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Irvine Housing Association has started work on the development of 77 brand new affordable homes in Irvine. The new properties will form phase two of the successful Tarryholme development, where 87 homes were built in 2019. 

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has written to all social landlords to advise them of the information it will ask them to submit in the quarterly returns on the impact of COVID-19. The new quarterly returns replace the monthly returns which social landlords have been submitting since March last

Homes for Scotland (HFS) has announced three new appointments to its board following its Annual General Meeting last week. Regional managing director for Keepmoat Homes Beth McNeil and managing director for Bellway Homes West Scotland Fraser Conn join HFS director of policy Fionna Kell as company di

CALA Homes (East) is finalising details with an affordable housing provider for the delivery of 75 affordable homes after being given the green light for a development of 300 homes in East Calder. Located at the eastern edge of East Calder and near to the A71, the 42-acre development will inclu

CALA Homes (East) has had final plans outlining proposed new private and affordable homes in a popular coastal Fife village unanimously approved by a local planning committee.

A programme of transportation measures that will facilitate the development of thousands of homes and investment in the Dunfermline and wider regional economy has gained the support of councillors. Fife Council yesterday approved the business case to support the Dunfermline Strategic Trans

Councillors have been recommended to approve plans to demolish a former pub in Glasgow city centre to build new apartments. Property developer Big Top Productions intends to demolish the building on the Ropework Lane site, which previously traded as Anne Millers, in order to build 18

A new fund has been made available for housing associations and other large charitable organisations to help tackle poverty and trauma in Scotland.

Four large industrial units, two of which host River Clyde Homes' building and maintenance arm Home Fix Scotland, have been purchased in a £1 million deal.

Highland Council leader Councillor Margaret Davidson and strategic chair Councillor Trish Robertson have called on the local authority to align its thinking around climate change and poverty. Cllr Davidson stressed the importance of considering how the Scottish Government’s Just

Scottish Borders Council has approved proposals for the administration of the Build Back a Better Borders Recovery Fund which was agreed within the council’s Financial Plan on March 19. The £500,000 fund has been established as part of the council’s response and recovery efforts re

A new welfare guide has been published on the Highland Council’s website to highlight to people across the Highlands the range of financial support and guidance which is available to them. 

A teenager has accidentally moved into a retirement village after signing her lease without viewing the property. Madison Kohout, who is 19, signed for the apartment after finding it online prior to her move from Oklahoma to Arkansas, but she had no idea what she'd signed up for.

Glasgow City Council has approved plans for a residential development at Arden by Glen Oaks Housing Association.

Prospect Community Housing has appointed Colin James as its new finance manager following a recruitment exercise earlier in the year. A qualified accountant and has many years’ experience in the housing sector, Colin most recently worked at Caledonia Housing Association.