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Engagement with various groups has been carried out for the preparation of the Outer Hebrides Housing Need and Demand Assessment, which feeds into the Local Housing Strategy (LHS) 2024-29. An Early Engagement Survey was also undertaken to gauge views on the direction of the LHS.

Argyll and Bute Council has identified 11 potential projects that could be in the running to benefit from a share of up to £20 million of capital funding from the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund. The council was notified in November last year that it was one of just four local authorit

Members of the public are invited to have their say on East Lothian Partnership’s plans for tackling poverty in the county. The cost of living crisis has seen poverty in East Lothian rising, with many households struggling, many of whom have never experienced this level of hardship before.

Perth and Kinross Council is hosting two workshops in May to provide householders and landlords with advice about retrofitting energy saving measures and connecting them with qualified contractors.

Community groups in the capital can now apply for up to £5,000 worth of funding as part of the Edinburgh 900 programme.

Green Home Systems has become one of the first Duracell Energy Platinum Partners in Scotland. This means the company can now supply and install a new range of energy products which just launched for the UK domestic market – storage batteries, inverters (which convert the electricity from solar

More than 1200 tonnes of bulk waste has been collected and over 14,000 stairwells cleaned by a social landlord’s environmental team in the last 12 months.

A development of 18 apartments has been granted planning approval in Linlithgow.

Maryhill Housing Association (MHA) has received a funding boost from Royal Bank of Scotland totalling almost £25 million to improve and maintain its current homes, whilst making progress towards net zero goals. This latest deal comes as Royal Bank of Scotland, part of NatWest Group, unveiled a

Eildon’s former chair, Bill Wilkie MBE, sadly passed away on Friday 5 April 2024. Bill Wilkie joined Eildon Housing Association back in its infancy in 1978 and was appointed as vice chair in 1980.

Wheatley Group has invested £18.5 million in improving homes in the city in the last financial year. Thousands of homes in Wheatley Homes Glasgow communities benefited from the investment, which saw a range of upgrades including the installation of innovative heating systems, replacement

Argyll and Bute Council is investing in two island housing projects as part of its ongoing commitment to tackle the area’s housing emergency. At a meeting of the Full Council, councillors approved a grant of up to £80,000 from the Strategic Housing Fund to enable the North West Mull Comm

Moray Council has launched a three-week consultation on its Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies (LHEES) and is looking for public input to the delivery plan.

People in Dundee are being encouraged to have their say to help shape the future of building development across the city.

A transformation in membership is promising workers in Scotland’s burgeoning housing and property sector a new chance to take control of their careers. With nearly 15,000 people employed across the sector, professionals across the country are expected to welcome the chance to fully unlock thei