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Glasgow City Council has approved plans to convert empty offices in a B-listed building in Buchanan Street into flats. TCS Freehold Investments Ltd, the owner of 101 to 107 Buchanan Street, has obtained permission to transform the upper floors of the properties into six flats.

Paul Ellis, chief executive of Ecol­ogy Build­ing So­ci­ety Agenda, discusses how climate change can be fought on the homes front. COP26 has been described as "the last best hope for the world to get its act together" on climate change, and the science could not be clearer. Climate c

Customers are typically facing a five-fold cost increase to install a heat pump, compared to a hydrogen-ready boiler, according to a new report published by the not-for-profit body Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA).

Average house prices in Scotland have increased by close to £25,000 (13.2 per cent) over the last 12 months – the highest rate of all four UK nations.

Rents in the UK are rising at the fastest rate since 2008 as demand outstrips supply, according to the latest research published by Zoopla. Zoopla found that private sector rents in September were 4.6% higher than a year earlier at £968 per month on average, marking the strongest growth in 13

Craigdale Housing Association has appointed Linda Chelton as its new chief executive. Linda comes with a wealth of social housing experience gained from roles across the UK, most recently as housing services manager within Rosehill Housing Co-operative in Glasgow.

Our #COP26SHN feature continues today with episode 2 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast in which former Dundee housing convener and housing justice campaigner Jimmy Black and Scottish Housing News editor Kieran Findlay speak with Link Group’s finance director Nick Pollard about Environmental

Jimmy Black writes about the latest episode of the Scottish Housing News Podcast, with Link Group’s finance director Nick Pollard. I used to sit on the committee of a local authority pension fund, and I made unpopular suggestions. I’d say “Let’s stop investing in tobacco,&rdq

Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) has officially opened its Glenshellach development in Oban. The official opening was carried out by Jenni Minto, Member of the Scottish Parliament for Argyll and Bute.

Developer Swan Group has concluded the purchase of land at Corton, South Ayrshire which will deliver in excess of 750 new homes, its biggest development yet.

Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) is to donate £1,000 to five charities including Befriending Lewis & Harris, Neuro Hebrides, RNLI, The Salvation Army and The Leanne Fund.

Former Link Group chief executive Craig Sanderson responds to episode 1 of the Scottish Housing News Podcast and the corresponding Black's Blog via a conversation he had with an old school friend. Thanks Jimmy Black, Kieran Findlay, David Bookbinder and Teresa Bray for your recent podcast episode an

The boards of Riverside and London-based One Housing Group (OHG) have agreed a merger to create one of the largest housing associations in the United Kingdom next month.

Renfrewshire Council’s director of finance and resources, Alan Russell, has been appointed as the council’s new chief executive and will take up post at the end of November. A national recruitment process began after current chief executive Sandra Black announced her retirement in A

Councillor Shona Haslam is stepping down as leader of Scottish Borders Council. Councillor Haslam, who represents the Scottish Conservatives, was elected to serve the Tweeddale East Ward and appointed as Leader in May 2017.