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Renfrewshire Council has approved plans for 31 flats to be built to the southwest of an existing care home at Stanely Road, Paisley.

A B-listed former school and hospital building in Garnethill is to be restored as part of a newly approved residential development.

A full obituary of John Ferguson MBE, honorary president and founding member of Parkhead Housing Association (PHA), has appeared in The Herald. Described as a 'man of action' in the housing association movement, Mr Ferguson passed away at the age of 85 in June.

The Housing Ombudsman has launched a special investigation into Lewisham Council following a high maladministration rate, including a significant number of severe maladministration findings, and some compliance issues. The Ombudsman has the powers to do this under paragraph 49 of the Housing Ombudsm

North Ayrshire Council is working with staff in secondary schools to ensure parents are accessing welfare benefits they are entitled to. Over the past two years, Welfare Rights Officer Audrey Ritchie has been offering parents and carers free, impartial, and confidential benefits advice and she has h

As part of the transformation of the brownfield former Viewforth High School site in Kirkcaldy, Whiteburn Projects is delighted to confirm the completion and handover of 15 affordable homes to Kingdom Housing Association.

John Swinney has been urged to restore the £200 million removed from this year’s Affordable Housing Supply Programme. In a letter to the First Minister, the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations (GWSF) said that on top of restoring the cut, all possible ways of incre

Springfield Properties has donated £2,027 to North East Sensory Services (NESS) to support a residential activity weekend for young members from Dundee.

An innovative project that will help bring empty homes back to use has been unveiled in Dundee.

The John Lewis Partnership has received the green light to transform its Waitrose site in Bromley into a new residential community of 353 energy efficient, rental homes and a modernised store.

The Scottish Government’s flagship home energy scheme to help homeowners install heat pumps is “hardly helping” people shift towards green energy, ministers have been warned.

A gathering has been arranged in memory of Jim Harvey, who passed away this month. Friends and colleagues of Jim’s are warmly invited to attend the event next Monday afternoon 5 August at SWG3, 100 Eastvale Place, Glasgow G3 8QG.

Applications are open for funding from the South Lanarkshire Charitable Trust.

Families on low incomes in Midlothian can now apply for free school meals and clothing grants for the upcoming school year 2024/25. All children in primary 1 to 5 are eligible for free school meals, however their families must apply for clothing grants. All children in early learning and childcare c

The cream of Scotland’s young housing professionals have come together in a high-profile summit to tackle the challenges besetting the troubled sector. Experts hope that bringing together the most impressive young talent from across the country will not only prepare the next crop of housing le