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A Tenant Participation Strategy, which sets out how Moray Council will involve tenants to influence and review housing services, has been approved at a meeting of the local authority's Housing and Community Safety Committee.

Eleven hardy volunteers have donated 44 hours of their valuable time to a fantastic charity that serves disadvantaged communities in a corner of Midlothian. The team, made up of staff from Melville Housing Association, housebuilder Lovell Partnerships and property and construction consultants Hardie

The Belmont Cinema, major restorations to His Majesty’s Theatre, and a community radio station are among a raft of local organisations which are to benefit from grants approved by Aberdeen City Council. Members of the Finance and Resources Committee agreed the monies for projects around the ci

Scottish-based firm Procast Group has begun work on the second wave of a £12.5 million retrofitting project as the business continues to expand its presence south of the border.

A significant milestone has been reached in the £300 million regeneration of Candleriggs Square in Glasgow’s Merchant City, one of Scotland’s most high-profile city centre development sites.

Paul McLennan has retained his post as housing minister after John Swinney announced a new Scottish cabinet and ministerial team but the new First Minister has resisted calls to make housing a cabinet-level post. Shelter Scotland was among the organisations to urge Mr Swinney to give housing a

The Scottish Housing Regulator has given ng homes a 'non-compliant' regulatory status as the landlord conducts investigations into lift safety inspections. The Regulator has been engaging with ng homes since October about serious failings in its handling of lift safety inspections. Later i

The City of Edinburgh Council has said it does not expect to approve any new affordable homes for at least the next year after a cut to the Scottish Government’s housing budget left the local authority with £11 million worse off.

Kieran Findlay and Jimmy Black put the Holyrood turmoil to one side and continue their exploration of various elements of the Scottish Government’s new Housing Bill with a look at proposed new homelessness prevention measures. The legislation will introduce an ‘ask and act’ duty on

The residential-led transformation of the former Caledonian Brewery in Shandon is now a step closer to reality with the submission of a major planning application to the City of Edinburgh Council.

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) is continuing its efforts to explore innovative and effective solutions for heating tenants’ homes with promising first trials of innovative ‘infrared’ wallpaper. In the early months of 2024, WSHA became the first housing associ

Property owners in Dundee city centre are being encouraged to remove scaffolding as quickly as possible from their buildings after maintenance work is carried out.

Carmichael Homes has secured a significant funding package from Downing Property Finance to bolster the expansion of its sustainable property developments across Scotland. Through Downing’s sustainable lending framework, Downing Property Finance has provided essential financing for two major p

New plans to help support households worried about homelessness have been agreed by North Lanarkshire Council's housing committee.

The masterplan for a proposed development of homes at Conglass in Inverurie by Cala Homes has been recommended for approval by officers at Aberdeenshire Council.