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The Scottish Government has welcomed a call from the United Nations for urgent action to tackle deepening food insecurity, poverty and injustice in the UK. A new report sets out the actions being taken in Scotland to protect human rights and ensure access to food for people on low incomes.

The winners of Scotland’s annual awards for excellence in housing were announced at a special ‘virtual’ awards ceremony yesterday.

A Passivhaus-standard building which will combine a nursery and accessible council homes designed for older people is the subject of a new planning application submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council. Taken forward by Collective Architecture on behalf of the local authority, the proposal will see

Hugh Andrews is living testimony to Wheatley Group’s commitment to tackle homelessness in Scotland. The 37-year-old had been homeless for 13 years before moving into a Wheatley home in Clydebank as part of the pioneering Housing First partnership.

Plans to build up to 400 new houses to the east of Fallin have been approved by Stirling Council’s planning and regulation panel, subject to conditions.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has submitted an Approval of Matters specified in Conditions (MSC) application to South Lanarkshire Council for the provision of 228 private new homes through the development of land off Jackton Road, on the western edge of East Kilbride, which forms part of the East Kilb

Planning permission has been granted for ten specially-designed assisted homes in Nairn to provide accommodation for tenants with various medical needs. The 'FitHomes' development allows residents to be supported while maintaining their independence.

Magnus Electrical Services has delivered two power washers to Clydebank Housing Association (CHA) as a community benefit which formed part of its contract. After a successful procurement process, the contractor secured the contract to carry out CHA’s electrical testing programme throughout its

Energy prices are set to rise by as much as £97 for millions of consumers in April as a result of changes in wholesale energy prices, regulator Ofgem said today. When wholesale prices fell sharply last year in the wake of the first lockdown, the level of the price cap fell by £

Members of an Aberdeen City Council committee have agreed that officers should take steps to appeal a Grade A listed status for eight inner-city multi-storey buildings.

Joanne Saurin, a housing professional with Fife Council, has won the 'outstanding individual' award at the Scottish Empty Homes Conference this week. The judges recognised Joanne for her "amazing work" with Fife Council which has included bringing 395 properties back in to use since taking up her po

The Highland Council is progressing plans for setting a budget for the coming year 2021-22. Planning can now take account of the Scottish Government’s settlement proposals, although much uncertainty remains.

The detailed masterplan for a £70 million Angus residential and business development is set to be approved by Angus Council. Five years after permission in principle was granted for the Pitskelly scheme at Carnoustie, Angus development standards councillors are being recommended to conditional

A final decision on the approval of a major housing development in the Plean area has been deferred by Stirling Council. The proposals from Persimmon Homes East Scotland and Story Homes Scotland to build 117 houses, including 29 affordable homes, on agricultural land between Plean and Old Plean, wer

Proposals to build 12 new homes in the small hamlet of Portincaple have been rejected by Argyll and Bute Council after thousands of objections were raised online. During a seven-and-a-half hour long meeting, councillors refused the proposal for new homes on the banks of Loch Long - despite planning