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Progress continues to be made on increasing the availability of social housing in the West Calder area. Springfield Partnerships, is working on the delivery of 69 new affordable homes for West Lothian Council at their Mossend site in West Calder.

There is no clear evidence to support the need to change the way grounds for possession are applied in Scotland’s private rented sector, letting agents have told Scottish Government officials at a roundtable organised by Propertymark. The discussion was the first of three organised by the prof

Cruden Building has appointed Stewart Shearer as its new partnership director following the group’s strategic move to combine its construction businesses across the Central Belt of Scotland. In his new role, Stewart will be responsible for identifying development led affordable housing opportu

Cater Group has unveiled that a contract for 49 units with Hillcrest Homes within a Dundee city centre development is now agreed and signed by both parties.

Council leaders are being urged to commit to building safe and permanent social homes after a new report found there are 7,510 children currently living in temporary accommodation across Scotland. Shelter Scotland has accused councils of failing to provide enough affordable homes for long-term

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has outlined the Scottish Government's commitment to maximise its contribution to the UK Government’s Ukrainian refugee community sponsorship scheme, whilst emphasising it must provide more clarity on how the scheme will work.

Loreburn Housing Association has been awarded a £59,166 funding boost from the Scottish Government’s Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for the appointment of a dedicated activities coordinator. The new fund supports person-centred initiatives to help address the impacts on phy

Over 600,000 adults in Scotland either entered debt during the pandemic, or saw their pre-existing debt get worse, according to analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has highlighted a number of unprecedented challenges being faced by registered social landlords as they start to emerge from the pandemic. Delivering a message at SHARE’s Annual Conference on Friday, the Regulator said it is vital that they are plannin

The final tenants have now received the keys to their new homes in the flagship new development on the site of the former East Dunbartonshire Council HQ in Kirkintilloch.

Propertymark’s Daryl McIntosh has raised concerns that Scotland’s Additional Dwelling Supplement is "inhibiting and skewing investment" in the private rented sector. The Scottish Government has opened a consultation on its Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), but Propertymark has s

Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has hailed the opening of two new housing developments in South Uist, with four units constructed at Howmore completed in January 2022 and five units completed at Trosaraidh in March 2021. Roddy Mackay, HHP board member and councillor for Benbecula and North Uist,

A new style of accommodation is coming to Glasgow’s city centre after Chris Stewart Group (CSG) signed a joint venture agreement with Cheval Collection. Under the agreement, CSG will build 168 studio and one-bedroom apartments for both short term guests and long-term residents within its Love

A new framework to shape Scotland’s health and social care workforce over the next decade places training, wellbeing, job satisfaction and the principles of Fair Work at its heart has been outlined by the Scottish Government.  The National Workforce Strategy for Health and Social Care in

Support is being expanded to improve the energy efficiency of homes and tackle energy costs in Scotland.  In response to the cost of living crisis, three key Scottish Government energy efficiency and heat programmes will be boosted from April.