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Trust Housing Association welcomed minister for housing Paul McLennan MSP this week at its recently remodelled and extended Housing with Care development at Lochar Crescent, in Pollok, Glasgow. The remodelling work included reconfiguring an existing part of the building previously used as a car

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Secure bicycle storage shelters have been installed in multi-storey blocks across Aberdeen.

A new report which lays bare the state of homelessness in Dundee and the city council’s efforts to tackle it is set to go before councillors next week.

A new University of Dundee design concept can help communities threatened by extreme weather events fight back in the battle against climate change. The sustainable properties, designed to cope with flooding and other climate emergencies, are appearing in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, in the lat

Fife Council has endorsed long-term plans to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and switch to climate friendly heating systems across the region.

The City of Edinburgh Council has published an initial draft of an action plan as it works towards tackling growing homelessness in the capital.

Glasgow City Council has become the third local authority in Scotland to formally declare a housing emergency after it highlighted "unprecedented" pressures in relation to homelessness.

The voices and experiences of West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) tenants were presented to the UK Government this week as part of a new report by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) outlining the devastating impact the cost-of-living crisis has had on social housing tenan

A collaborative commitment to increase housing supply and targeted action to tackle Argyll and Bute’s housing emergency, are just some of the key summary points from a Housing Summit held this week.

Glasgow-headquartered Cairn Group has acquired Rannoch Property, the Glasgow-based estate agency offering a range of property management, buying, and selling services, through its Cairn Letting division. The acquisition marks the latest stage of Cairn’s expansion strategy which aims to double

The future direction of housing in Dundee is laid out in two new strategic plans to be considered by councillors next week.

A key document looking at the future of housing in Shetland has just been approved by Shetland Islands Council’s Development Committee.

Shelter Scotland has urged councillors in Glasgow to unite behind the declaration of a housing emergency today. The housing and homelessness charity has been leading the campaign for local authorities to declare a housing emergency and commit to delivering an action plan to tackle it.

Preventing homelessness and supporting vulnerable residents is at the heart of plans agreed by North Lanarkshire Council's housing committee.