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Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has reached an agreement with Wheatley Group to build 29 new affordable homes for social rent, which will form part of its Sibbalds Wynd development, off Sibbalds Brae in Bathgate.

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Propertymark has collaborated with other leading sector organisations, forums and landlord associations, including the Scottish Association of Landlords, to coordinate the launch of a new group committed to fairer renting.

Argyll Homes For All (AHFA) is continuing to foster links with local school Hermitage Academy. A selection of S4,5, & 6 pupils have been given the opportunity to gain valuable vocational training and work experience in a variety of trades.

Rock Trust has begun delivery of a schools-based homelessness prevention programme to help young people and their families before they reach crisis point. Last year, there was a 4% increase in youth homelessness in Scotland. More than 8,000 young people were affected (Scottish Government Youth Homel

Proposals for a new care home in Penicuik have been granted approval by the local planning authority this month.

Plans to build hundreds of new affordable homes across Argyll and Bute have been unveiled as part of the latest update to the area’s Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP).

After Ofgem announced that the energy bill price cap is set to rise from January, a new report from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has outlined the huge scale of fuel support to tenants that housing associations have provided in the past year.

Goodstone Living, on behalf of its managed fund Goodstone Living Partners 1, has successfully secured unanimous planning permission from the City of Edinburgh Council for the expansion of its Dockside build-to-rent scheme in Leith.

A disused sports centre in East Kilbride has been transformed to provide much-needed new affordable homes for local people. Housing provider Sanctuary Scotland has delivered 28 high-quality two-bedroom flats, all available for social rent, on the site of the former Greenhills Sports Centre, in Strou

Property group Hazledene and not-for-profit developer HHA have secured planning permission from The Highland Council to deliver a mixed-use development in Milton of Leys, near Inverness. Located to the south of the city, the 25.2-acre development is near the A9 interchange and has been managed by Gl

A project that supported more than 10,000 Inverclyde residents with the cost of living crisis during the cold winter months is returning thanks to £100,000 of investment.

The price of energy for a typical household that uses gas and electricity and pay by Direct Debit will go up by £94 after Ofgem announced it will increase the price cap by 5% on the previous quarter from 1 January 2024.

Housing benefit is to be uprated for the first time in three years following yesterday's Autumn Statement but concerns have been raised that the move is not enough to address homelessness in Scotland.

Shelter Scotland and Homes for Scotland have expressed their disappointment after MSPs failed to declare a housing emergency during a debate at the Scottish Parliament yesterday.