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With over 46,000 vacant homes unused during Scotland’s housing crisis, an upcoming event is set to bring together leading figures to discuss how to combat the issue. Hosted at the Scottish Procurement Alliance’s (SPA) headquarters in Livingston, its Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be c

Kingdom Housing Association and Kingdom Support & Care, part of the Kingdom Group, have achieved Investors in People Gold accreditation, recognising a strong people culture across the organisation, and an ongoing commitment to creating a great place to work.

Plans have been submitted for 45 new homes at Braeheads Farm in Reston.

Soaring building costs and uncertainty over new standards have left a significant funding gap in the Scottish Government’s efforts to end the housing emergency, according to a report from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA).

The City of Edinburgh Council’s Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work convener, Councillor Lezley Marion Cameron, has welcomed an increase in funding for affordable housing. A rise in the Scottish Government’s ‘voids and acquisition’ fund, which will double in its second year,

Lochay Homes has commenced groundworks on its latest residential development near Penicuik.

More than 70 organisations joined Glasgow City Council's treasurer and depute leader, Ricky Bell and the Scottish Government's cabinet secretary for social justice, Shirley-Anne Somerville, in Glasgow during Challenge Poverty week to press forward on child poverty.

A neighbourhood clean-up service has doubled in size to improve the upkeep of local housing estates. The Neighbourhood Environmental Trainees Team (NETT) supports the upkeep of Renfrewshire Council’s housing stock by responding quickly to issues like bulky uplifts, household waste collection,

Fife Council’s Cabinet Committee has approved a £6.45 million investment to build five new residential properties for children and young people on the Westmill site in Kirkcaldy. The development will include:

A new fund aimed at supporting Aberdeen City Council tenants through financial difficulty has delivered significant positive outcomes in its pilot year. 

Plans to transform the former Clydesdale Steelworks site in Bellshill into a large new residential neighbourhood have been approved by North Lanarkshire Council, subject to a legal agreement covering contributions to local schools.

Proposals to develop new student flats in Glasgow’s west end have been recommended for approval ahead of a council decision next week.

A social housing complex for over-65s in Bermondsey, London, has received this year's RIBA Stirling Prize as the best example of new architecture in the UK. Replacing an abandoned care home, Appleby Blue by Witherford Watson Mann Architects radically reimagines the traditional almshouse, flipping th

A new report has been published that explores how proposed changes to housing regulations, including updates to Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), can deliver housing equity, quality, affordability, and resilience in the private rented sector throughout England and Wales.

The Salvation Army is pioneering Menopause Awareness sessions aimed at women experiencing homelessness or living with addiction, warning ahead of World Menopause Day (Sat 18 October) that this group of women are often not receiving the level of care they deserve. Reproductive health is recognised as