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Work to increase Aberdeenshire Council’s supply of affordable housing has received an extra boost with an allocation of £3.2 million from council reserves, and over £200,000 from developer contributions. The funding, agreed by councillors on the policy & resources committee, will contribute

Flood-hit communities in Scotland will receive a £70,000 boost from Comic Relief. Roads were swept away and dozens of people were forced to leave their homes in the north-east earlier this month.

Last year's winner Patryk Topolski, vice chair of Garrion People’s Housing Co-operative Ltd and Cat Harvey EVH has announced the launch of its annual prestigious management committee member award, the Helen McGregor Award 2016, sponsored for an outstanding second time by Cunninghame Housing Associ

Jonathan Fair, managing director at Stewart Milne Homes Central (second from left) with staff from the Castlemilk disability resource centre (from left) John Kerr, Angela Friel, Margaret McReadie and Marjorie Kerr The play equipment of a disability resource centre in Castlemilk in Glasgow and in a p

Shettleston Housing Association has submitted this new mural at the gable end wall at 577 Shettleston Road to our Public Art feature. Completed in July 2014, the eye-catching artwork is the result of a collaboration between the Association and third year pupils at Eastbank Academy, who worked with a

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has committed £1 billion of capital to support the development of thousands of new purpose-built private rental schemes across the UK. The funding, to take place over the next 12-18 months, is a sign of the bank’s recognition of the growing importance these developmen

Andy Wightman The Scottish Greens have lodged amendments to the Scottish Government's Land Reform Bill which the party believes will toughen the legislation and help increase housebuilding.

Sarah Speirs A Parliamentary committee report which made recommendations aimed at improving the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill, has been welcomed by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in Scotland.

Andrew Burns The City of Edinburgh Council has unveiled plans to introduce a higher threshold of council tax for the city’s most valuable properties in an effort to balance the books at the local authority.

Significant barriers remain for disabled people when trying to find a suitable home that meets their needs and that they could afford, a new report from the Scottish Government has found. A short research project, called Understanding Disabled People's Housing Pathways: Initial Insights, revealed fo

Lesley Laird Fife Council has written to the Scottish Government to call for a change to the Scottish planning system which it believes will empower communities as well as manage the development industry’s aspirations.

Work is underway to build nine new council homes in West Lothian. The development is located on the site of a former pub at Glasgow Road in Bathgate.

Work has been completed on a £3.5 million transformation project in East Dunbartonshire. A total of 52 flats at the Burns Court development in Kirkintilloch have been redeveloped into energy-efficient, modern properties which meet new technical standards.

Tenants in Dundee have backed one per cent increase in council house rents, the lowest rent rise in the history of Dundee City Council. A report to the city council's housing committee on January 25 proposes the increase that will help to ensure £6 million of investment in new council houses and £

‘The Mary Barbour Five’Five shortlisted sculptors with their maquettes in a search of the prize of making the historic statue which will remember Glaswegian social pioneer, campaigner and Rent Strike 1915 leader Mary Barbour.(From left) Andrew Brown, Mark Longworth, Kenny Mackay, Roddy McDowall