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Members of the Scottish Green Party have approved the party’s cooperation agreement with the SNP that clears the way for co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater to become Scotland's first Green ministers. Around 83% of members who took part in an extraordinary general meeting on Saturday vo

Rough sleepers and other vulnerable people in Cornwall are to be housed in “sheds” due to a housing shortage fuelled by the growing number of second homes and holiday lets in the area. Cornwall residents have voiced concerns that the move risks the area being blighted by “homegrown

The Citizens Advice network unlocked almost £147 million for people during the pandemic, new statistics have revealed. Despite the huge challenges presented by lockdown, with face to face advice restricted for large periods of the 2020/21 year, the network unlocked £146.9m for people thr

A residential transformation is being proposed at a former private hospital in Dundee. Plans submitted by Patience and Highmore Architects will see the C-listed Fernbrae Hospital and its grounds redeveloped, including demolition of the less architecturally significant l

Former Link chief executive and member of the Edinburgh Poverty Commission, Craig Sanderson, outlines how housing can help overcome poverty in Edinburgh. One of the most devastating causes of poverty in Edinburgh is the mushrooming cost of sustaining a secure, comfortable home to buy or rent. S

Bellway Homes Ltd (Scotland East) is continuing its work supporting the communities in which it builds with a donation of £1000 to help families in crisis. The housebuilder has given £200 each to foodbanks in West Lothian, Perth and Kinross, East Lothian, Edinburgh North East and Dunferm

Scottish Greens co-leaders Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie are set to take on ministerial roles for transport, housing and energy as part of a working agreement with the Scottish Government. The two have been nominated for ministerial office should party members back the draft co-operation

A detailed planning application submitted by Savills on behalf of Almond Valley Limited and Stewart Milne Homes has been granted consent by Perth & Kinross Council.

A new development of energy efficient and affordable homes in Ayton has proved extremely popular with Berwickshire Housing Association’s (BHA) tenants. The Association has not built any affordable housing in Ayton for 18 years and the 31 homes at Beanburn attracted a total of 3,

Riverside Scotland has made a strong commitment to providing homes for veterans at risk of homelessness in its two newest social housing developments. The organisation – formerly known as Irvine Housing Association – is allocating more than 10% of its new homes to support veteran househo

River Clyde Homes has retained gold level accreditation from Investors in People (IIP). Investors in People is the international standard for people management, defining what it takes to lead, support, and manage people effectively to achieve sustainable results.

Applicants for council housing in Aberdeenshire can now choose the specific properties they hope to secure, following the introduction of a new ‘choice-based lettings’ application process. The approach forms part of the Housing Online platform launched earlier this year and is available

David Alexander, managing director of property firm DJ Alexander, discusses the potential setbacks of introducing rent-controlled areas in Scotland. When an economy is laid low by war, famine, pestilence or – most recently – by a global pandemic, one factor is crucial to eventual recover

A public consultation is underway on a proposal from Midlothian Council to submit a planning application for a new development of around 134 homes for rent at the former Newbattle High School playing fields site near Dalkeith.

The Highland Council has invited the public to an open information event regarding its Meiklefield redevelopment in Dingwall.