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A funding vehicle of The Housing Finance Corporation (THFC) has raised £107 million for three housing associations including Edinburgh-based Trust Housing following a temporary pause on the bond markets due to the Ukraine crisis.

Social impact investor Housing Growth Partnership (HGP) has agreed a financial investment with an ambitious female-led property development business based in Edinburgh.  As organisations around the world recognise International Women’s Day, HGP has announced an investment deal worth

Edinburgh-based company Watermans Legal has launched a campaign to offer lucky applicants the chance to sell their house free of charge. The Scottish legal and estate agency brand has launched ‘Sell Your Home for Free’ to relieve future homebuyers from selling expenses. The winner of the

A project to help unemployed housing association tenants into work has been launched in the Borders. The initiative is the first of its kind between the Borders Housing Network (comprising of all four local housing associations) and social enterprise The Wise Group.

Glasgow City Council has been given an update on the early progress on the implementation of the Glasgow Green Deal, the nine-year mission approved in October 2021 to transform the city's economy to tackle the climate and ecological emergencies.

North Ayrshire Council has this week launched a new Domestic Abuse Policy for local residents.

Progress continues on work to turn a former council depot into high quality council homes in West Lothian.

Street Change Glasgow, the city's alternative giving scheme, has raised £12,500 for people involved in begging. So far, 35 people have been helped by the scheme, which was launched in Glasgow Central Station in March 2020.

Mears Group, in partnership with North Lanarkshire Council, is providing career opportunities to young people in the area with plans to take on 20 new apprentices in 2022.

Dundee-based trades company Hillcrest Maintenance has teamed up with Future Skills College to offer local young people the opportunity to receive hands-on experience in a trade of their choice.

Wheatley Group is helping worried tenants cope with rising fuel bills – by distributing £2.25 million of energy top-up vouchers. The housing, care and property management group has issued over 30,000 top-up vouchers thanks to financial backing from energy regulator Ofgem and the Scottish

Aberdeen City Council has approved a budget protecting vital public services whilst accelerating inclusive economic recovery. The 2022/23 spending plan includes £1 million for a new Aberdeen Fuel Poverty Assistance Fund for people not covered by national schemes, which is expected to benefit o

The JR Group has submitted plans to bring a new lease of life to an abandoned plot of land in South Lanarkshire.

Charity MND Scotland has launched a new housing report, which highlights Scotland’s failing housing system for people living with motor neurone disease (MND), and is calling for immediate Scottish and local government action.

Shelter Scotland has welcomed Scottish Labour’s commitment to eliminate homelessness but has urged politicians in both Holyrood and councils to “focus on delivery.”   In his address to the party’s conference last week, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said ensurin