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Plans are in the pipeline to turn a former brew house on Edinburgh's Royal Mile into serviced apartments. A change of use application has been submitted to create 18 short-stay flats at Crichton House.

Orkney Islands Council and Orkney Housing Association tenants are invited to a Bite and Blether to find out more about how they can help improve and develop social housing and housing services in the county and strengthen their community through tenant participation. Claire Pritchard (OIC) and Suzy

The impact of higher mortgage costs has been revealed by new data from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS). The charity’s data report for June found that online page views for advice around schemes to help with mortgage payments increased by 88% between May and June, and 336% from June 2022 to June

Plans to build affordable homes in Ayr have been revised after conditions were attached to the project by South Ayrshire Council.

A rise in investor strategies targeting affordable housing will see the sector account for 23% of private institution-owned rental housing by 2025, according to research from JLL.

The Kingdom Group was delighted to host minister for housing Paul McLennan on consecutive days at two of its flagship developments in Perth and Gauldry. Kingdom Housing Association chair Linda Leslie and group chief executive Tom Barclay greeted the minister alongside partners and colleagues for the

Scottish Borders Council is to begin community engagement regarding its plans for a new care village development in Tweedbank. A Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) has been submitted by the local authority for the 60-bed facility ahead of a formal planning application.

The City of Edinburgh Council has launched a trio of consultations into how the west of the city can be better connected, cleaner and greener.

A North East tenant and social landlord group celebrated success last month at the Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) National Good Practice Awards ceremony in Clydebank. North East Tenants, Residents and Landlords Together (NETRALT) won Best Practice in Developing Communities award for it

East Lothian Council has made changes to proposals for the redevelopment of the former Herdmanflat hospital site in Haddington following a three-month public consultation. The council purchased the site from NHS Lothian in April 2020 with support from the Scottish Government, when the hospital&

The executive committee office bearers at EVH have appointed Paul McMahon as the new director and successor to Eamonn Connolly. Following a competitive recruitment and selection process, Paul McMahon will join EVH in October. Paul is well known across the social housing and not-for-profit sector fro

Orkney Islands Council is seeking applications to its Community Led Local Development (CLLD) Grant scheme from this week. The Community Led Local Development (CLLD) fund is an annual grant allocation to Orkney from the Scottish Government and acts as a replacement to the previous LEADER funding Orkn

Efforts to reduce the number of households living in temporary accommodation will be backed by at least £60 million to support a national acquisition plan to increase the supply of social and affordable housing, the Scottish Government announced today. The funding will support councils and reg

Social justice secretary Shirley Anne Somerville visited North Lanarkshire to meet with council staff and hear about the excellent progress being made in providing accommodation for people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

CCG Asset Management has been appointed a major planned maintenance contract by Paisley Housing Association.