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The leader of West Lothian Council, Councillor Lawrence Fitzpatrick, saw for himself how West Lothian Housing Partnership (WLHP) is transforming communities. Council Leader Lawrence Fitzpatrick, Wheatley chief executive Martin Armstrong, WLHP tenants Margaret and Alice Smith, Wheatley’s L

A consortium of housebuilders has resurrected plans to build 600 homes in Kintore.

Plans for a co-living residential home for retiring workers on the site of Cairnlee House in Aberdeen have been lodged for planning.

Prospect Community Housing has been accredited to provide information and advice on Welfare Benefits (Type III) and Housing & Money/Debt (Type I).

Alan Somerville, senior development officer of Cunninghame Housing Association, has presented a cheque for £1,000 to Duncan Gracie, the chairperson of Lockerbie Ice Rink along with young skaters, Charley MacBeth and Harris Stewart. Lockerbie Ice Rink is a Charitable Trust run by a voluntary co

The official ground-breaking has taken place at two new housing developments in East Ayrshire this week. Mill O’ Shield Road in Drongan and Quarry Knowe in Auchinleck are being delivered by CCG (Scotland) on behalf of East Ayrshire Council with both projects extending a strategic housing partn

A vacant site in the St Ninians area of Stirling is to be redeveloped to provide social housing following approval from Stirling Council.

Providing vital help to vulnerable residents during the current cost-of-living crisis is at the heart of North Ayrshire Council’s Budget for 2022/23. With energy bills on the rise and expected to increase further in the months ahead, the council’s Budget has focused on measures to help m

A pioneering Community Improvement Partnership (CIP) tackling crime and anti-social behaviour across central and southern Scotland has been recognised as the best in the country. The CIP links Wheatley Group with Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. It was named Policing Partner

The future of a lifeline energy scheme in Scotland is in doubt, as households face soaring bills in a matter of weeks. The Warm Home Discount, funded by all energy consumers, takes £140 off of energy bills through an energy company rebate, to people on pension credit or low incomes.

The completion of 38 new council homes for rent at Arbroath’s Emislaw Drive represents the second phase of Angus Council’s Timmergreens regeneration project in Arbroath – providing affordable housing in re-designed spaces that people can be proud to call home.

A development officer has started work for Rural Housing Scotland to take a new housing initiative forward in Uist.

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as new local tax rules for holiday lets. The changes represent more steps taken to ensure people can find an affordable home in the place they have grown up.

Britain's second-largest homebuilder Persimmon said today it expects to deliver 4-7% more homes this year after it posted a 23% rise in annual profit.

Glasgow City Council’s Empty Homes Strategy has brought back hundreds of empty homes back to use in the city over the past few years, helping to increase the housing supply.