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Port of Leith Housing Association has been named the 10th best housing association to work for and the 33rd best company to work for in the UK. The landlord was recognised as the 11th best company to work for in Scotland. Based in Leith and providing over 3,000 homes across north Edinburgh, it emplo

A proposal to ask the Scottish Government to designate the City of Edinburgh Council area as a short term let (STL) control area has been approved by councillors.

The Scottish Government has announced its intention to allow the longer notice periods on grounds for eviction, which were introduced at the start of the pandemic, to expire on March 30.

Planning applications to expand a Glasgow hotel and another to transform the site into flats have both gained permission in principle. Last year, hotel owner Ivory Group Ltd had sought consent to the principle of converting The Ivory on Camphill Avenue at Langside Avenue to residentia

Ten-year Island Plans that will form the foundations on which to address long-standing issues faced by Arran and Cumbrae, including affordable and social housing, are set to be launched next month.

The first phase of Stirling Council’s Covid Recovery Community Consultation is underway. Residents can now share their feelings and experiences of living through the Covid-19 Pandemic through a short survey on the council’s Engage platform.

Contractors are being reminded not to disturb existing social alarm systems when installing new interlinked heat, smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms in domestic properties. The alert comes after reports of some devices for vulnerable people being removed during the fitting of new systems to compl

South Lanarkshire is expected to continue to have the lowest council taxes in mainland Scotland after the council agreed its 2022/23 budget.

Households and businesses in North Lanarkshire will have significantly improved access to gigabit-capable fibre broadband years earlier than planned after a new deal was approved by North Lanarkshire Council that will fundamentally improve connectivity across the region.

Midlothian Council is currently working to set wheelchair accessible housing targets and wants to hear ideas and suggestions from local residents.

As part of its ongoing commitment to working in partnership with local communities, the site team at Taylor Wimpey West Scotland working at Meadowside in Glenboig has answered an appeal from nearby Glenboig Development Trust for some help.

Bill Bullen, the CEO of Utilita Energy, has written to every local authority in Great Britain asking them to invite residents due to receive the £150 council tax reduction to donate it, where possible, to National Energy Action (NEA England and Wales) or Energy Action Scotland (EAS) to help th

SafeDeposits Scotland has presented funds of £1,180, raised at a quiz night organised by the tenancy deposit scheme, to Scottish youth-specific homeless charity the Rock Trust. The 'Not Quite Burns Night Pub Quiz' was held in Glasgow on 22nd January, a few days before the birthday of Scotland&

On Friday March 11, individuals and communities across Scotland will leave the comfort of their beds to take part in the Big Bethany Sleep Out.

Significant investment to help communities prosper following the Covid-19 pandemic, increased social care funding to improve and expand services and funding to reduce the carbon footprint of Scottish Borders Council and help deliver savings has been approved in the council budget. Over £95 mil