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A new website has been launched to help Dumfries and Galloway residents with cost-of-living increases. The site is a one-stop shop detailing help with money and benefits, household bills, finding work, health and wellbeing, as well as support for families, young people, the elderly, and people with

An important new chapter has begun for Port of Leith Housing Association and its subsidiaries which have revealed new names and branding.

Langstane Housing Association is to work in partnership with three established local organisations in a bid to help communities and support their tenants through these challenging times including the cost of living and energy crisis. Langstane has partnered with Scarf to spearhead its efforts in dis

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has submitted plans for 16 homes across two sites in Burnfoot, Hawick. Following on from a well-attended consultation event at the Burnfoot Hub in October, SBHA has now officially submitted its plans, prepared by Galashiels-based architects Aitken Turnbull

Proposals to transform Dalian House in Glasgow into 92 flats for private rent have been granted planning permission.

Kirkwood Homes has submitted plans to build 50 new homes at a Broughty Ferry housing development that could see the former Linlathen Neurological Care Centre knocked down.

Energy regulator Ofgem has identified weaknesses in how 17 of the biggest domestic energy suppliers are helping vulnerable customers. 

When Ella Couper invited her pals to her 7th birthday party this year, she asked them to bring a donation for Aberdeen Cyrenians instead of a birthday present. The young philanthropists’ selfless request has helped raise £250 for local charity Aberdeen Cyrenians.

Senior figures from the housing sector have given their support to a landmark decision to place a council tax premium on second homes and help tackle a “chronic shortage” of affordable housing that is undermining North Yorkshire’s communities.

A package of support to businesses and low income households is to be released by Stirling Council from the Scottish Government’s Local Authority COVID Economic Recovery Fund (LACER). Proposals to allocate £1,195,799 from this fund were approved at a meeting of the Finance, Economy and C

Homebuilder Springfield has beaten off competition from across the UK to win two awards for its flagship villages in Perth and Dundee, showcasing its best-in-class energy credentials and commitment to sustainability. The WhatHouse? Awards, which celebrates residential developments across the UK, rec

North Lanarkshire Council's housing service is performing above the Scottish average in key areas, including providing value for money rents and a high level of repairs service when compared alongside other Scottish Landlords.

A total of 58 affordable homes will be built on land that was once home to Astro Soccer Complex at Viewfield in Glenrothes.

A new council committee is to sit this week with the aim of helping reduce poverty and inequality in Aberdeen. The Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee will determine steps for the city as a whole as well as those to help key groups such as children, disabled people, women, people from black and et

A new fund has been launched to support communities to register an early interest to be able to obtain first option to buy land or buildings being offered for sale. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), which already administers the Scottish Land Fund across the country on behalf of Scottish Gover