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New homes are to be created on the first and second floors of a listed building in Ayr. South Ayrshire Council’s planning department approved designs by LMA Architects for six flats above the former Clinton Cards and Game shops on the High Street.

Springfield Properties has continued its suspension of work on new long-term affordable housing contracts but it expects projects to recommence "when more normal market conditions resume". In its interim results for the six months ended 30 November 2022, the housebuilder said it took the s

Council house rents and housing investment will be discussed at a meeting held by Falkirk Council later this week.

A Scottish Labour government would create a scheme that would acquire empty homes and sell them to future homeowners for just £1, party leader Anas Sarwar has revealed. Labour estimates around 27,000 homes in the country are considered to be empty, and Anas Sarwar used the first day of th

Proposals for 81 new homes and a play area in Stanley look set to be approved this week. Ogilvie Homes hopes to erect a series of two, three and four-bedroom homes on land near Mill Brae and King Street.

Cadder Housing Association is “working constructively and openly” with the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) in order to achieve compliance, it was revealed this week. In an updated Engagement Plan for Cadder, SHR said it was engaging with Cadder about its “governance and financial

Sometimes the world of training can offer a window to the world. You see patterns and trends emerging, issues that the sector is facing that point to what is happening in our communities.

North Lanarkshire Council's first Local Housing Strategy Progress Review shows how it is supporting people across its local communities. The council is building new homes and bringing more into use for local people to live in, delivering help through its Tenant Hardship Payment Scheme, and investing

The leader of East Renfrewshire Council has written to the First Minister to highlight the "severe and far-reaching consequences" the current Scottish Government budget settlement will have for local residents. Councillor Owen O'Donnell has called on Nicola Sturgeon to recognise the damaging impact

A new report from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has warned about the spending choices prepayment meter consumers need to make as a result of paying upfront for energy. The report highlights the case of one client with health conditions whose power had been off for three days and had no money to buy

Shelter Scotland is bringing its campaign to stop the cuts to social housing to Holyrood, as MSPs prepare to vote on the 2023/24 Scottish Budget.

Hillcrest Homes is partnering with Stobswell Forum to bid for special funding to deliver pioneering energy advice and support to residents in Stobswell, of any tenure, which could be replicated across the city in the future. The partners have submitted a funding application to Dundee City Council&rs

Stirling Council will invest more than £18 million in housing across its communities during 2023-24.

Scottish Ministers have announced the reappointment of Colin Stewart, Helen Trouten Torres and Ewan Fraser to the board of the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR). Ewan Fraser is a retired chartered quality surveyor who has spent a career in construction and then affordable housing. He has expertise in

Harbour Homes is working with Cairn Housing Association to create 306 homes at Granton Harbour (Plot S), which are due to welcome their first tenants in autumn 2023. There will be 96 affordable properties for Harbour Homes to provide social housing and 130 Harbour Lettings homes for mid-market rent.