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Plans to demolish a block of offices in the centre of Edinburgh to make way for 42 new homes have been recommended for approval by council planners. Morgan McDonnell Architecture lodged an application earlier this year on behalf of Square & Crescent Ltd regarding the Henderson Place Lane si

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) is installing flood gates at its properties at high risk of flooding in the Borders. The first to be fitted are at homes in Newcastleton, where flooding caused misery for residents in February 2020, with many homes left uninhabitable. SBHA worked alongside

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has today ended its statutory intervention at Fairfield Housing Association following the transfer of tenants’ homes and other assets to Kingdom Housing Association. The transfer took place on 1 December 2021. This followed an independent ballot which saw 9

As the world marks 2021 International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Lorna Cameron, CEO of Horizon Housing Association, argues that Scotland must intensify efforts to tackle a critical accessible housing shortage that has left thousands of disabled people trapped in unsuitable homes. Slow progres

A new mural featuring Sir Alex Ferguson is nearing completion in an eye-catching addition to the streetscape of Govan. The colourful mural, commissioned by Elderpark Housing, depicts Govan-born Sir Alex Ferguson and also women wartime munitions workers and is finished off with an optimistic ray of s

The National Robotarium has partnered with Leuchie House to trial technologies that could help people with assisted living needs and those who care for them gain greater independence. One million people in Scotland live with a neurological condition, and 10% are disabled as a result. For many,

Places for People has been honoured with a series of awards for its Tornagrain Woodend house type and its 55 Degrees North development in Edinburgh. The company scooped the top national housebuilder award for best design at the Housebuilder Awards which celebrates the very best in UK housebuilding.

North Lanarkshire Council’s housing service is continuing to improve its performance, according to the latest report from the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR). Councillor Heather Brannan-McVey and Stephen Llewellyn

Glasgow City Council has accepted almost £3.7 million in place-based funding to support projects which improve local communities.

Glasgow City Council has continued to reduce the level of vacant and derelict land in the city over although the decrease is lower than average in recent years as a result of the pandemic, a report to councillors has concluded. A council committee met yesterday to receive an update on the

Kensa has announced the creation of a new Social Impact Fund to directly relieve fuel poverty. Around 10,000 people die across the UK every year because they are unable to keep their homes warm. This winter looks to be even more deadly as the increase in energy costs will mean that many low-income a

People on low income can apply for a one-off payment of £88 from the Highland Council’s City of Inverness Area Committee 2021/22 winter payments scheme to help them with their winter fuel bills. Councillor Helen Carmichael, provost and leader of Inverness Area, said: “If you live i

The total debt owed by individuals to local authorities that charged for temporary homeless accommodation in Scotland is in excess of £33 million, new figures have revealed amid suggestions that the practice could be unlawful.

Tenants of Perth-based Fairfield Housing Association yesterday completed their transfer to new landlord Kingdom Housing Association. More than 95% of Fairfield tenants who voted in an independent ballot in September supported the transfer to Kingdom.

The development consortium which owns more than 200 acres of development land in the west of Edinburgh has unveiled its vision for a significant new neighbourhood to be built on the site. New Ingliston Limited has been rebranded as West Town Edinburgh Ltd (WTE) and is now moving forward with its pl