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A new masterplan has been brought forward that proposes the delivery of around 300 new homes, public open space and associated infrastructure adjacent to Westfield Loan in Forfar.

While Wales and Scotland are ahead when it comes to limiting the impact of short term lets on the private rented market, all UK nations are still a long way off what is needed, according to Propertymark.

While the publication of the Scottish Government’s Scottish Housing Market Review – Q4 2021 shows “some welcome signs of recovery”, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has warned of a worrying decrease in affordable homes being approved.

Daniel Thompson is to replace Stacy Angus at Osprey Housing Group’s new director of housing following her appointment as the north east social landlord’s chief executive. Daniel joins Osprey — which currently owns and manages more than 1,800 properties across Aberdeenshire, Aberdee

Proposals for a net zero housing development that forms part of the £1.3 billion Granton Waterfront regeneration project in north west Edinburgh have been granted approval by city planners.

Owners of second homes in England who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to pay under new measures announced by the UK Government today.

A newly lodged planning application has called for permission to demolish a lens manufacturing plant in Aberdeen to make way for a block of flats.

A Holyrood committee has backed plans to introduce a licensing scheme for short-term let properties in Scotland.

The new chair of the Drug Deaths Taskforce has been announced as David Strang, a former Chief Constable who previously chaired the Independent Inquiry into Mental Health Services in Tayside. Mr Strang was also HM Chief Inspector of Prisons in Scotland. He takes up this new position with immediate ef

New staff joining the social care workforce are to have entry costs paid by the Scottish Government until the end of March. Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) checks and Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) registration will now be funded to help encourage more staff into the profession and ad

The board of management at Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has approved a £40,000 grant assistance fund for its tenants. The purpose of this fund is to assist any tenant experiencing vulnerability in financial terms between January and March 2022.

A £3 million support fund has been launched to help Scots struggling with their energy bills amid a growing cost-of-living crisis. The Scottish Government scheme, which is administered by national advice service Advice Direct Scotland, is designed to prevent households falling into fuel povert

Sandra Brydon, director of Home Group Scotland, who has devoted more than 40 years to public and charitable service in Scotland, is calling time on her career this spring.

The 11th Scottish Empty Homes Conference, due to take place on Tuesday 1 February 2022, has been rescheduled to 22 March 2022 to increase the likelihood of in-person participation at the conference. With the theme 'Empty Spaces to Thriving Places', the conference will be held in a hybrid format. A l

A new community cafe will open next week inside Barrowfield Community Centre in Glasgow which is run by the Willowcare Trust, part of West of Scotland Housing Association.