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Fighting poverty is one of the key aims of new-look charity Queens Cross Community Foundation, set up to serve the communities of north west Glasgow. The Queens Cross Community Foundation, formerly the Garscube Community Foundation, aims to have a tighter focus on helping those in greatest need in t

Springfield Properties has reported a 50% increase in revenue and an 81% rise in profit thanks to private and affordable housing sales boosts coupled with a contribution from strategic land offloads. Announcing its final results for the year ended 31 May 2021, the housebuilder said the “signif

Akela Construction has won two major housebuilding contracts in Scotland worth over £15 million.

CIH Scotland has called for the right to adequate housing to be reflected in the outcomes and monitoring framework for the Scottish Social Housing Charter. The Scottish Government has committed to enshrining human rights in Scot’s law but, according to CIH, landlords can take action now to pro

Six existing members were re-elected to the volunteer board of Ayrshire Housing at its AGM last Wednesday with one new member joining the team. A postal ballot for the seven places saw the arrival of new board member Kelsey Kane, the CEO of Ayr-based homelessness charity SeAscape.

Orkney Islands Council is facing significant challenges to permanently rehome households after a major rise in the number of people affected by homelessness during the pandemic. Councillors on the local authority’s education, leisure and housing committee were presented with a r

Members of the Highland Council have agreed to progress a motion to use planning laws to limit the number of short-term lets in communities.

The specialist construction contract advisory team at Harper Macleod has helped Fife Council beat the clock to close a housing deal with Robertson Construction Group Limited for seven sites across the Kingdom. The project will see more than 260 houses built as part of the council’s Affordable

A programme of main infrastructure work at a Taylor Wimpey development in Glenboig will start from September 20 following the successful completion of some pre-construction and preparation works, the hosuebuilder has confirmed. This work is in preparation for construction of its Meadowside developme

Arc-Tech MU has commenced the installation of multi-utilities at a major regeneration scheme located on Muir Road in West Dunbartonshire.

Angus Council has said its Annual Performance Report 2020-21 captures the hard work and commitment of staff in delivering a highly effective service to the people of Angus while responding to the challenges of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The report, which was presented to elected members

The call centre at Saltire Facilities Management has been awarded a contract to deliver out of hours call handling services on behalf of River Clyde Homes. River Clyde Homes owns and manages more than 6000 homes and provides factoring services for a further 2,000 homes across the Inverclyde are

Plans have been submitted for the development of new homes on the site of a former Dalkeith rail yard. Caledonian Trust wants to demolish an existing shed and deliver six houses, garages and an access road on the brownfield infill site off Melville Road in Eskbank.

New life will be breathed into some of Scotland’s most long-standing derelict sites by the first awards from a £50 million programme. More than £5m from the new low carbon Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme, which aims to drive regeneration, enhance the environment and t

A week-long programme of events and initiatives launches across the country today to engage businesses, organisations and communities in Scotland’s response to the global climate emergency ahead of COP26. Scotland’s Climate Week 2021 will turn the spotlight on the November summit by high