green Champions launched a climate change challenging comic book on Monday 10th September at an event at Keppoch Campus in order to help highlight the dangers of climate change. The creative project was facilitated by ng homes in partnership with Dekko Comics. The initiative

An additional £35 million in benefits has been generated for local residents by North Lanarkshire Council’s financial inclusion service. The service works with residents to ensure they receive all the benefits they are entitled to.

The first phase of a major expansion of an East Lothian village has taken shape and residents are delighted with their spacious new homes. Dunedin Canmore’s 44 energy-efficient houses in Wallyford are part of a wider regeneration project which will see almost 1500 new homes, new primary and second

Work is set to start on a major new development for Osprey Housing in Aberdeenshire. The project in Stonehaven has been given the go ahead following a successful planning appeal, with Osprey taking a total of 43 properties at the Stewart Milne Homes site.

A site has been identified for a new housing development in the Sandown area of Nairn. It will form part of the Highland Council's plan to deliver 2500 new affordable homes over a five-year period.

Councillor Robert Mooney meets some of Wheatley’s new Modern Apprentices, along with Cllr Frank McAveety, who also popped by to meet the young people Young people with disabilities are taking their first step on the career ladder thanks to a commitment by Wheatley Group to tackle exclusion in its

Older people in Stirling have been boosting their health in the great outdoors thanks to a partnership between Bield and Scotland’s walking charity. The housing provider and Paths for All have seen tenants at Strathallan Court benefit physically and mentally from joining a walking group, which tak

The Castlemilk youngsters get to grips with their new books watched by a life-size Peter Rabbit Castlemilk youngsters have booked their place in a brand new reading initiative thanks to Dolly Parton and two local housing associations.

Stephen Tucker Professionals across the Scottish property, architecture and planning sectors are highly sceptical of any future impact of the Planning (Scotland) Bill - according to a survey conducted by planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore.

Housing Options Scotland is celebrating a successful bid for funding from Nationwide Building Society to help older people in Scotland to live independently for longer. The £50,000 grant from the UK’s biggest building society will support the organisation in partnership with Elderly Accommodation

With just one week to go until Scottish Housing Day, CIH Scotland has provided a short round up of some of the key events that it has got lined up to mark the day. CIH Scotland and partners are gearing up for this year’s Scottish Housing Day which takes place in just one week’s time on Wednesday

Carnegie Library Coatbridge’s Carnegie Library has been shortlisted for the Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning 2018.

CIH Scotland has confirmed the appointment of three new board members. Joining the board are Sandra McLeod of River Clyde Homes, Phillip Morrison-Gale from Hjaltland Housing Association and housing consultant Graeme Hamilton. These appointments take place after the CIH AGM which will be held later t

Douglas McLeod Barratt Developments Scotland is to deliver more than 2,500 new homes across the country following its acquisition of 14 new sites for development, with another 10 new sites in the pipeline.