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The improvement in Fife Council’s planning service has been recognised by the Scottish Government. Planning minister Kevin Stewart told the economy, tourism, strategic planning and transportation committee today that “considerable progress has been made since the introduction of the Plan

Former council homes in Scotland which were purchased under the Right to Buy (RtB) policy made around £2 billion in profit for their owners during the last decade and a half of the policy. In one of the widest-ranging investigations into the policy, the BBC’s Shared Data Unit obtained an

The preferred bidder to take over stricken Dundee contractor McGill & Co has completed the purchase of the business and certain assets, administrators announced today. Catalus Energy Investments has acquired the business, order book, the majority of the company’s construction equipment, in

Hillhead Housing Association housing manager Elspeth Sharkey has handed in her keys to a successful and long career in housing that has spanned 40 years. Elspeth’s housing career began in March 1979 when she took up a post of house lettings assistant in Glasgow District Council, at that time t

Minister for local government, housing and planning, Kevin Stewart MSP, joined other local elected representatives to open Govanhill Housing Association’s new social housing development. During the ceremony a plaque was unveiled dedicating the new homes to the memory of Ann Scott, a founder me

The latest new homes in a significant development programme by Rural Stirling Housing Association (RSHA) have been handed over to tenants.  Local MSP Bruce Crawford officiated at a ceremony celebrating the opening of the 23 new-build flats - the first new social housing for rent to be construct

Cube Housing Association has completed a £5 million development of 31 new homes and a local shop to bring an empty site in Dumbarton back to life. For years residents in the Castlehill area wanted to see new life breathed into a site in Carrick Terrace where the tenement homes had become unpop

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner, is to work with Social Bite co-founder Josh Littlejohn MBE on an international collaboration which aims to support thousands of homeless and displaced people around the world. During a visit by Ms Yousafzai to Social Bite’s Ves

An age exclusive apartment development in Scone which will also deliver affordable homes has been granted planning approval. The Juniper Residential development will provide a mix of 51 apartments built specifically to meet the needs of the retirement market on the site of The Wheel Inn on Angus Roa

A care at home service for older people in the Borders has received glowing results following a recent independent inspection. Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association operates the service which scored Grade 5 (very good) across the board in an inspection report published by the Care Inspectorate.

Housing Options Scotland is to tour the country to give information, advice and support to older and disabled people about their housing options. Available in all 32 local authorities in Scotland, the service is completely free and the charity does not close a case until a client is ready for them t

The Cross-Party Group on Architecture and the Built Environment is hosting an event at the Scottish Parliament to hear about the report from the Vivarium Trust which aims to kick-start a national conversation about co-housing for older people. Vivarium Trust wants more Scots to have the option of sp

SHARE has hailed the success of its 2019 annual conference which was held at Peebles Hydro on March 1-3. Developed in conjunction with past delegates, the ‘Communities not commodities’ event saw delegates have the choice of workshops covering a range of topics.

The Borderlands Partnership has welcomed the commitment in the Spring Statement and the announcement of a £345 million deal from the UK and Scottish Governments, describing the news as a ‘game changer’. The multi-million-pound funding stream comes just six months after the Borderla

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned that the prolonged uncertainty surrounding Brexit will likely further damage the Scottish housing market. Results from the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey, which came as Theresa May’s Brexit deal was thrown out of Parliame