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Over 130 organisations have signed a letter urging the UK Government not to change HMO regulation for asylum accommodation.

Rural affairs, land reform and islands secretary Mairi Gougeon has announced a £1 million increase to the Scottish Land Fund – a flagship scheme that helps communities take ownership of local land and buildings. Ms Gougeon visited Granton Community Gardeners project, a previous recipient

A public consultation is being held on behalf of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) to outline its emerging proposal for the redevelopment of its site at Cowcaddens.

Six local authorities have been confirmed for the Key Agencies Group collaborative support offer following today’s release of the new Scottish Government guidance for producing Local Development Plans (LDPs). Pilot work on the Collaborative Local Development Plan Offer will be taken forward wi

Work is underway to build 16 new homes for social rent on Smeaton Street in the Ruchill area of Glasgow, due for delivery in summer 2024. The project will again see Maryhill Housing working alongside Cruden Building Scotland Limited to deliver new homes in the Maryhill and Ruchill areas, marking the

Developers who fail to remediate high-rise residential properties with dangerous cladding at their own behest will face legal action, including new legislation, to force them to do so, the First Minister has said.

The average price of residential property in Scotland has increased by 3% in a year to reach £184,877 in March 2023.

Caledonia Housing Association's regeneration programme which is providing 204 new build homes for Bellsmyre has been shortlisted for two of the Planning Awards 2023’s placemaking categories.

Glasgow City Council has approved a new housing strategy which includes a supply target of 13,000 homes between 2023 to 2028 but a councillor has warned that some social homes in the city could become unaffordable.

People across Scotland are being invited to have a say on how a new National Care Service should work. A programme of meetings will take place over the summer, stretching from Dumfries and Galloway to Shetland. There will also be online meetings for anyone who would prefer to join discussions remote

The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme is to distribute £3 million to 19 organisations across England, Scotland and Wales to support energy reduction projects. In this funding round,15 awards worth a total of £2.5 million are being made from the Main and Small Funds. These pr

Maryhill Housing Association (MHA) is to commence work this month to replace outdated heating systems in 578 properties across four estates with Dimplex Quantum High Heat Retention (HHR) smart heaters and highly insulated water cylinders from McDonald Water Storage. The work will take place at MHA's

Councillor Christian Allard has been appointed co-leader of Aberdeen City Council following a vote at the local authority's Urgent Business Committee. He replaces Councillor Alex Nicoll, who earlier this month announced that he was standing down from the position. Councillor Nicoll will continue to

Postgraduate students from the University of Dundee are helping to shape the development of rural ’20-minute neighbourhoods’ (20MNs) throughout Angus.

The Highland Council is now accepting expressions of interest for the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund for 2024-2025. The Regeneration Capital Grant Fund is delivered in partnership with the Scottish Government and COSLA.