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The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has reflected on the challenges of the cost-of-living crisis and called for more affordable housing as it marked its 48th annual general meeting. The virtual event, held on Wednesday 11 October, also highlighted how the SFHA supported its member

One year on from the merger that created Home-Start Edinburgh, 17% more families have been supported thanks to increased reach and efficiency within the charity.

Falkirk Council’s new climate change strategy is to be considered by councillors at a meeting of the Executive next week.

Glasgow City Council has been given an update on progress of work on the Govan Graving Docks, an A listed structure which is unique in Scotland.

Lochay Homes Ltd, the developer behind a Dunfermline housing project, has been informed that it must pay £365,000 to help address school capacity issues.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is warning about the impact on net zero targets of the cost-of-living crisis, as new data shows online page views for energy efficiency advice has plummeted by 80 per cent in a year. In August 2023 CAS’ online advice pages had 372,574 unique page views from 230,1

Ogilvie Construction has started site operations to build a new student accommodation facility at Haymarket Yards in Edinburgh for Aurum UK.

A consultation on options to protect the energy market and consumers from the risk of spiralling debt has been launched today by Ofgem.

The site of a former high school in Dundee has been put up for sale by the local authority in the hope the land will eventually become housing.

The Scottish Government has published a portfolio of examples of graphic and visual communication from existing Local Development Plans (LDPs) following feedback from practitioners.

House prices in Scotland continued to fall according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey with further falls expected over the coming three months.

South Lanarkshire Council allocated more than £90 million to support communities with the cost of living in 2022/23.

East Renfrewshire Council has approved £385,000 to support a wide range of regeneration projects for 2023/24 as part of the second round of Place Based Investment Programme (PBIP) funding. The programme, which is funded by the Scottish Government, was open to applications for capital projects

A major project is set to get underway shortly which will provide around 700 council homes with the option to connect to the gas network for the first time.

There’s still time to share views about Aberdeenshire’s Strategic Housing Investment Plan, or SHIP, which details the potential affordable housing investment programme across the area from 2024-2029. The plan sets out the strategic approach Aberdeenshire Council and its partners will tak