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Plans to build 97 new affordable homes on the outskirts of Cowdenbeath have been given the green light by Fife Council.

The first resident of South Lanarkshire Council's new tech-enabled homes says she loves her house but can’t believe it is just for her. Designed to be fully accessible and to support modern technology solutions for independent living, tech-enabled homes are part of South Lanarkshire’s br

The new care village in Methil is progressing well with completion anticipated later this year.

Members of Fife Council approved an updated Enforcement Charter endorsing the council's Planning Service approach to planning enforcement for the next two years. Planning legislation gives councils enforcement powers to deal with a range of unauthorised land use activities. These generally involve t

Professor Paddy Gray, chair of the Wheatley Foundation, has praised an upcycling furniture service that is helping tenants in need. Home Comforts provides free furniture and white goods to Wheatley Group tenants in Glasgow and the surrounding area who need extra support.

Glasgow-based estate agent and solicitors Pacitti Jones has acquired based in Linlithgow and Grangemouth-based RGM Solicitors. The acquisition means the firm will increase its business operations by a third.

Guidance for public bodies on how they can use and manage land productively and in the public interest as an integral part of a community wealth building approach is to be published at the Scottish Land Commission’s Land Reuse Month.

The Applecross Community Company (ACC) has welcome local households into the first community-owned accommodation on the peninsula and the first affordable houses built in Applecross for 18 years. The community-led development of three accessible homes is a milestone for the area, built in response t

A new suite of building safety KPIs is to be launched in April by Scotland’s Housing Network, and Housemark Scotland with the support of the Scottish Housing Regulator.

Scotland’s Housing Network (SHN) has launched its first new membership service for 2022. The Development Value for Money (DVfM) Tool provides data insights and benchmarking of cost, time and quality indicators at project level for new build social housing developments. This will allow developi

The University of Glasgow’s Homelessness Initiative will be launched at a free event in April where Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick will give her take on the current landscape and explore what drivers contribute to homelessness in Glasgow. The event is the first in a series of public lectures as

Scottish consumers are set to spend an extra £1,100 on energy and food due over the next year, due to cost the of living crisis, according to the latest Consumers in Scotland report conducted by consumer champion Which?.

Disabled people with the most serious lifelong health conditions will have more financial security under Scotland’s social security system, social security minister Ben Macpherson said this week as a new benefit is set to end fixed-term reviews for people with lifelong conditions. The Adult Di

Six Scottish social security benefits will be increased by 6% from April 1. Social security minister Ben Macpherson has announced the rise in support for low income households and carers in light of the increasing cost of living pressures.

The Scottish branch of the UK Apartment Association (UKAA) has announced its inaugural event following the appointment in January of Gillian McLees, the director of BTR at Rettie & Co, as its chair. Taking place in Glasgow on March 31, the in-person event will examine how Build to Rent can