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West Highland Housing Association (WHHA), which delivers affordable quality housing across northwest Argyll, is working with MacLeod Construction Ltd on the development of 16 new homes at Port Charlotte on Islay. Present at the sod cutting for the development were Gregor Cameron, director of Macdona

Avoidable social harms such as living in mouldy or damp homes are resulting in a rise in the number of patients visiting doctors with health issues, a survey of physicians has revealed.

Barratt and David Wilson Homes and Trustees of The Catchelraw Trust have proposed to build hundreds of new homes in Edinburgh.

Engineering specialist Akela Ground Engineering, part of Akela Group, has launched an innovative precast concrete beam system which it said could dramatically speed up the delivery of new homes.

North Lanarkshire Council is continuing electrical safety testing in its council homes and sending appointment letters to tenants now due their five yearly safety checks.

Energy regulator Ofgem has ordered electricity generator Dorenell Windfarm Limited (DWL) to make a payment of £5.53 million following a breach of energy market rules. Following a period of engagement with Ofgem, DWL, who generate electricity in Northern Scotland, will pay £5.53m into Of

Clackmannanshire Council has unanimously agreed spending on services for this year and have placed the needs of residents, communities and businesses at the heart of decision making. At a special meeting of the council last week, a revenue budget of £161.5 million which will be spent on s

Council tax in Dundee for the 2024/25 financial year will remain the same as in 2023/24 after Dundee City Councillors approved proposals. Council tax provides around 16% of the council’s income.

Dignitaries from across Ayrshire recently attended a homecoming celebration at Green Home Systems’ Irvine base to celebrate its ‘Planet Saver – Green Business of the Year’ award. The energy efficiency specialist scooped the prestigious British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Award

Young people have been urged to pursue apprenticeships in housing as the sector looks to put recruitment at the heart of its response to the challenge of Scotland’s housing crisis. As Scottish Apprenticeships Week gets underway, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and CIH Sc

Scottish Borders Council has agreed a cross-party budget proposal which commits to the delivery of planned projects and largely protects frontline services, despite continued rising costs. As part of the 2024/25 budget there will be:

Over 270,000 people in Scotland missed a council tax payment in 2023, analysis by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) suggests. Analysis by the charity of polling it commissioned from YouGov suggests that 276,186 people in Scotland had missed a council tax payment at least once from December 2022.

Badenoch & Strathspey has become only the second part of Scotland to have a control zone for short-term lets (STLs) after the rules came into force yesterday.

Scottish Labour’s spokesperson for local government and housing visited local apprentices at Persimmon’s Royale Meadows development.

Age Scotland has identified £1,577,341.81 of unclaimed benefits for older people who called their helpline in 2023, more than double the figure for the previous year, and a record amount for the charity. Scotland’s national charity for older people said the amount – a remarkable 13