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Housebuilders Persimmon and Bellway have submitted the plans for the second residential phase of their joint venture development near Dunfermline’s new £180 million super campus.

The Spire View Housing Association-operated Roystonhill Community Hub is celebrating a £6,414.00 funding boost from SUEZ Communities Trust for Skylight Window Blinds to enable a community cinema and a wider range of community activities. Roystonhill Community Hub opened in 2019 and is in the h

The chief executive officers from eight housing associations in Scotland have completed Keep Scotland Beautiful’s Climate Emergency Training. The training, which is tailored specifically to the housing association’s business needs, explores the key role of the housing sector in helping S

The Scottish Greens will today promise to introduce rent controls as part of a ‘new deal' for renters to enshrine people’s right to a home. The party will pledge to make the winter evictions ban a permanent feature after the pandemic, as they are in countries like France, strengthen

North Lanarkshire Council's latest new house building project is now under way on the site of a former primary school in Plains.

Atkins has outlined the key principles behind its designs for 212 new homes for social rent on behalf of Aberdeen City Council.

Social care developer and provider Turning Point Scotland is celebrating a decade of Housing First success. Housing First is recognised by the Scottish Government as the default model for individuals experiencing homelessness with multiple and enduring support needs.

McLeod Glaziers has accepted a one-year contract extension from Perth & Kinross Council (PKC) that will see the firm continue to provide a reactive repair, maintenance and emergency call-out service to domestic properties. The contract includes works such as repairing faulty windows/doors,

Travellers have won their fight to stay on a site built without permission beside the internationally-renowned North Esk Park nature reserve in Aberdeenshire. North Esk Park at St Cyrus has been at the centre of a planning battle since emerging virtually overnight without approval in September 2013.

People working in the housing sector across rural Scotland who have helped communities flourish are being urged to enter the 2021 Helping it Happen Awards.

Scottish Borders Council has launched the second phase of its consultation on the draft Anti-Poverty Strategy which has been developed as part a Borders-wide commitment to supporting individuals, families and communities experiencing hardship, whether that is as a result of economic, fuel, housing,

The Scottish Housing Regulator has continued its statutory intervention at Fairfield Housing Association to support the landlord through its proposed transfer of homes to Kingdom Housing Association. In an updated engagement plan published today, the Regulator confirmed that Fairfield had made good

Caledonia Housing Association's Barry Johnstone reveals how his team supported the organisation last year so that staff could do their job to support tenants. “A small team, committed to a cause bigger than themselves, can achieve absolutely anything”.

Robertson Construction Northern has revealed its new development for Cairn Housing Association in Elgin is on track for completion in August.

Osprey Housing chief executive officer Glenn Adcook has joined people throughout the sector in wishing Scottish Housing News congratulations for our 20th anniversary year. “Along with our colleagues in the sector, we offer Scottish Housing News the warmest congratulations on achieving this key