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Glasgow City Council has approved plans to redevelop a historic West End church into 29 flats. The category B-listed Hillhead Baptist Church will be extended and converted into apartments with church/community facilities underneath the new homes.

Dundee City Council has approved plans to redevelop a former Victorian school into residential flats. The conversion of Downfield House was proposed by Aberkell Developments which purchased the building for a price believed to be of almost £500,000.

Plans have been submitted to convert the empty floors above a KFC restaurant in central Glasgow into flats.

Aberdeenshire Council is preparing to focus on an online means of public engagement as part of an eight-week consultation on its Proposed Local Development Plan 2020 (LDP). In light of social distancing measures, changes introduced though the coronavirus emergency legislation and guidance from the c

An initiative to create a vast new nature reserve in Dumfries and Galloway through southern Scotland’s largest community land buyout is being launched today with a £3 million crowdfunding campaign to help purchase 10,500 acres of Langholm Moor. The ambitious plan by charity The Langholm

Legislation to establish a new consumer organisation has been unanimously passed by the Scottish Parliament. Consumer Scotland – a new body dedicated to protecting the interests of consumers – is expected to be operational next year.

A plan to ensure that everyone experiencing homelessness has access to suitable quality accommodation has been brought forward in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the Scottish Government has confirmed. The Unsuitable Accommodation Order, which currently prohibits local councils from placing pre

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) will take account of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic when it assesses local authorities’ performance in complying with new requirements on temporary accommodation. New changes introduced by the Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) (Scotland) A

A £5 million fund will offer interest-free loans to landlords whose tenants are having difficulty paying rent during the coronavirus crisis.

More than 20 new could be built on the site of a former nursing home under newly lodged plans from Maryhill Housing Association. The Association wants to build 22 homes on the land at Rothes Drive where Ferguson Anderson House, a nursing home for the elderly, stood until it was demolished in 2018.

Duncan Smith, who works in the social housing sector, has contributed this piece as part of his quest for more information about housing architect George Gibson. Several years ago, just after starting my current job, I undertook some research on the properties we were refurbishing at the time. I fou

Housing charity LAR has welcomed a debate that highlights the need for more organisations to copy its loan-funding model to develop good quality affordable rented accommodation in Scotland. LAR was very interested to read ideas put forward by think tank Common Weal in Scottish Housing News calling f

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has updated its COVID-19 briefing on service delivery to include updates on key worker testing, allocations and links to external sources. The new templates include a sample telephone questionnaire and a contactless lettings protocol.

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has received £73k from the Scottish Government’s Supporting Communities Fund to continue to deliver vital support services to their most vulnerable tenants. The funding will support WSHA to expand the delivery of a comprehensive package of supp

Sectors such as construction, retail and manufacturing will be given "particular consideration" when the Scottish Government begins to decide how to ease the restrictions of the coronavirus lockdown, the First Minister has said.