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GHA chair Gordon Sloan joins tenant Nicola Blair and daughter Laila, and tenant John Traynor, chair of GHA’s local committee, and wife Rachel at Cathay Street in Milton A Glasgow community is in line for a £30 million boost that will see more than 170 new affordable homes built and hundreds of ex

Budget reductions mean starker choices ahead for Scotland’s councils which will not be met simply by continuing to cut staff and services, according to a new report. The Accounts Commission's annual overview of local government charts a 5 per cent drop in revenue funding in the next financial year

Aileen McLeod Legislation to transform how land is used and governed has been passed by the Scottish Parliament, although the Bill has been labelled a “missed opportunity” to help increase housebuilding.

Progress was made towards a new Argyll and Bute housing development yesterday. Councillors have approved a planning application for a new bonded warehouse, the first step in a distillery and residential housing development, at Polphail village, Portavadie, as well as a masterplan which will guide th

(from left) Chris Murray (CCG Scotland); Sandra McLeod (River Clyde Homes); Margaret Burgess; Marilyn Thompson and Albert Henderson MBE River Clyde Homes (RCH) has completed its latest development of new homes in Inverclyde.

The Scottish Government is consulting on a number of options to achieve savings for the Scottish Household Survey (SHS) in 2017 and beyond. The annual survey, which has run since 199, provides detailed national and local authority level data on people in Scotland.

A housebuilder is calling on political parties to increase the provision of retirement housing to meet the needs of Scotland’s ageing population. McCarthy & Stone said encouraging specialised retirement housing for homeowners would result in a triple win for government by improving the lives o

Margaret Anne Gachagan A major drive to get people to volunteer their skills and time to help others has been launched by Thenue Housing.

The number of affordable homes delivered by the end of December 2015 rose by 19 per cent on the previous year, officials figures have confirmed. A quarterly statistical publication from the Scottish Government confirmed that the government’s 30,000 affordable homes target was surpassed during the

Aileen McLeod A £10 million annual fund to help communities buy the land they live and work on has been announced by the Scottish Government as the Land Reform Bill reaches its final stage of the parliamentary process.

The Scottish Government has awarded over £10 million to support innovative large-scale low carbon local energy projects, energy minister Fergus Ewing has announced. Speaking at the annual Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) Conference in Stirling yesterday, Mr Ewing confirmed that nine pr

Jenny Laing By Aberdeen City Council leader Councillor Jenny Laing

New figures have revealed that Dundee City Council is owed almost three times the £23m the authority is making in budget cuts this year, as a result of unpaid council tax, parking fines, rents, rates and other income. The council has said it is doing everything in its power to put the total of £67

A charity which led the successful call for mandatory electrical checks in Scotland’s private rented sector (PRS) has called for these to be extended to all social housing and owner occupied flats. Electrical Safety First wants to see five yearly electrical safety checks introduced for the tenures

Isle of Anglesey County Council has approved plans to suspend the Right to Buy scheme for five years in order to protect affordable rented housing. The council, one of 11 Welsh authorities that still retain housing stock, has also given the green light to proposals to build at least 500 new homes ov