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Inverclyde Council has approved its budget for next year with up to 4,000 households set to receive a £100 Council Tax credit this year to support those who fall on the wrong side of other Covid financial support. The council’s overall budget of £203 million and a three-year capita

North Lanarkshire Council's ambitious plans to transform the area's economic, education and employment fortunes are making excellent progress, according to a recent report.

CALA Homes (North) has handed over a project to build dozens of new homes at the Meldrum House Hotel & Golf Club in Oldmeldrum to a new developer after deciding it "no longer fits" with the company's wider business strategy.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has detailed plans to West Lothian Council for the provision of 191 new homes located off Longridge Road at Heartlands, near Whitburn.

CALA Homes (North) has received planning approval from Aberdeen City Council for its application to build 82 properties which will form the third phase of its Oldfold Village development in Milltimber.

Architecture and Design Scotland, Scotland’s design champion, has today launched its 10-year corporate strategy, calling for collaboration to ensure Scotland’s places are created for the benefit of people in Scotland and ensuring that the voice of communities is central to how places are

The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) has published a new report which outlines the preliminary evidence of a project that seeks to examine the evolution of the housing system between the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and the COVID-19 pandemic, and the early impact of the pan

Economy secretary Fiona Hyslop has announced that a further £70 million will be made available by the Scottish Government to provide more jobs, internships, apprenticeships, training and volunteering opportunities for young people in Scotland.  The extra funding for Young Person&rsqu

Lovell has been awarded the highest rating in the Home Builders Federation (HBF) 2021 National New Homes Customer Satisfaction Survey, acknowledging its committed approach to customer service and consistently high building standards over the last 12 months. In a year that has delivered unprecedente

Legislation has been passed giving more powers to police and courts and social landlords to protect people at risk of domestic abuse.

Problems with the five-week wait to receive the first Universal Credit payment and sanctions which lead to payments being withdrawn if claimants don’t meet certain conditions have directly contributed towards homelessness in Scotland, a new report has revealed. Analysis from the Scottish Gover

Homelessness charity Crisis is urging parties across Scotland to make preventing and ending homelessness, including rough sleeping, a national priority ahead of the election. Launching a new Manifesto for Ending Homelessness in Scotland, the charity is calling on every party to make ending homelessn

The senior management team at Langstane Housing Association have added their congratulations to Scottish Housing News on our 20th anniversary this month.

Edinburgh-based developer Whiteburn has secured detailed planning consent from Fife Council for a development for 73 new two, three and four-bedroom homes in the grounds of the former Viewforth High School in Kirkcaldy.

Linstone Housing has received a fresh funding boost as it carries on the fight against coronavirus. Linstone, like so many other housing associations, has been at the forefront of the campaign to help its communities since the pandemic began.