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Aberdeen city councillors seized a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to kick-start a 20-year regeneration programme for the city centre. The principles of the Aberdeen City Centre Masterplan outlined in a presentation by independent consultants BDP were unanimously accepted – with further det

Councillors have unanimously rejected proposals to allow a greenfield site in Duntocher to be opened up for housing development. West Dunbartonshire Council’s planning committee was directed to approve a Scottish Government ministers recommendation to include the Duntiglennan Fields site into

A new organisation set up to deliver mid market housing in Aberdeenshire is to acquire its first homes next month. Aberdeenshire Council agreed to lend funds to Create Homes Aberdeenshire to enable the purchase of 24 affordable housing units from Stewart Milne Group at the developers Westfield site

The Living Wage Foundation, in partnership with Poverty Alliance, has announced Cloch Housing Association as the latest organisation to be accredited as a Living Wage employer. The Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Cloch HA, regardless of whether they are permanent employees receiv

Tracey Menzies Delays to planning consent are the most significant barrier to building new homes, according to a survey of the housebuilding sector conducted by law firm Brodies LLP.

Alex Neil New figures which reveal 210,000 children are living in relative poverty in Scotland after housing costs have been paid, have been condemned as ‘unacceptable’ by social justice secretary Alex Neil.

New homes in the Gorbals area Regeneration has helped residents in one of Glasgow’s poorest areas to realise their potential to the extent that they significantly outperform the city average on two key economic measures, according to a new report.

Mark Macmillan Renfrewshire Council is to be the first local authority in Scotland to set up a child poverty fighting fund after councillors unanimously approved the allocation of the scheme.

Moray Council made a working surplus of more than £5 million in the last financial year, figures presented to councillors have shown. The unaudited accounts revealed that an extra £5m could be added to the council’s reserves, however, councillors agreed a one-off provision of £2.8m from reserve

Time capsules have been buried at two Aberdeenshire housing projects after local children looked back to the future. Sanctuary Scotland asked Strichen School and Peterhead’s Buchanhaven Primary to pack capsules with items relevant to pupils.

David Orr Britain’s private rents are the highest in Europe, take up the biggest chunk of people’s salaries and are among the least secure, according to new analysis by the National Housing Federation.

Alex Neil discussing the issues with the North East Tenants As a key part of an initiative recently launched by the Scottish Government, people across Scotland are being asked to take part in a national discussion about how the country can be a fairer and more equal place to live.

By Jonathan Henson, Savills head of rural in Scotland The Land Reform Bill, published in the Scottish Parliament this week, is a punctuation point in landownership history, with the proposed Bill being a starting point for further reforms. It establishes a Land Commission whose remit is to deliver a

The amount of money that Argyll and Bute Council will need to save over the next few years is less than it had previously expected, the council has said. The local authority’s savings targets have been reduced to between £21.7 million and £26m, following updated budget estimates. This means a sa

Left to right: Nicky Donaldson, chief executive of Fife Housing Association; Councillor Judy Hamilton, executive spokesperson for housing and building services; Anne Dickie, chair of Fife Housing Register and John Mills, Head of Housing Housing association tenants in Fife can now swap homes with loc