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Community Land Scotland has called on politicians to establish a legal right for young people to live in the community where they grew up, highlighting an "acute" shortage of affordable housing in rural areas.

Plans have been submitted to rebuild five terraced houses in East Kilbride that were destroyed by fire last year. The proposal by Sedgwick International aims to reconstruct the Whitelee properties in a similar style to their original form, with two central 1.5-storey homes and three two-storey prope

The JR Group has given its support to a number of local community groups and schools around Hawick.

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has published its annual report and accounts for 2023/24, highlighting the challenges facing the social housing sector.

Fife Housing Group has successfully retained its Investors in People (IIP) Platinum Accreditation. For over three decades Investors in People has been acknowledged internationally as a leading people accreditation, assessing over 50,000 organisations in 66 different countries. With a framework desig

Clark Contracts has been re-appointed to Scotland Excel’s £1.5 billion New Build Residential Construction Framework. The contractor has been appointed to all 5 lots of the framework which covers both the traditional build and design and build, of various sizes of housing developments acr

Local debt, welfare and housing advice charity, CHAP, has just secured three years of funding from The Robertson Trust. This will enable CHAP to expand its current collaboration with North Ayrshire Council to deliver comprehensive financial education workshops in secondary schools. The money will al

As part of its commitment to working in partnership with local communities, Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has again extended its support to St Vincent’s Hospice in Johnstone with one of its largest donations to date – £11,000 – from its staff and charities committee. St Vincent

Work is now under way on the £20.3 million regeneration of a former hotel in the east of Glasgow.

A new report from the Scottish Housing Regulator has revealed a decrease in both the number of Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) taking on new loans and the total value of these loans in 2023/24 compared to the previous year. However, overall liquidity in the sector remains robust. These are the ma

Midlothian Council’s first Passivhaus housing development has been formally named David Smith House in honour of the former provost and councillor who died in 2020. David R Smith’s widow, Edit, cut the ribbon at a special ceremony on Friday on site at Buccleuch Street in Dalkeith. Mr Smi

Kirkwood Homes has appealed to the Scottish Government after Dundee City Council rejected its plan to add 38 houses to its Balgillo Heights development in Broughty Ferry. The council refused planning permission in August, citing concerns over a lack of public transport links. Kirkwood, however, insi

Additional funding has been secured by Argyll and Bute Council to help increase capacity at Thomson Court Care Home on Rothesay, enabling more residents on Bute to stay on the island and access health and social care. The Council successfully secured £157,265 from the Scottish Government&rsquo

Falkirk Council has announced a temporary halting of non-emergency repairs for tenants, lasting approximately three months from Monday 14 October.

Orkney Islands Council has added a web page dedicated to the visitor levy, allowing access to key information about the legislation, the process so far and next steps. The web page also contains a number of frequently asked questions and links to related external sites.