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Community groups in Argyll and Bute could see their wishes and ideas come to life through the council’s Community Benefit Scheme. The Community Benefit Scheme has been running since September 2020, and enables contractors and suppliers appointed by the council to choose from a list of proposed

Members of Reidvale Housing Association have voted to reject the proposed transfer of engagements with Places for People Scotland. At a Special General Meeting held on Monday night, 138 shareholders voted to back continued community ownership with 70 supporting the transfer.

Council tenants in Dundee who took part in the annual rent consultation have backed the lowest proposed increase of the three options presented to them. Following a two-month consultation exercise, more than 72% of the 2330 tenants who responded opted for a 3.5% rise, equal to an average increase of

Grant Murray Architects has secured planning permission from Glasgow City Council to build serviced apartments at the junction of 139-141 West Regent Street. The approval clears the way for a seven-storey block containing 70 apartments alongside a ground floor restaurant and a rooftop bar following

Balfour Beatty has submitted detailed plans for a 174-bed student accommodation block at the former Scottish Law Commission office in Edinburgh.

A three-year plan to tackle the challenges faced by homeless people in Fife was agreed by councillors recently amid a warning that the local authority could declare a housing emergency. Last week, SHN reported that councillors in the region said they will have no choice but to become the fourth

Trust Housing Association is set to deliver two major packages of improvement works in 2024/25 for the Isle of Arran.

Persimmon completed the sale of more homes than expected during 2023 as a fall in mortgage rates boosted activity among buyers, the housebuilder has revealed.

Capital residents are being asked to play a key role in shaping the city’s response to the climate and nature emergencies.

Orkney Islands Council’s political leader James Stockan has announced that he intends to retire from his role as leader – and as an elected member. Councillor Stockan’s last day in the role will be Monday 5 February.

An agreement between the Scottish Government and councils to secure a sustainable, longer-term funding arrangement is now urgent to continue to deliver local services, the Accounts Commission said today.

A first-of-its-kind system in the UK is being trialled in Edinburgh to see if waste heat from a large computing facility can be stored in disused mine workings and used to warm homes. The large amounts of energy needed to power the University of Edinburgh’s Advanced Computing Facility (ACF) co

England's Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration in four cases involving Croydon Council, urging the landlord to use these as a springboard to deliver better services.

Dundee City Council’s executive director of neighbourhood services, Elaine Zwirlein, is to retire on March 31. In a career spanning four decades, Mrs Zwirlein was instrumental in the transformation of the city’s housing landscape, delivering major regeneration in areas such as Ardler, Wh

North Ayrshire Council’s newest housing development has been officially opened by North Ayrshire Provost Anthea Dickson. The innovative and energy-conscious new homes at Afton Court, Stevenston, replaced the former sheltered housing in the heart of the town.