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Trust Housing Association is set to deliver two major packages of improvement works in 2024/25 for the Isle of Arran.

Persimmon completed the sale of more homes than expected during 2023 as a fall in mortgage rates boosted activity among buyers, the housebuilder has revealed.

Capital residents are being asked to play a key role in shaping the city’s response to the climate and nature emergencies.

Orkney Islands Council’s political leader James Stockan has announced that he intends to retire from his role as leader – and as an elected member. Councillor Stockan’s last day in the role will be Monday 5 February.

An agreement between the Scottish Government and councils to secure a sustainable, longer-term funding arrangement is now urgent to continue to deliver local services, the Accounts Commission said today.

A first-of-its-kind system in the UK is being trialled in Edinburgh to see if waste heat from a large computing facility can be stored in disused mine workings and used to warm homes. The large amounts of energy needed to power the University of Edinburgh’s Advanced Computing Facility (ACF) co

England's Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration in four cases involving Croydon Council, urging the landlord to use these as a springboard to deliver better services.

Dundee City Council’s executive director of neighbourhood services, Elaine Zwirlein, is to retire on March 31. In a career spanning four decades, Mrs Zwirlein was instrumental in the transformation of the city’s housing landscape, delivering major regeneration in areas such as Ardler, Wh

North Ayrshire Council’s newest housing development has been officially opened by North Ayrshire Provost Anthea Dickson. The innovative and energy-conscious new homes at Afton Court, Stevenston, replaced the former sheltered housing in the heart of the town.

The Scottish Government has been urged to take action on long-term empty homes after new analysis estimated their total value to be more than £3 billion.

Tens of thousands of people in Scotland have been forced onto pay-as-you-go energy meters against their will, new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has suggested. The charity analysed polling from the research company YouGov and estimated that around 23,936 people were forced onto an elec

Turning Point Scotland has officially opened a new clinical facility at the charity’s established Holburn Street address to provide assertive outreach healthcare for individuals experiencing homelessness.

A member of Veterans Housing Scotland’s team will feature in the charity's inaugural TV commercial which airs on STV from today. John Tonner is a visiting officer with the Edinburgh-based charity and was happy to be able to share his own story in order to help share the wonderful story of how

West Lothian Council has warned that local services across Scotland will reduce further following the Scottish Government's funding settlement for councils. All councils in Scotland face core funding cuts following the publication of the Scottish Draft Budget last month, which includes Scottish Gove

ng homes has announced a new partnership with The Wise Group to provide energy advice to tenants.