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Harbour Homes has put a pause on new developments and proposed the introduction of a four-day working week in an attempt to keep rents at an affordable level. Development staff could face redundancy after the landlord warned that rising costs mean that new projects are not financially

Scottish Housing News’ new Charity Spotlight feature will highlight the vital work of charities across Scotland each Friday. To feature your local charity, whether housing-related or not, send your story and images to us at newsdesk@scottishnews.com.

Progress on the third Local Development Plan (LDP3) for Perth and Kinross will be considered at the next meeting of the Environment, Infrastructure and Economic Development Committee on 1 November 2023.

Loreburn Housing Association has recently joined the Cyber and Fraud Centre to further strengthen its online security measures. The Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland has been established to support Scottish organisations in combating cyber and fraud crime.

Scottish Borders Council’s Domestic Abuse Advocacy Support service (DAAS) has achieved Leading Lights accreditation from SafeLives, a national charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse across the UK. The SafeLives accreditation programme is designed to recognise and reward good and safe pract

Link Group welcomed housing minister Paul McLennan to its award-winning Riverside Dalmarnock development to showcase its successful experience in delivering a large-scale, sustainable, multi-tenure, regeneration project in Glasgow’s east end. The minister discussed Link’s approach to fun

The second round of applications to receive funding from the Scottish Building Society Foundation has now closed, with charities across Scotland awaiting to see if they are successful. In the last round of funding, nine successful charities from across Scotland were chosen to receive grants to the c

A new housing development with 163 homes allocated for affordable homes has been approved, subject to conditions, by councillors on the City of Edinburgh Council’s development management sub-committee.

The Highland Council has forecast a significant financial gap for the coming years, with a projected budget gap of £60-70 million for next year (2024/25). Members have a legal obligation to set a balanced budget and proposals will be developed and presented to council for agreement at the end

Perth & Kinross Council is to introduce a new Intensive Housing Support Service to support tenants with complex needs to keep their homes. The council introduced a Home First approach to homelessness in April 2017. Home First is designed to prevent homelessness and to minimise the impact, d

Shawfield Stadium in Rutherglen is facing demolition to make way for a mixed-use neighbourhood including residential, hotel and commercial space. Developer Shawfield Regeneration Ltd intends to apply for planning permission in principle for the redevelopment which it said will "breathe new life

The developer behind plans to demolish a Victorian industrial building in Glasgow to deliver a block of 60 apartments has lost an appeal against a decision to give it listed status. In May last year, A10 Architects submitted an application on behalf of Weiss Development Co. Ltd to knock down the for

Wheatley Homes Glasgow has brought forward plans to deliver nearly 70 houses and flats on the former Antonine Primary School site.

Residents and staff at Crookston Care Home Tranent enjoying a game of bingo. Crookston Care Home in Tranent has received a glowing report following an unannounced inspection conducted by the Care Inspectorate.

West Lothian Council officially launched a new strategy to tackle poverty at a Tackling Poverty Conference hosted by its Anti-Poverty service. 'Better Off West Lothian Tackling Poverty Strategy 2023-2028' takes a refreshed approach to the changing challenges caused by lack of sufficient income,