News

Community groups and organisations who would like to offer support to residents in their local area over the winter months are being invited to attend workshops to help them develop their applications to Perth and Kinross Council’s Warm Welcome Fund (formerly known as the Cost-of-Living Commu

Housing minister Paul McLennan was in Shetland yesterday to officially open Hjaltland Housing Association's newly completed scheme Berryview in Scalloway. The project sees the completion of 32 much needed homes in Scalloway and will go some way to meeting the continued high demand for housing in the

South Lanarkshire Council chief executive Cleland Sneddon has revealed his intention to retire. Cleland will step down at the start of January after 34 years in local government, nearly eight of them as a council chief executive, first at Argyll and Bute and since 2019 at South Lanarkshire.

People living in North Lanarkshire who face financial hardship are being encouraged to contact the council’s Tackling Poverty Team to make sure they are getting all the benefits they are due. This year an additional £40 million was secured for residents from advice services.

A property investment group is set to grow its portfolio following the completion of a major residential transformation of a historic building in Falkirk town centre.

Tenants have received a million-pound boost after Thenue Housing staff helped them unlock access to a huge amount of benefits.

Homeless Network Scotland, in partnership with Wheatley Group, is proud to present Scotland’s Annual Homelessness Conference and the release today of a packed programme and the first look at a line-up of pitch-perfect speakers.

Sandra Lindsay, formerly the head of development at Wheatley Group, has taken on the role as development director for building and construction firm The JR Group. A chartered planner who is well respected throughout the industry, Sandra brings with her unrivalled experience across the public and pri

Homes For Good is the only private rented sector letting agency in Scotland specialising in supporting people on lower incomes in need of housing. This award-winning social business group now has around 560 properties under management. We have also raised £20m through social investment to crea

Calvay Housing Association has received a welcome boost to its Cosy Café in Glasgow thanks to the generosity of a local gas and installation company. Representatives from GasSure handed over a cheque of £2,500 to the association last week.

The affordable housing supply in Shetland is set to receive a significant boost as an islands housing association has secured funding from the Scottish Government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund. Hjaltland Housing Association will receive £20 million, which will enable the social landlord

Plans to build hundreds of homes at Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf course are still in the pipeline despite years of delays, according to the son of the former US president.

The progress made by local authorities across Scotland to develop their own energy projects has been outlined in new league tables published by the STUC. The ‘Public Power League’ tables, which show Aberdeenshire topping the capacity chart with 226 megawatts of energy, aim to show the pr

The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration in how Newham Council handled a damp and mould case, taking the local authority more than three years to resolve the issue and repeatedly not keeping the resident updated on repairs. The landlord has now been ordered to pay £5,400 in com

Staff at Kalisgarth and Very Sheltered Housing on Westray in Orkney are “dedicated, compassionate and genuinely care for the people they support” and those receiving care feel “respected and valued” and are “very happy” with the service, according to the Care Insp