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Glasgow City Council has marked Shettleston Housing Association’s 50th anniversary with a Civic Reception at the City Chambers. Around 100 guests gathered including current and former board and staff members, tenants and other community members, elected representatives and partner bodies.

The Highland Council has agreed to begin formal engagement with the Scottish and UK Governments on a new Growth Deal for the Highlands to help ensure the region secures the maximum long-term benefit from planned economic investment.

Bellway Scotland East has completed the acquisition of a 17.76-acre site at Millerhill Phase 2 development at Shawfair, marking an important milestone in the delivery of another phase of new homes for the area.

Ardenglen Housing Association has opened a new community shop in Castlemilk, bringing fresh, affordable, high-quality food to the area. Developed in partnership with Good Food Scotland, the shop aims to sell produce at prices up to 30% lower than the nearest supermarket.

A former school site in Edinburgh is to be developed as an extra care community following its sale. Landsdowne Campus, located in the Murrayfield area on the outskirts of the city, was purchased by extra care developer-operator Vivere last year, marking its first venture into Scotland.

Kingdom Housing Association chair Linda Leslie has stepped down after completing her five-year tenure. Having joined the board in 2015, Linda was appointed as chair in 2021, overseeing huge momentum at Kingdom.

David Bond has been chosen as the new chair of Melville Housing Association, following the decision of Donna Bogdanovic to step down after four years in the role. Having served on Melville’s board since 2016 and previously holding the position of vice chair, David takes over at a time whe

Trust Housing Association has completed the transformation of Manse Gardens in Strachur, bringing an outdated former sheltered housing development back into full use as 16 modern, highly energy-efficient homes. The project gives a new long-term future to a development which had faced years of uncert

Homes for Scotland (HFS) has made two senior promotions within its executive team. David Raine has become head of policy development, and David Petrie has taken up the position of senior external affairs manager.

West of Scotland Housing Association are reflecting on another year of making a meaningful, positive difference in the lives of tenants with the release of its latest Annual Charter Report. The report details a constellation of positive results for the Association, including 92% of tenants expr

The Scottish Land Commission has welcomed Megan MacInnes as its new head of practice and advice. Ms MacInnes joins the commission at an important time for land reform in Scotland, with the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 bringing a renewed focus on responsible land ownership and the role of communit

Housing and homelessness organisations in Scotland gave a cautious welcome to yesterday’s UK Budget, praising new support for social housing and rough sleeping but criticising the decision to keep the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) freeze, the bedroom tax and the benefit cap.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland and Caledonian Properties have received an Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions (AMSC) planning consent from Glasgow City Council for their Lumloch View and Lumloch Grove developments off Robroyston Road, delivering 300 new homes across two neighbourhoods. Lumloch

Projects helping to prevent homelessness across Scotland will continue until the end of this financial year following additional Scottish Government funding of £945,000.

Plans to include three additional housing projects, delivering 95 affordable homes within Dumfries and Galloway, will be considered by councillors next week. The Economy and Infrastructure Committee will be asked to approve the addition of three projects to the council's Strategic Housing Investment