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In a first for a construction firm, a rescue mission was launched by Glasgow-based City Building and Scottish Natural Heritage to save endangered water voles living beneath a working site in Easterhouse, Glasgow. After repair and upgrading work began on local housing association properties in Coxton

The good progress made on social evictions between 2010 to 2014 has gone into reverse according to new analysis which shows there has been a 24% increase in evictions across Scotland’s social rented sector in the last two years. The Evictions by Social Landlords in Scotland 2012-16 report, publish

Joe Fitzpatrick MSP The Scottish Government has revealed that it will issue its formal response to the consultation regarding potential extension of Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) to Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) in the Autumn.

New figures have revealed an 8% rise in the number of approved residential units in Scotland. In its new report, the Home Builders Federation (HBF) revealed planning permission was granted for 293,127 new homes across Great Britain.

The public are being asked for their say on proposed changes to how Aberdeenshire Council calculates developer obligations. Launched as the local authority adopted its Local Development Plan (LDP) last week, the eight-week public consultation is set to help assess the level of proportional contribut

Nora Uhrig details Shelter Scotland’s report into social sector evictions. We have got used to hearing over recent years about the problems facing families and households struggling to afford the essentials, the growth of foodbanks and having to choose between heating and eating. About how the imp

The Scottish Government has published the responses to its consultation on proposals for transforming the planning system. A total of 450 submitted responses are available to view from respondents who gave permission for their correspondence to be made public.

Residents (Mary McGhee, Mildred Campbell and Marie Mair) with Kenneth Gibson MSP, Janice McDonald (sheltered housing manager, Hanover Scotland) and Roberta Bianchini (assistant to Mr Gibson). Photo credit: Alan McCredie. Kenneth Gibson MSP met with residents of a Hanover Scotland sheltered housing d

Housing and care provider Blackwood has invested in a brand new eco-friendly car to energise its care at home service in Stirling. In a move that will appeal to the increasingly environmentally-conscious, Blackwood’s Broom Court development, which provides at home support for people with physical

Abbeyfield Scotland, the charity that provides independent living with support for older people across Scotland, held a celebration at their house in Garngaber Avenue in Lenzie to mark the completion of an interiors upgrade project. Local MSP, Ms Rona Mackay joined residents, local volunteers, and t

A Link development in Olympia Street, Glasgow Link Group Ltd has confirmed its plans to build 3,200 new affordable homes over the next five years.

(from left) Shona Stephen, chief executive, Queens Cross Housing Association; Roger Popplewell, chair, Maryhill Housing; Marilyn Clewes, chair, Queens Cross Housing Association; Bryony Willett, chief executive, Maryhill Housing A new strategic partnership has been launched which aims to provide cost

AS Homes (Scotland) Ltd has been granted planning consent for a new £17 million development of 132 homes for social rent and sale in Paisley. Plans and information about the homes at Love Street, which are built for Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association, were submitted to Renfrewshire Council in D

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she was “horrified” to read reports of landlords offering rent-free accommodation in return for sex and has moved to reassure tenants that action was being taken. Last week The Herald revealed that websites such as Craigslist featured adverts from private land

Providing a home that is affordable, warm and secure to every person in Scotland will be a fundamental priority of every SNP council, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Unveiling its manifesto for the local government election, the SNP leader said the party is determined to build on its ambitious housing tar