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The Scottish Government must take further action to help provide a much stronger safety net for families if it is to meet its own child poverty targets and reduce ‘deep poverty,’ according to a new report from think tank IPPR (Institute of Public Policy Research) Scotland. ‘Tacklin

Scottish charity Social Bite has launched its very first coffee shop in London. It will operate a rewarding ‘Pay-It-Forward’ system whereby customers who come in to buy a coffee or a sandwich can buy an additional meal or hot drink in advance for someone who is homeless to redeem later.

A rising need in Aberdeen communities sees local charity Aberdeen Cyrenians open new support hubs. Currently run from their Summer Street premises, Direct Access is the first point of contact for anyone who is homeless or threatened with homelessness or who needs support with essentials like food, c

Construction company GRAHAM has commenced the delivery of Candleriggs Square - a £62 million project that is incorporated into the “once-in-a-generation” regeneration of Candleriggs Quarter in Glasgow’s historic Merchant City district.

Mid-market rent flats have been completed on a site at the junction of Little Dovehill and Bell Street in Glasgow city centre.

Residential development land with planning permission in principle for 300 houses at Delnies in Nairn is being marketed for sale.

A developer has launched a bid to overturn Glasgow City Council's rejection of more than 400 new build-to-rent apartments in Partick.

A second consultation has will open this week into proposals for a residential development on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council at Murrayburn Gate, Wester Hailes.

Vacant and derelict land next to Bluebell Wood within the grounds of Johnstone Castle is set to provide 76 homes for social rent. The development will be managed by Link and Linstone Housing under new plans filed with Renfrewshire Council.

Plans to build 23 new houses at Dunlop Manor have been submitted to East Ayrshire Council. Planning permission was previously approved in 2015, with an amendment made three years later to address wildlife issues.

Plans to build a development of 1,600 homes at Heartlands in Whitburn have been submitted to West Lothian Council. If approved, land will also be earmarked for a primary school, a neighbourhood centre including a pub/restaurant, community centre, retail, health centre and start-up offices.

A pre-application planning consultation is underway regarding the proposed development of 66 new affordable homes in Whitecraig, East Lothian.

Progress continues to be made on increasing the availability of social housing in the West Calder area. Springfield Partnerships, is working on the delivery of 69 new affordable homes for West Lothian Council at their Mossend site in West Calder.

There is no clear evidence to support the need to change the way grounds for possession are applied in Scotland’s private rented sector, letting agents have told Scottish Government officials at a roundtable organised by Propertymark. The discussion was the first of three organised by the prof

Cruden Building has appointed Stewart Shearer as its new partnership director following the group’s strategic move to combine its construction businesses across the Central Belt of Scotland. In his new role, Stewart will be responsible for identifying development led affordable housing opportu