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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

The first new council homes on Arran for more than 20 years have been officially opened.

Work is due to commence on Hjaltland Housing Association's new affordable housing project in Aith.

The chief executive of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) has been sacked from his post following a coroner's inquest found that a mouldy home contributed to the death of a two-year-old boy. Days after a defiant statement confirming that he will not resign despite the growing pressure from mini

Donna Bogdanovic has been appointed as the new chair of Melville Housing Association, replacing Caron Quinn who stepped down at the organisation’s recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) after five years in the role. With a background in town planning, economic development and social policy, Donna

Janitor's daughter Joyce McCrae made a happy homecoming last week – returning to the school where her father once worked. Joyce spent many years living in the house attached to the former Hill’s Trust School - now home to Elderpark Housing.

The public are to be given the chance to view proposals to deliver a mixed-use development on a brownfield site at Central Quay, Glasgow.

Self-builders who are unable to access standard bank lending can now apply for a loan of up to £175,000 to help with the development costs of their home. The Self-Build Loan Fund reopens for applications on Monday 21 November and aims to support the delivery of good quality and energy efficien

Link is supporting a series of free workshops offering advice on money management and well-being, with the latest workshop taking place in Edinburgh. Link tenants and the wider community are invited to attend.

Black people are three and a half times as likely to experience statutory homelessness as White British people, according to a new report authored by Heriot-Watt University.