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Plans for the major expansion of Peterhead have been given the go-ahead by Aberdeenshire Council. A proposal to build 225 new homes in Peterhead were first unveiled two years ago by Muir Homes and have finally been given the seal of approval by the local authority.

CCG has completed a new environmentally friendly affordable housing development in Uddingston. Taking the total number of new social houses built by the firm in Lanarkshire to over 170 over the past twelve months, the Hornal Road development comprises 60 state-of-the-art, two-bedroom flats which wil

Young people in Glasgow facing the prospect of sleeping rough on the streets are to be provided an emergency bed for the night in a volunteer’s home rather than in a homelessness hostel. Homeless charity Simon Community Scotland has received funding from the Big Lottery Fund to set up a network of

Alastair Cameron Representatives of Scottish Churches Housing Action (SCHA) met the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland last week to describe how homelessness affects people across Scotland.

The first Edinburgh Napier University students have moved into a new £13 million accommodation development on the site of a former warehouse in the city’s Dalry area. The 234 en suite student bedrooms were built in four separate blocks in Orwell Terrace, within easy reach of the university’s th

Leading economists have today backed calls for greater investment in energy efficiency in Scotland, calling it one of the best ways to drive up economic activity and tackle cold homes. The economists from the London School of Economics and the University of Strathclyde said that energy efficiency pr

Kingdom Housing Association is on site with its latest project at Dunlin Drive, South Dunfermline, where 56 new affordable homes are being developed at a cost of £6.7 million. The site, part of the former Hyundai plant, is being developed for Kingdom by Persimmon Partnership Homes as part of a larg

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon marked the beginning of a £5.5 million development that will provide affordable homes at a derelict site in Govanhill. A ceremony to mark the beginning of construction work at Govanhill Housing Association’s development at the corner of Victoria Road and Butterbiggi

Work is currently underway to develop new council homes in West Lothian. A mixture of 40 new cottage flats, bungalows and houses are being developed by Lovell at Eastfield in Fauldhouse.

Glasgow City Council is to draw up a new plan to allow more people to enjoy living in the city centre. The area is already home to 28,000 residents, but it is expected there will be growing demand in future years for more accommodation.

Adam Lang Adam Lang, head of communications and policy at Shelter Scotland, believes good progress has been made since the Commission on Housing and Wellbeing launched its report a year ago, but there is still a long way still to go.

(from left) Cllr Lorna Creswell, Cllr James Allan, Alison Petch, and Helen Murdoch during their visit to Glassgreen in Elgin A group of dignitaries have been shown around the site of a new £6m affordable housing development in Elgin, the construction of which has been made possible through a strong

Eildon Housing Association has received a Commendation in the Placemaking Design award from Scottish Borders Council for its development at Old School Place, Lauder. The award is in recognition for the high quality of design which was built on the site of the former Lauder Primary School which had l

Roseanna Cunningham The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on proposals for a register showing who controls Scotland's land.

A Holyrood committee examining legislation to reform Council Tax in Scotland is seeking the views of people across Scotland on the proposed changes. The Scottish Government published its proposals for reform of the Council Tax in March 2016. These proposals came after the publication of the report o