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Almost £50 million of grant funding will be distributed across Glasgow's communities, targeting citizens and communities most in need.

Following final scrutiny by Scottish Ministers, and in line with a decision taken by Aberdeenshire Council on September 21 last year, the Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan 2023 has now been adopted.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has chaired a further meeting of the Scottish Government’s resilience committee (SGoRR) to discuss the ongoing pressures on the health and social care system.

Specialist student accommodation provider Alumno Group has submitted plans for purpose-built student accommodation, including ground-floor commercial space, at Jock’s Lodge in Edinburgh. Located on the corner of Restalrig Road South and London Road, the development will include 191 student roo

The way local government finances are presented by the Scottish Government can lead to raised expectations and a lack of clarity about the reality of what is now possible to deliver on the ground, COSLA said today.

The City of Edinburgh Council has teamed up with environmental charity Changeworks to help homeowners transform the energy efficiency of their homes. Making 166 homes in Oxgangs warmer and fit for the future by improving external wall insulation, more than 50 properties have already received major i

Affordable housing specialists Cullross Ltd will shortly unveil plans to build 72 flats on the site of the former Oxygen nightclub on Brown Street, Dundee. The proposed development would include a mix of one- and two-bedroom flats, with workshop and commercial units at ground floor.

Muirhouse Housing Association has been congratulated by the Scottish Parliament as the landlord marks its 30th anniversary. A motion tabled by Labour MSP for Lothian, Foysol Choudhury praised Muirhouse’s good financial housekeeping in ensuring rent rises remain low in the face of the

More than half of renters (52%) and almost half of people with mortgages (49%) are concerned about their ability to pay their housing costs in 12 months’ time, according to new research commissioned from Ipsos by the Centre for Homelessness Impact. Tenants in the private rented sector are most

Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has successfully secured funding of £100k from the Scottish Government’s Social Housing Fuel Support Fund to provide its most vulnerable tenants with warm packs to help stay warm as their energy costs continue to rise beyond affordable levels during th

Staff from across Caledonia Housing Association (CHA) rounded off 2022 with a focus on giving back to communities. With three different initiatives covering West Dunbartonshire, Perth and Dundee, the Caledonia team got to work on supporting people and families following what has been a particularly

In light of the ongoing house buying market uncertainty, Taylor Wimpey has proposed a series of changes that it hopes will save £20 million in annual costs. A trading update issued ahead of its full year results for the year ended 31 December 2022 revealed the housebuilder has started a c

Cala Homes (North) has submitted a planning application to Aberdeenshire Council for proposed new homes in the village of Newmachar.

Cala Homes (West) is marking a key milestone at its new Fauldhead development in Kirkintilloch with the successful purchase of land at Market Road and Chryston Road. Located adjacent to the Woodilee Village, the new development will incorporate a total of 228 homes, including 171 private homes with

Shona Robison, cabinet secretary for social justice, housing and local government officially opened Wheatley Homes East latest development this week. Ms Robison joined Wheatley Group chair Jo Armstrong, Wheatley Group chief executive Steven Henderson and Wheatley Homes East board member Judith McGla