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Scottish Borders Council is to consider a new five-year housing plan for the area next week which could see as many as 1,177 affordable homes delivered. The Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) identifies how local housing needs and priorities will be addressed, including which housing projects

(from left) Chris Carroll (SAC); Liz Marquis (Energy Agency); Councillor Arthur Spurling; Councillor Julie Dettbarn; Councillor Philip Saxton (portfolio holder for housing and customer services) and Andrew Filby (Energy Agency) on James Street in Tarbolton Major energy efficiency works to be carried

Craig Somerville, Steve Buckler and Graeme Russell sign the new gas servicing contract at Manor Estates headquarters Manor Estates Housing Association has announced the continuation of its partnership with Lothian Gas to maintain, service and upgrade as required, gas central heating systems in its t

Places are still available for people interested in attending the 3rd annual John Wheatley Lecture which is being hosted by Parkhead Housing Association in association with Wheatley Group. The invited audience drawn from civic Scotland across a number of different sectors will hear from the Rt Hon.

James Knowles has been elected as chairperson for Langstane Housing Association following its 39th Annual General Meeting. Bringing with him considerable knowledge of business from many sectors, including raising funding for specialist projects, James currently holds a number of voluntary positions,

Ma’aruf Razzak A Shepherd and Wedderburn director has become the youngest Board member of Grampian Housing Association.

Gordon Nelson The Federation of Master Builders in Scotland has called on the Scottish Government to increase its efforts to solve the housing crisis.

Housing on the Orkney island of Stronsay Housing has a crucial role in supporting sustainable and inclusive economic and community development and population growth in all parts of the Highlands and Islands, according to a new report.

Plans to build more than 140 homes in Greenock have been revealed by River Clyde Homes. The £19 million project will be developed at a vacant site at the entrance to James Watt Dock. A total of 144 new homes will be built in the area of a two year period.

The animation team behind the film An animated film created by a Dundee charity aiming to break down the stigma surrounding mental health is to be screened at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival in Glasgow this week.

Jane Barker Jane Barker discusses the role that appropriate housing can play in maintaining health and wellbeing among the older generation.

An interactive platform that allows people to map their surroundings online is being used by a homelessness charity to locate vacant properties around Dublin and the rest of the country. Reusing Dublin is an interactive web-mapping platform developed by digital solutions social enterprise Space Enga

Developers have unveiled plans to build 62 homes on the site of a former Dundee school. Persimmon Homes North Scotland has lodged proposals with Dundee City Council for the old Kingspark School site in Gillburn Road, Kirkton after acquiring the site for £3.3 million in December.

Planners have set out a timetable for the production of a new Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan (LDP), which provides a planning blueprint for the area. Just months after the adoption of the current plan, work has started on the pre-planning phase of a four-year project to produce the next one.

Developers have submitted plans to build homes on the site of a former Dundee hospital. Kirkwood Homes hopes to build 18 detached houses on a new street extending from the junction of South Drive and East Road in Liff.