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Paisley Housing Association has revealed how much of a helping hand it has provided as its tenants tackled the coronavirus pandemic. The Association swung into action quickly during the lockdown to combat the turmoil many families were experiencing.

Parents of children born from the 1st January 2019 can now access 12 months’ of free books from New Gorbals Housing Association's Gorbals Imagination Library. The Gorbals Imagination Library is a new book-gifting scheme for the area, created through a partnership of local organisations and b I

Architecture practice 3DReid has secured a loan from Barclays through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). The company has worked on a number of high-profile projects including designing the Emirates Arena & Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, the showpiece of the 2014 Glasgow Commonw

A development plan which sets the strategic framework for investment in jobs, homes and infrastructure across Aberdeen City and Shire over the next 20 years has been approved by Scottish Ministers.

The City of Edinburgh Council has delivered a rise in new homes being built and approved over the last 12 months and a decrease in repeat presentations of homelessness.

Strathaven-based Procast has been awarded a £1.2 million contract to provide roofing and rendering services for West Lothian Council. The deal will see the company working on various residential properties in Dedridge (two sites), Armadale (three) and Whitburn (two).

A public consultation is under way for plans by South Ayrshire Council to build 90 amenity flats to replace three tower blocks at Riverside Place in Ayr.

A closing date has been set for the sale of the former Madras College site in St Andrews, which has been recommended for use as housing. Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has set a closing date of 12 noon December 3 for the sale of Scottish comprehensive secondary school Madras College’s Kilrymont

Plans have been submitted for four homes to be built as the site of the Glenisla Hotel in Angus.

Hundreds of families in temporary accommodation in east London have had their rent reduced by around 60% after a four-year campaign against their corporate social landlord Mears.

A new online resource is being made available to help support people experiencing or at risk of, domestic abuse in Scotland. For professionals in the housing, social work, health, education and other sectors with an interest in the new domestic abuse legislation, the resource aims to improve underst

Aberdeen Cyrenians and Penumbra are working in partnership to deliver ‘Strength for Tomorrow’ – a new service which will support adults who have experienced childhood abuse which continues to affect their lives today. The project, which is funded by Inspiring Scotland, will help th

A new benefit to support 16 to 24-year-olds into work if they have been unemployed for six months will open for applications today. Job Start Payment is a one-off £250 payment to help with the costs of starting a new job. The upper age limit rises to 25 for care leavers and the payment rises t

The Scottish Parliament’s local government and communities committee has written to Local Authority Building Standards Scotland (LABSS) chair, Scott McKenzie, over the body’s “repeated failure” to engage with its work on the issue of ‘zero valued homes’. The issue

The Highland Council has agreed a one-year capital investment plan of £15.667 million to be spent improving its existing housing stock. A total of £1m of the funding will be specifically to fund aids and adaptations for disabled tenants.