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Highland Council is reaching out for views to shape its next budget.

Communities Housing Trust (CHT), working in partnership with the Melness Crofters Estate (MCE), has secured planning permission from The Highland Council to build eleven new homes in the Talmine area of Melness. This development marks a significant step forward in population renewal efforts across N

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has received planning approval from West Lothian Council for its proposed development at the former Brotherton Farm in Livingston.

The arrival of Center Parcs’ £450 million holiday village in the Scottish Borders is set to transform the local economy but it also raises urgent questions about housing supply for the 1,200 permanent staff the resort will employ.

Work has started on a mixture of 24 new council homes and flats in Burnbank, Hamilton.

Muirhouse Housing Association delivered a spectacular Christmas event filled with family fun to kick off the festive season.

UN experts have accused one of England’s largest social landlords of systematically failing to provide habitable homes, citing severe cases of neglect that have endangered tenants’ health and wellbeing. In a letter to the UK government, the UN’s special rapporteur on adequate housi

Housing Options Scotland (HOS) has refreshed and updated its housing information and advice guide aimed squarely at the armed forces.  The successful Military Matters service was launched almost 14 years ago. The specialist housing information and advice service is provided by Housing Opti

A decision on whether to demolish a block of flats in Edinburgh has been delayed after a council meeting was disrupted by protestors.

Falkirk Council is celebrating a double win after two of its innovative community housing projects were honoured at this year’s Chartered Institute of Housing Awards. The event, held on 14 November and attended by more than 600 people from across the public and private sectors, saw seven Falki

A leading energy campaigner has been given an industry lifetime achievement award for his efforts to tackle fuel poverty. Kenny Cameron, managing director of Edinburgh-based Connected Response, was presented with an award by Energy Action Scotland in recognition of a lifetime of trying to make peopl

Veterans Housing Scotland has ended its 110th Anniversary year with a Civic Reception at Edinburgh City Chambers. Hosted by Lord Provost Robert Eldridge, the guests heard how the charity has grown since it began in 1915 to become the leading provider of homes for disabled veterans in Scotland.

Cunninghame Housing Association is celebrating the first grant awards in its relaunched Making Our Communities Better Places Fund, with over £15,000 of funding given to 18 local groups and projects that are doing fantastic work in their communities.

Ayrshire debt, housing and welfare advice charity, CHAP, has been running classes in Ayrshire schools for over 20 years. Instead of algebra and calculus, however, they introduce pupils to the real-world challenges of living on a budget.

Six housing associations that make up the FLAIR partnership have formally committed to enhancing their service provision for tenants and owners diagnosed with MND in their communities.