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An Appointments Panel of senior Stirling councillors has unanimously agreed to a request from Carol Beattie to withdraw her resignation and remain in post as chief executive of Stirling Council. Ms Beattie announced her intention to stand down from the role in December last year, and was due to rema

Kingdom Housing Association has concluded its recruitment process for a new chief executive with the appointment of Tom Barclay to replace outgoing chief executive Bill Banks who leaves the organisation at the end of March. Following a Strategic Options Appraisal which confirmed Kingdom had strong f

Story Homes is celebrating 15 years since the launch of its Summerpark development in Dumfries.

Avant Homes Scotland has appointed Andrew Statham as a senior land manager to further enable the housebuilder’s nationwide expansion. Mr Statham, who joins from property investment firm Manse, has 15 years’ experience in residential and commercial property acquisitions. In his new role,

Shelter Scotland has blamed the Scottish Government’s choice to "deprioritise the fight against homelessness" for new figures which revealed that homelessness in the country is at an all-time high.

A community growing hub which helps people who have been homeless has become the latest local project to benefit from the City of Edinburgh Council’s community benefits scheme. Following a great deal of community-based support from buildings solutions service John G Macintosh (JGM), the Pilton

Construction firm Morris & Spottiswood has announced its goal to achieve Net Zero by 2045 as the business continues to take steps to make significant sustainable improvements, a key part of which is the delivery of a more sustainable service offering via its housing division.

A Scottish Government Reporter has granted planning permission for a planning application by S1 Developments for a new student residential development at Edinburgh's former Tynecastle High School site.

The latest cost of living briefing document from the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has highlighted the disproportionate impact of the crisis on Black and ethnic minority communities.

An open day has been held for a new housing development in Primrose Place, Alloa. The development is a partnership project between Kingdom Housing Association, Clackmannanshire Council, and The Scottish Government and was developed in collaboration with Architecture and Design Scotland (A&D

Elderpark Housing welcomed back its traditional tenants’ Burns Supper for the first time in three years. Because of the pandemic, the traditional highlight in the community’s social calendar could not take place but those who came along to Elderpark Community Centre more than made up for

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have challenged the Scottish Government to secure more accommodation for the year ahead as the party revealed new figures showing that more than 10,000 students were unable to secure university accommodation in each of the last two years. Freedom of information request

Budget saving proposals that will result in significant changes to local council services are being discussed by West Lothian Council this month. The proposals have been developed by council officers in order to enable the council to set a balanced budget.

Aberdeenshire Council’s Communities Committee is to recommend that the authority limits council rent increases to 2.5% from April this year. The recommendation follows detailed considerations on Friday (Jan 27) by the committee, which discussed options developed with the housing service aimed

Superglass, the Stirling-based insulation manufacturer, has partnered with charity Start Up Stirling, to help local people combat rising energy costs. Superglass has pledged to cover 50% of the costs of Start Up Stirling’s Home Starter pack programme during the winter months. This will help hu