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East Dunbartonshire Council is calling on local residents, businesses and organisations living or operating in the area to have their say on a strategic approach to decarbonising heat and improving energy efficiency in buildings throughout the area.

Homelessness charity Social Bite has submitted a planning application to relocate its Edinburgh Social Bite Village to a picturesque spot north of West Shore Road on the Granton Waterfront. If approved, the move is scheduled to take place from early 2025. The plans for the relocation, made in c

Harbour Homes has worked in partnership with Cairn Housing Association to create 306 new affordable homes at Granton Harbour.

Bield Housing and Care has helped its tenants save more than £1.8 million.

TPAS Scotland has unveiled a new organisational structure that aims to ensure it remains financially strong and continues to meet its members’ needs by becoming “a more modern, flexible and responsive organisation”. The organisation’s new structure reduces the number of perma

England's Housing Ombudsman has released its latest Insight report focusing on shared ownership, setting out nine tests for how the Ombudsman may assess shared ownership complaints in future as it develops its approach.

The latest spike in energy bills takes effect today due to changes to the Ofgem price cap, with a 10% increase for the average household.

On the day household energy bills are set to rise, the latest data from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) shows Scotland is on track for a record-breaking year for heat pump installations. According to the MCS data dashboard, so far this year, Scotland has installed more than 5,000 MCS-

As housing providers still await their final housing adaptation budget allocations the chief executive of one of Scotland’s largest housing providers for older people has warned that any cuts will result in bed-blocking and increased burden on NHS and social care. Angela Currie, chief exe

Councils and key partners must significantly increase the pace and scale of major changes if they are to protect vital public services, a new report from the Accounts Commission has concluded.

A local community in the Highlands has agreed to explore the purchase of some or all of the 513-acre Bunloit estate by Loch Ness with support from charity Trees for Life, to ensure community-led rewilding on the land by the world-famous loch.

A new plan to get as many Perth and Kinross Council tenants as possible involved in their housing services is set to be approved. The Tenant and Resident Participation (TRP) Strategy for 2024-27 has been produced in partnership with council tenants and Housing staff and aims to make it as easy as po

The Leith Collective is launching its Winter Coat Exchange today to coincide with the latest energy price cap rise. From October 1st, the energy price cap will rise by 10%, taking a typical annual household bill to £1,717. One Edinburgh Community Interest Company predicts this increase will pu

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has announced plans for a new dedicated national centre to champion the retrofit of traditional buildings to improve energy efficiency and play a key role in achieving national net zero targets. HES has welcomed £1 million of funding from UKRI Arts and Human

Health and social care professionals from across the UK are being invited to Edinburgh later this month to take part in a multi-disciplinary event to explore the latest approaches to hoarding – an increasingly common disorder which affects as many as one in 40 adults nationwide. The Internatio