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An Island solar farm, community ice rink and a small community wind farm are among almost 50 projects to benefit from more than £5.5 million in funding.

Council tenants across North Lanarkshire are set to benefit from a major £40 million investment in modern central heating systems. A new four-year contract with Sureserve Compliance North (Gas Call) and Saltire Facilities Management, which began in April, will see around 1,500 new central heat

Substantial upgrades to bring two Category A-listed Edinburgh housing blocks up to the Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing (EESSH2) have been given the green light. A planning application for the £69 million retrofit of Cables Wynd House and Linksview House, submitted by Collective A

Housebuilder Springfield Properties has today announced the appointment of Alasdair Gardner as a non-executive director. Mr Gardner brings over 35 years of banking and finance experience from his career at Lloyds Banking Group. His previous roles included head of industrials and commercial banking S

Clackmannanshire Council has approved its Strategic Housing Investment Plan for 2026-2031. At a meeting yesterday, councillors heard that the local authority's Resource Planning Assumption (RPA) funding from the Scottish Government for 2025/26 is £5.879 million.

Places for People CEO Greg Reed will complete a staggering personal milestone on Saturday when he ends his 40,075-kilometre run, the equivalent of the circumference of the Earth, at the scenic Cramond Parkrun near Edinburgh. This remarkable journey has spanned nearly 20 years and seen Greg raise ove

Student accommodation provider Unite Students has completed the construction of its new flagship development in Edinburgh. Burnet Point is Unite Student’s first combined development of purpose-built student accommodation, build-to-rent and affordable housing.

Shelter Scotland has launched a new plan that details the actions that all parties need to prioritise after the 2026 Scottish election by revealing the extent of public demand for Scotland’s politicians to do more to tackle the housing emergency. New research by YouGov commissioned by the char

The Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) has welcomed housing secretary Máiri McAllan's commitment to implement the 2021 legislation on removing a domestic abuse perpetrator from a joint tenancy by Christmas.

Lanarkshire Housing Association (LHA) chair Liam Donnachie, the management committee and the entire team were deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing of Catriona Blyth. Catriona was a dedicated and valued member of LHA for over 35 years, serving as a committee member, office bearer, convener,

Cairn Housing Association has officially started work on a new housing development in Lambhill, Glasgow, which will deliver 29 modern, energy-efficient homes. The development, located next to Cairn’s existing homes in the area, will include 21 mid-market rent properties and 8 for social rent,

Caledonia Housing Association (CHA) welcomed cabinet secretary for housing Màiri McAllan to Bellsmyre in West Dunbartonshire to tour the first new energy-efficient homes being delivered as part of a major regeneration programme. The homes represent the first step in a long-term plan to transf

The Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel has hit out at the current Scottish Government approach to tackling fuel poverty as outdated, weak and without clear outcomes, adding that Scotland is extremely unlikely to meet its fuel poverty targets for 2030. Publishing its statutory response to the

Pineview Housing Association has been shortlisted as a finalist at this year’s The Herald and s1jobs Top Employer Awards 2025. The Association is in the running for the following categories:

Rental developer and manager Watkin Jones has unveiled a new joint venture (JV) with Maslow Capital to progress a 784-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development to be delivered in Glasgow.