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Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has issued an upbeat trading statement following a strong 2016 for the firm. Ahead of publishing its full results for 2016 at the end of next month, Taylor Wimpey said its expected earnings before interest, tax and amortisation (EBITA) will be in the region of £750 millio

Carl Sargeant A £7.8 million grant has been announced to support local authorities and third sector organisations to deliver front line services to prevent homelessness in Wales.

Nicola McCrudden An independent housing panel to deal with disputes between private tenants and landlords has been mooted for Northern Ireland.

Team Cerico: Garry Meighan, Ben Frost, Ewen Cameron, Christo Kostov, Chris Farquhar, Maureen O’Kane, Derek Thomson, Colin Murphy and Darren Schafer Staff at legal firm Pinsent Masons’ Glasgow offices went on a festive mission to raise funds for a homeless charity.

Keenly-awaited proposals for transforming the planning system have been positively received by the country’s home builders. Yesterday the Scottish Government set out 20 proposals for revamping the system, which it said will support economic growth, delivery of houses and increase community involve

James Battye Shelter Scotland has raised concerns that thousands of private landlords may be operating without full knowledge of their legal responsibilities.

The Dundee Housing Options and Homelessness Strategic Partnership is seeking your views on Not Just A Roof - A Housing Options and Homelessness Strategic Plan 2016-2021. The Strategic Plan has been developed around outcomes which people who have experienced homelessness have identified as important.

David Cowans, Places for People’s group chief executive Places for People Group has completed its acquisition of housing provider Derwent Living in a merger that is said to make the group one of the UK’s largest property management businesses.

Shelter Scotland’s Aoife Deery believes it’s time to regroup, reflect and reorganise on tackling homelessness. After the political, social and cultural rollercoaster that was 2016 and the waves of news that crashed upon us almost unrelentingly, the Christmas period and the new year have hopefull

Six new homes will be built on the site of a former Dundee fire station after planning permission was secured. A planning application was lodged last year by Discovery Homes to build half a dozen houses on the site of the former Northern Fire Station, located on Dundee’s Strathmore Avenue.

A sponsored sleep-out by CEOs of businesses across Scotland has raised over £500,000 to build accommodation for the homeless. More than 250 Scots from politics, business and sport, including Sir Chris Hoy, braved the elements to camp out overnight in Edinburgh’s Charlotte Square on December 15.

An island community has been awarded by a grant of more than £50,000 to help fund an affordable housing project on Lewis. The Pairc Trust took control of the 26,775-acre Pairc Estate after a community buyout in December 2015, backed by £230,000 from the Scottish Land Fund.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has raised concerns about the inconsistent messaging from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) following their claim the LHA cap - dubbed the Bedroom Tax 2 - will not apply to existing tenants. The DWP statement in a Herald article on 3rd

Plans have been submitted for a new housing development on the site of a modernist church in Glasgow on behalf of Govanhill Housing Association. Proposals by CCG and MAST Architects will see 22 infill homes developed at the Our Lady of Consolation RC Church on Inglefield Street which was demolished

Plans to build 40 affordable homes on the site of a demolished Royal British Legion Club have been approved by Aberdeen City Council, the Evening Express has reported. Dandara lodged proposals last year to create 40 affordable homes on Mugiemoss Road at the site of the former Bucksburn British Legio