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The UK Government is to make £1 billion of funding available for an energy efficiency scheme to help households reduce their energy bills.

Scotland’s revised national planning framework (NPF4), currently undergoing a six-week parliamentary scrutiny period, still fails to adequately recognise the country’s housing crisis and will likely lead to a reduction in the number of homes delivered without significant intervention, Ho

Two childhood best friends who lived next door to each other growing up in Linlithgow have reunited by chance after losing touch 60 years ago. Irene Gresty lost touch with Janet Henderson when she moved from the area after her husband was deployed by the Navy.

Mark O’Donnell has been appointed as the new chief executive of Age Scotland and will take up his post with the national charity for older people in January 2023. With two decades of experience in the public and third sectors, including as chief executive of the Sight Scotland group, Mark O&rs

People experiencing homelessness in Scotland will have the ability to settle and access support wherever they choose under legislation coming into force tomorrow. As it stands, councils can ask people to demonstrate their connection to the area where they present as homeless. If they are unable to d

The Scottish Government has spent almost £18 million overturning hundreds of planning decisions by local authorities since 2017, according to new figures.

Millions of people across Scotland are worried and anxious about energy bills and the cost of living this winter, new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has found. Analysis from the charity of polling from YouGov has found that, as a result of public discussions about rising energy costs,&

Moray Council has launched its search for a design team to create a vision for accessible, affordable and smart homes on the edge of Forres. Tendering has opened for the design and delivery plan for Phase 1 of its Dallas Dhu Masterplan: a comprehensive design package featuring site phasing, infrastr

Housing Options Scotland and the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) have come together to produce a series of 'In Conversation' blogs and podcast-style recordings which tell stories about why accessible and inclusive housing, and housing-related services, are key to people’s

A progressive and sustainable plan to meet the needs of Edinburgh’s growing population and climate emergency has been published by the local authrority.

Glasgow-based contractor AS Homes (Scotland) has secured a place on the Link Group New Build Housing Construction framework, marking the start of a working relationship for the next four years.  As part of the framework, the housebuilder will join a small number of key businesses to suppor

On a hill overlooking Glen Barr sits three wind turbines constructed and operated by Fyne Homes subsidiary company Fyne Energy. Part of the agreement for the project of installing the three wind turbines on the Kintyre Peninsula was that any profit from the running of the turbines would be distribut

A new affordable housing development on Gigha has moved a step closer with a funding grant from Argyll and Bute Council.

Following the release of the Scottish Government, Affordable Homes Supply Programme: process and procedures 2022/02, Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) is now offering its Development Value for Money (DVfM) Tool to all developing social landlords across Scotland. The DVfM Tool was launched

A new report by Consumer Scotland has found 43% of consumers cannot heat their homes to a comfortable level because of financial concerns.