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Residents from all areas of Clydebank are being asked for their feedback on a new long-term plan for the town.

An opportunity has arisen for someone to purchase the Macduff Town Hall which has become surplus to requirements. Aberdeenshire Council’s Estates Team is seeking offers for the property that would lend itself to a number of commercial, residential or community uses.

With veterans at the heart of its fundraiser, Skypark Glasgow is supporting the Scottish Fire Brigades Heritage Trust’s charity concert, which coincides with the 200-year anniversary of the world’s first fire service, founded by James Braidwood in 1824. Featuring the State Band of the Ro

A survey conducted as part of the annual review of the Sustainabiltiy Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS) has found that housing associations are progressing on environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics. The survey found that more than three-quarters of funders to the sector (77%) b

Colonsay Community Development Company (CCDC) has confirmed that the first phase of its new housing project at Scalasaig, Colonsay is due to be handed over later this summer. The development provides a mix of 2 and 3-bedroom homes comprising four homes for affordable rent, two homes for discounted s

AS Homes Scotland has applied to build more properties in Castlemilk.

A new Renters' Rights Bill to improve the rights of tenants who are renting in the private rented sector, including ending no fault evictions, and a Planning and Infrastructure Bill to reform planning and accelerate the delivery of infrastructure and housing were outlined in the King's Sp

A new affordable housing development of 75 homes delivered by social landlord Link and its partner organisation C~urb are improving lives in East Calder.

Glasgow-based homeless and human rights charity Positive Action in Housing has been awarded £10,000 by the Allied Vehicles Charitable Trust. The funding will support the charity's Room for Refugees Hosting Programme, a crucial initiative providing shelter for destitute and homeless people

Glasgow-based building services provider Arc-Tech (Scotland) has been appointed to a £59 million mixed-use development in Edinburgh by Graham. Located on Abbey Lane in Meadowbank, ‘Burnet Point’ is a residential development comprising 298 student beds for accommodation provider Uni

The University of Aberdeen has outlined its opposition to plans to transform the former Northern Hotel into student accommodation citing a lack of demand for such properties in the city. Plans were unveiled earlier this year to give a new lease of life to the empty building at the junction of G

A Call for Ideas and Opportunities has been launched as part of Midlothian Council’s preparations for the next Local Development Plan for the area (MLDP2). MLDP2 will shape the development and use of land in the area from 2026 to 2036. In MLDP2, the Council will allocate sites for development,

Govan Law Centre (GLC) has published its annual report to the year 31 March 2024.

Falkirk Council has become the first local authority to benefit from a new scheme that aims to make it easier for councils, public bodies, and community groups in Scotland to transform neglected and ownerless buildings for local benefit. Formally launched by the King’s and Lord Treasurer&rsquo

The average price of a property in Scotland in May 2024 was £191,000, an increase of 2.5% when compared to May 2023, the latest provisional statistics from the UK House Price Index (HPI) have shown today.