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View towards King's Crescent Ardmuir has submitted plans to build a 202 bed capacity student housing scheme at the site of a bus depot in Aberdeen.

Alex Orr There is no doubt that the planning system in Scotland is indeed of urgent reform.

Over the past year ng homes has partnered with Nourish Scotland to look at some of the wider issues around food in the community. The first community event was held in March and was attended by residents, members of voluntary and public organisations where they discussed and identified some action a

South Ayrshire Council is asking the public what they think about housing with a view to updating its Local Housing Strategy. The strategy, which will direct the council's housing policy for the next five years, influences all types of housing including council housing, private lets, owner-occupied

John Swinney Deputy first minister John Swinney has highlighted social housing as an area of concern as Chancellor George Osborne prepares to deliver his Autumn Statement later this week.

Michael Cameron The Scottish Housing Regulator has launched a new directory that will make it easier to find information about all social landlords.

Sandy Adam Elgin-based housebuilder Springfield Properties has announced a 14 per cent increase in turnover to £84 million following a “significant increase” in affordable house building in the central belt.

Plans for a 261-house development in Lossiemouth have narrowly been given the go-ahead with restriction placed on construction traffic. Members of Moray Council’s planning and regularly services committee approved the application from Tulloch following a four-and-a-half hour hearing at which both

Philip Hogg A continuing focus on publicly subsidised affordable housing in a Scottish Parliament debate painted an “incomplete picture” of the country’s housing requirements, according to Homes for Scotland.

Fiona King A second Scottish Parliament debate on housing in the space of 3 months shows just how much housing is working its way up the political agenda.

(from left) from Gowrie Care unless stated: Lauren McGregor, Shannon Devine, Ruth McKelvie, Carole Sutherland (SLT NHS Tayside), Ian Wallace, Lisa Moore, Terri Jennings, Angie Wallace, Irene Duff & Wendy Graham The care and support team from Gowrie Care’s Tullideph service received an award fr

Aileen McLeod The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on the future of land use in the country.

Jenny Love The 17th November saw the 100th anniversary of the Glasgow Rent Strikes. In this blog, Shelter Scotland’s Housing Adviser, Jenny Love, tells us about the woman behind it – housing campaigner, Mary Barbour.

West Dunbartonshire residents are receiving some of the best health and social care in Scotland, with the team picking up four national awards in as many months. The awards recognise outstanding achievement in providing high quality health and social care for older people in our community ‒ includ

Marco Biagi MSP Marco Biagi MSP joined the Community Ownership Support Service (COSS) yesterday in Livingston to launch their event series 'Asset Transfer: Communities at the Centre'.