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Jon Frullani Architect has submitted plans to build sixteen flats and four retailunits at the site of a recently demolished Dundee pub.

Ardrossan-based debt, welfare and housing advice charity, CHAP is continuing to expand its capabilities.

Tender prices for social housing in Scotland fell 4.4% in 1Q 2023, compared with 4Q 2022 but were still well above the price levels in the same quarter a year earlier (up 3.4%, compared with 1Q 2022), according to the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). This reflects a fall in demand – h

Energy efficiency organisation Changeworks has partnered with local authorities to deliver £13.6 million worth of major home improvements to households in or at risk of fuel poverty. Working alongside seven local authorities, Changeworks improved the energy efficiency of 1,587 homes, helping h

Wheatley Group has revised its proposals for a new development at the site of a former care home in Glasgow. The social landlord has enlisted Anderson Bell + Christie to develop plans for 60 Forfar Avenue, which was most recently occupied by a care home.

More than 30 of the UK's largest housing associations have written to ministers to call for more targeted support to protect millions of people expected to struggle with their energy bills this winter.

Edinburgh councillors have approved plans to demolish a former pub in Eyre Place to make way for new homes. Eyre Place Properties, working with Mclaren Murdoch & Hamilton as architect, applied to demolish Smithies Ale House and replace it with a block of nine maisonettes and two flats along

Scottish Borders Council is holding two community engagement sessions to give the local community and other interested stakeholders the opportunity to have their say on outline plans for the new Tweedbank Care Village. The development is currently at the pre-planning stage and as part of that, the f

Shelter Scotland is on a mission to encourage more people to discover the joys of shopping second-hand and extending the life of clothes this September with its ‘Resale Therapy’ campaign.

A number of housing associations are among the organisations to have been awarded a share of funding to provide financial advice where people need it.

Families in Glasgow’s Calton community turned out in huge numbers to enjoy an afternoon of summer fun at local park Elcho Gardens.

More than 1.3 million people in Scotland are struggling on their present income, new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) suggests.

Members of the Highland Council's Housing and Property Committee met last week to discuss the impact that the cost of living crisis has had on tenants experiencing rent arrears.

With its latest campaign, the SFHA is aiming to put Housing at the Heart of Scotland and keep it there. It looks to tell stories of the importance of social housing in Scotland and ensure social landlords are given the required support to continue this vital work. In this episode, Kieran Findlay and

The Glasgow branch of Unison has called for more funding as the city's homelessness crisis escalates, following £21 million in cuts to health and social care services.