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A partnership project between GEMAP Scotland and the Glasgow Violence Against Women Partnership (GVAWP) is looking to expand its training for social landlord housing officers following a successful pilot programme.

Plans to build student flats on the site of a fire-hit former Dundee furniture store could be approved next week. A planning application was lodged with Dundee City Council in June seeking permission to erect a nine-storey accommodation block on Barrack Street.

Scotland's property sector has responded with disappointment to an announcement in the 2025-26 Budget that the Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS) will increase from 6% to 8%.

Caledonia Housing Association (CHA) has climbed eight places from 25th to 17th in the top 50 Scottish companies to work for. Best Companies, which involves a comprehensive survey of employee experience, also improved CHA’s position in the top 25 UK housing associations to work for annual award

The Tenants Information Service (TIS) has appointed Pedro Cameron as its new tenant participation and engagement manager. The appointment marks a new chapter for TIS and reinforces its commitment to provide the very best advice, support, and training services and works to ensure that tenant particip

Plans for a new retail park project which could bring additional affordable housing and care for the elderly to Straiton have been rejected by ministers.

ESPC, the Scottish property portal, has announced the appointment of two new directors to the company’s board. Jill Andrew, partner at Connell and Connell, and Caitlin Keegan, residential property legal director at Gillespie MacAndrew, will bring a wealth of insight and experience to their pos

Hanover Scotland CEO Angela Currie has joined social care organisations across Scotland to alert Chancellor Rachel Reeves of the catastrophic impact of increased National Insurance contributions. In an open letter, Ms Currie and more than 80 leaders of not-for-profit social care organisations have&n

Cunninghame Housing Association has appointed John McIntyre as the new executive director of finance & corporate services. John brings over 20 years of senior financial management experience, having held key leadership roles within the social housing sector and local government. His expertise an

A 7,000-home neighbourhood including two schools, a hotel and commercial, retail & community facilities to the western fringe of Edinburgh has been granted planning consent in principle.

Two of Scotland’s property companies are set to invest in the thriving community at Millerhill, just south-east of Edinburgh.

Thirty-five residences owned by Queens Cross Housing Association (QCHA) are the beneficiaries of brand-new, high-performing windows and doors thanks to a supply and fit installation from CCG (Scotland).

Lar Housing Trust, a housing charity set up to establish whether a new financial model could help tackle Scotland’s shortage of affordable homes, is celebrating a series of remarkable achievements as its first funding pipeline finishes. Lar Housing Trust was launched in October 2015, with a &p

The Scottish Government has heeded concerns from across the sector and increased funding to boost the supply of affordable homes as part of its latest Budget, but ministers have been warned that a long-term strategy is still required to address the shortfall in housing.

Tenants are settling into their new council homes in Gartcosh thanks to an ‘off-the-shelf’ project with Bellway Homes.