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Plans have been submitted for the development of new homes on the site of a former Dalkeith rail yard. Caledonian Trust wants to demolish an existing shed and deliver six houses, garages and an access road on the brownfield infill site off Melville Road in Eskbank.

New life will be breathed into some of Scotland’s most long-standing derelict sites by the first awards from a £50 million programme. More than £5m from the new low carbon Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme, which aims to drive regeneration, enhance the environment and t

A week-long programme of events and initiatives launches across the country today to engage businesses, organisations and communities in Scotland’s response to the global climate emergency ahead of COP26. Scotland’s Climate Week 2021 will turn the spotlight on the November summit by high

After 43-years of championing decent housing as a basic right and making a positive difference to people’s lives, Link Housing chief executive June Green retired this week. June discovered her passion for housing in 1978 when she joined Falkirk Council as a temporary repairs clerk and moved up

Forth Housing Association has been "slow in providing some information" regarding two independent investigations into potential failures of governance and internal financial control, according to the Scottish Housing Regulator. In an updated engagement plan for Forth Housing Asso

Angus Council's plans to demolish a former sheltered housing complex in Edzell and replace it with 21 new affordable homes have been put on hold after the local community came out against the proposals. The £3.5 million affordable housing project would have delivered air-tight,

A new residential development comprising a majority of build-to-rent (BTR) homes, including affordable homes, could be delivered at New Mart Road, Chesser, under new plans announced today.

Homeless Action Scotland CEO Gavin Yates provides his take on this week's Programme for Government, in particular the proposals for rent controls. The Scottish Government’s Programme for Government announced recently had many eye-catching headlines. 

A pledge to set up a state-owned energy company has been dropped by the Scottish Government in favour of a “new dedicated national public energy agency”. First unveiled by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during the Scottish National Party's 2017 conference, the company would have sold ene

West Dunbartonshire Council has agreed to write off irrecoverable debts owed to the council after exhausting all avenues for collection. The money includes uncollectable miscellaneous debt of £64,000 dating back to 2009, which is deemed unreasonable to recover due to the circumstances of

Four Scottish housing projects have been named finalists in the Scotland-wide Helping it Happen Awards 2021. Now in its fifth year, the Helping it Happen Awards have become firmly established in recognising the role of estates, businesses and community groups who are helping rural Scotland thrive. T

Kirsty Wells, head of Housemark Scotland, highlights how social landlords can play a significant part in combating climate change. Climate change is a serious threat to lives, from the very real risk of water shortages and food production becoming difficult, to heat waves, violent storms and downpou

More than 135,000 of the households in England who experienced or were at risk of homelessness during much of the pandemic also had other support needs, new UK Government statistics have revealed. The statistics show that from April 2020 – March 202

Scotland’s Child Disability Payment will open for new applications across the country from 22 November 2021. The roll-out follows a successful pilot launched in July across Dundee City, Perth & Kinross and the Western Isles council areas.

Two energy suppliers, PfP Energy and MoneyPlus Energy have announced that they are ceasing to trade. PfP Energy supplies gas and electricity to around 80,000 domestic customers, and 5,000 non-domestic customers. MoneyPlus Energy supplies gas and electricity to around 9,000 domestic customers.