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The community-led development of five homes and five self-build plots on Raasay has been granted full planning permission. Raasay Development Trust (RDT) is leading the project in the main village of Inverarish with support from the Communities Housing Trust (CHT).

Councillors are being asked to approve two plans for new council housing developments on former school sites in Arbroath and Forfar. Angus Council hopes to deliver around 90 new homes on St Thomas RC primary school in Arbroath’s Seaton Road, and Forfar’s Taylor Street

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has provided funding to Craigmillar Literacy Trust and Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as part of its ongoing commitment to working in partnership with local communities. The company has donated £1,000 to Craigmillar Literacy Trust and £3,300 to SHSS.

CIH Scotland has launched a new guide setting out how landlords can ensure the right to adequate housing is realised for all tenants. The report, Walking the Talk, recognises that human rights is both a rapidly evolving and complex area and it provides information and advice to help housing professi

Aberdeenshire councillors have approved the construction of 37 new affordable housing properties at Kirkton, Fraserburgh.

Disabled people are now able to access a new advocacy service to get help applying for Scottish social security benefits. The support is available to disabled people applying for any of Social Security Scotland’s current and future benefits including Child Disability Payment and Adult Disabili

More elderly and disabled people will be helped to install fire alarms that save lives and meet new building standards rules thanks to an additional £500,000 in funding.

A development comprising 23 new affordable homes has been completed in the Paisley area by The JR Group.

A new report identifying the need for greater balance in the type of land available for housing in Scotland, has been published by planning and development consultancy, Lichfields. The ‘Scotland’s Housing Land Requirement: A lot can happen in a year’ Insight report comes in the wak

A snapshot of the characteristics, attitudes and behaviours of Scottish households and individuals during late 2020 and early 2021 has been provided following the release of the Scottish Household Survey – 2020 Telephone Survey. Given that this is the first time the Scottish Household Sur

The Highland Council has approved plans for 93 new homes in Cromlet, Invergordon.

Housing, homelessness and fair work convener, Cllr Kate Campbell, has explained how the City of Edinburgh Council has taken the "difficult" but "right" decision to freeze rents for its council tenants. The move by the local authority to keep rates the same in 2022/23 was agreed by members of th

Vacant land in Dennistoun is the subject of another application for new homes after an earlier appeal failed to win approval.

The junction and access road into Maidenhill has been completed and is now fully operational following a significant programme of works on the A726 Glasgow Southern Orbital (GSO), Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has confirmed.

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) and the North West Mull Community Woodland Company are currently exploring building affordable housing for rent on the Island of Ulva, located off the North West coast of the Isle of Mull. ACHA’s board has already agreed to work with the North West M