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A Dundee City Council consultation on proposed planning guidance for some of the most common changes people make to their homes has generated a number of responses. In January the local authority issued draft supplementary guidance for householders considering extensions, fitting dormers or building

Frankie Gunn & Geordie Gunn (J & S Gunn), Tom Mahoney (tenant), Margaret Burgess (housing minister), Yvonne Ross (chair of Dornoch Community Council), Rob Gibson MSP, Alison Macleod (HSCHT) The Scottish Government’s housing minister Margaret Burgess MSP yesterday visited projects that High

East Lothian Council has agreed to contribute almost £75,000 towards a project that could bring around £1 billion into the economy of the Lothians. The Edinburgh City Region (ECR) Deal is a joint project between East Lothian Council, Edinburgh, Fife, Midlothian, Scottish Borders and West Lothian C

The New Mains of Guynd solar park site Construction work on a commercial-scale solar park in Angus will start at the end of this year, according to developers.

Springfield Properties has received full approval for its bid to bring 595 new homes to Dundee after councillors previously blocked one half of its planned development. The developer had to submit two applications for the proposed £150 million Dundee Western Gateway village as it spans land owned b

Nicola Sturgeon Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon delivered her party’s election manifesto yesterday, promising to end austerity and deliver 100,000 affordable homes in the UK.

A procurement consortium of nearly 50 Scottish housing organisations has launched a large-scale housing materials framework specifically designed to support the Scottish housing sector. PfH Scotland has appointed 17 suppliers to deliver the framework which consists of ten lots, allowing housing prov

Campbell Robb A new survey has revealed that 49 per cent of parents in Britain whose children haven't bought a home, fear that they will never do so without inheritance.

Bruce Forbes The candidates for the five main parties in Dundee West will gather for a public debate on social housing and related issues next week in an event co-hosted by Angus Housing Association and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA).

Grant Penderleith (left) and Craig Sanderson Falkirk athlete Grant Plenderleith is on track to make it as a future Olympian thanks to a new sponsorship deal with Link Group Ltd.

A group of young people who are volunteering with the Poverty Alliance and Children in Scotland have compiled a survey designed to explore the views of housing staff about housing and communities. The short survey forms part of a participatory research project commissioned by Wheatley Group.

Angus councillors will be asked to approve the building of 300 houses on the outskirts of Forfar. According to The Courier, the near 18-hectare development by Elite Homes (Tayside) Ltd at Turfbeg will change the shape of the town at its north-western reaches and border the soon-to-begin Forfar Commu

Mike Dailly Govan Law Centre has launched a campaign which it hopes will give a voice to people in the private rent sector and lead to reforms.

The litter-picking volunteers in Ruchill A community clean up to pave the way for allotments in North Glasgow is off to a flying start – thanks to a group of volunteers.

John Alexander A new project which would work with private landlords to improve standards could be launched in Dundee later this year.