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Councils across England will be able to access £28 million to provide funding to both encourage people who are homeless to get vaccinated against Covid-19 and provide emergency accommodation over the winter.

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) and Scottish Borders Tenants Organisation (SBTO) along with partners are hoping to spread a bit of cheer this Christmas with a £1,350 donation to the Cash for Kids Mission Christmas Appeal. Supporting the Mission Christmas appeal to ensure that no lo

Details have been published of how the £12.5 billion in Scottish Government funding for 2022/23 will be distributed to local authorities. The settlement represents a total cash increase of £917.9 million or 7.9%, which is the equivalent of a real-term rise of 5.1% to support vital local

Investment of more than £100 million in Moray over the next decade was endorsed yesterday with the official signing of the Moray Growth Deal. It signals confidence from both the UK and Scottish governments in plans to drive innovation and growth in the region, with projects within the Deal des

The Scottish Government has opened a consultation on draft regulations and guidance for local development plans (LDPs).

Cunninghame Housing Association has donated £1,000 each to the Black & Hold Foundation and to Newington Primary School in Annan. On December 7, Alan Somerville, senior development officer of Cunninghame Housing Association, presented the cheques to Philip Jones, who is a voluntary committe

Scotland can build its economic future by developing its vacant land and constructing affordable homes, according to Lord Willie Haughey. In an interview with The Herald, the entrepreneur said there should be “no doubt” that housing should be at the top of the list of infrastructure inve

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership has announced the first names set to speak at the annual Scottish Empty Homes Conference 2022, to be held on February 1.

Wellhouse Housing Association is getting into the festive spirit this December by offering a free Christmas lunch to all its residents.

The Gannochy Trust’s lifetime neighbourhood in Perth, designed by Glasgow architecture firm Anderson Bell + Christie, has won a Multiple Dwelling Award at the Saltire Society Housing Design Awards 2021, which took place at a virtual ceremony on December 15.

  Scottish Government ministers risk deepening Scotland’s affordable housing problems by unfairly demonising landlords, according to a survey by a rental sector estate agency.

A special ten-year anniversary staff conference has been held by Caledonia Housing Association, marking the organisation’s decade of service and growth which now sees it provide more than 5,000 affordable homes in eight local authorities across Scotland.

Procurement framework provider Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) has been selected as a finalist in the Social Value category of the GO Awards Scotland 2021/22. The Social Value Award highlights organisations that have embedded social and community benefit in their procurement activity and can sho

A development of four houses on vacant land in Dennistoun has been granted planning permission. Balmoral Developments and DTA Architects had submitted an application proposing the development of two semi-detached two and a half storey dwelling houses on a site formerly known

Scottish Labour has called on the Scottish Government to delay new heat and smoke alarm regulations amid mounting problems with grant support for the scheme.