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East Lothian Council has made changes to proposals for the redevelopment of the former Herdmanflat hospital site in Haddington following a three-month public consultation. The council purchased the site from NHS Lothian in April 2020 with support from the Scottish Government, when the hospital&

The executive committee office bearers at EVH have appointed Paul McMahon as the new director and successor to Eamonn Connolly. Following a competitive recruitment and selection process, Paul McMahon will join EVH in October. Paul is well known across the social housing and not-for-profit sector fro

Orkney Islands Council is seeking applications to its Community Led Local Development (CLLD) Grant scheme from this week. The Community Led Local Development (CLLD) fund is an annual grant allocation to Orkney from the Scottish Government and acts as a replacement to the previous LEADER funding Orkn

Efforts to reduce the number of households living in temporary accommodation will be backed by at least £60 million to support a national acquisition plan to increase the supply of social and affordable housing, the Scottish Government announced today. The funding will support councils and reg

Social justice secretary Shirley Anne Somerville visited North Lanarkshire to meet with council staff and hear about the excellent progress being made in providing accommodation for people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

CCG Asset Management has been appointed a major planned maintenance contract by Paisley Housing Association.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched an eight-week-long consultation in a bid to gather input from members and industry professionals on the new RICS Residential Retrofit Standard for 2023. This new standard will be developed following the consultation, as a response to a

More than 300 residents and local business owners attended Falkirk Council’s masterplan event keen to see a vision of how the town centre could change and develop over the next 20 years. Even before the doors opened at 11am on Thursday, 22 June, a queue of people snaked around Trinity Church.

A group from Ardrossan who are striving to bring long-term social, economic and environmental benefits in their community have received a welcome funding boost. Ardrossan Community Development Trust (ACDT) will receive £30,000 over three years from North Ayrshire Ventures Trust (NAVT).

The site of the former Robertson’s store in Dundee is the subject of new student accommodation proposals. The iconic furniture shop in Willison House on Barrack Street was demolished following a devastating fire in November.

The former Abbey Leather Works in Arbroath could host affordable housing under plans submitted by First Endeavour LLP.

The minister for equalities, migration and refugees, Emma Roddick MSP visited families who have been housed in Resettlement Funded properties in Aberdeen yesterday. Aberdeen City Council secured £6.15 million from the Scottish Government’s Longer Term Resettlement Fund to refurbish up to

A new Local Child Poverty Action Report has been published by West Lothian Council. The Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017 sets out ambitious targets to significantly reduce child poverty in Scotland by 2030. The Act also places a duty on councils to work together with health boards to develop, produ

Initial plans have been submitted for a housing development near Crossgates in Fife.

A charity which aims to alleviate food poverty and social isolation is set to expand its operation after West Dunbartonshire councillors agreed a long term let of a community facility.