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Loreburn Housing Association has been awarded a £59,166 funding boost from the Scottish Government’s Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for the appointment of a dedicated activities coordinator. The new fund supports person-centred initiatives to help address the impacts on phy

Over 600,000 adults in Scotland either entered debt during the pandemic, or saw their pre-existing debt get worse, according to analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has highlighted a number of unprecedented challenges being faced by registered social landlords as they start to emerge from the pandemic. Delivering a message at SHARE’s Annual Conference on Friday, the Regulator said it is vital that they are plannin

The final tenants have now received the keys to their new homes in the flagship new development on the site of the former East Dunbartonshire Council HQ in Kirkintilloch.

Propertymark’s Daryl McIntosh has raised concerns that Scotland’s Additional Dwelling Supplement is "inhibiting and skewing investment" in the private rented sector. The Scottish Government has opened a consultation on its Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), but Propertymark has s

Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) has hailed the opening of two new housing developments in South Uist, with four units constructed at Howmore completed in January 2022 and five units completed at Trosaraidh in March 2021. Roddy Mackay, HHP board member and councillor for Benbecula and North Uist,

A new style of accommodation is coming to Glasgow’s city centre after Chris Stewart Group (CSG) signed a joint venture agreement with Cheval Collection. Under the agreement, CSG will build 168 studio and one-bedroom apartments for both short term guests and long-term residents within its Love

A new framework to shape Scotland’s health and social care workforce over the next decade places training, wellbeing, job satisfaction and the principles of Fair Work at its heart has been outlined by the Scottish Government.  The National Workforce Strategy for Health and Social Care in

Support is being expanded to improve the energy efficiency of homes and tackle energy costs in Scotland.  In response to the cost of living crisis, three key Scottish Government energy efficiency and heat programmes will be boosted from April.

Aberdeenshire Council's plans to develop 16 flats on the site of an old Fraserburgh school have been given the green light.

Construction works are progressing well at Stirling Council’s new build residential site in Bannockburn Road, Cowie.

A new development of 39 modern council homes in Johnstone is now almost complete - with the first tenants expected to move in over the next few months. The new development at Auchengreoch Road in Spateston will include a mix of two, three and four-bedroom houses, and one and two-bed cottage flats.

Scottish charity Glasgow The Caring City has begun delivery of aid on the ground in eastern Europe, backed by an astonishing £150,000 of public and corporate donations generated in just 10 days. The charity launched an emergency Ukraine fundraising appeal on February 28, on the same day it sen

Five affordable self-build plots on Elizabeth Crescent in Dornoch are seeking budding home-builders. The plots are for sale at £25,000 each by Dornoch & District Community Association (DADCA), following a community asset transfer of land from the Highland Council.

Work has finished on a development of new council flats which are part of a programme building 2,000 new council houses across Aberdeen.