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Work on a major Linlithgow development consisting of both private and affordable homes is scheduled to begin on April 28.

The developer behind plans to build 24 flats for Parkhead Housing Association on a surplus green at Belvidere Bowling Club in Glasgow has lodged an appeal against the local application's rejection.

Kate Rocks has been appointed as the new chief officer of health and social care at the Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP). Taking up her new role in August, the new chief officer will join from East Renfrewshire HSCP where she is currently head of public protection/children’

Glasgow-based affordable housing provider Wellhouse Housing Association is the first organisation to employ the services of Link’s new commercial partner organisation C~urb. Wellhouse has partnered with C~urb Property Development to develop affordable housing in Easterhouse, Glasgow.

The shortlists for the Women in Housing and Housing Heroes Awards have been confirmed, with Lesley Baird from TPAS Scotland in the running at both ceremonies. Ms Baird has been shortlisted for Woman of the Year and Inspirational Leader of the Year at the respective awards.

Aberdeen City Council is searching for contractors to start work upgrading the travellers’ site at Clinterty. The plots are located nine miles north-west of Aberdeen near the A96 Inverness road in a “rural setting”. There are 21 plots with one fully accessible for people with disab

Thenue Housing has said a fond farewell to its former chief executive Charles Turner who has retired after 17 years. Charles Turner left Thenue this week after two events to mark his retiral – one with the board of management and the second with staff.

Scottish Borders Council has approved plans to build two new housing blocks on the site of a former Galashiels church. Twenty affordable homes will be constructed across two separate buildings on a site located in-between Gala Park to the north east and St Andrew’s Street to the west, on land

The first two phases of development at Edmonstone Estate have been outlined in a new application for matters specified in condition lodged with the City of Edinburgh Council.

Legislation to ban developers from using combustible cladding on high-rise buildings has been laid before the Scottish Parliament today. As reported by Scottish Housing News earlier this month, the Scottish Government wants to ban the use of combustible materials on all new residential and &lsq

Blackwood has drafted in game developers to give a fun and interactive twist to living and working in a trio of its communities. The team at Hyper Luminal normally create entertainment games for Xbox, PlayStation and iPhone - but were challenged to gamify everyday life and encourage thousands o

New plans have been drawn up for a block of flats on the site of a former health centre on behalf of New Gorbals Housing Association.

Inverclyde-based housing association River Clyde Homes has launched a financial wellbeing advice newsletter to help its customers through these challenging times.

The cost of living crisis is fuelling demand for advice and information that, in some cases, have not seen since the early weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic, new data from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has suggested. The charity’s monthly data report for February 2022 reveals that the online adv

Heimstaden Bostad AB has agreed to fund and acquire PLATFORM_’s 464-home residential project in Edinburgh for £124.4 million.