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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has appointed Shona Robison as cabinet secretary for social justice, housing and local government.

A former tenant of a property in Gourock, Inverclyde, has been awarded £1,500 by the First-tier Tribunal Housing and Property Chamber after it found she had been unlawfully evicted by her landlord, who claimed that his sister intended to live in the property.

Link Group has taken a significant step in its sustainability journey in recruiting Graeme Bruce as its new head of sustainability. Mr Bruce, who has held a senior role with Link partner West Highland Housing Association for over 12 years, will lead the delivery of Link’s ambitious decarbonisa

Allanwater Homes has submitted plans to Fife Council seeking to build 135 new homes in Kirkcaldy. The firm said that the plans for land to the west of Boreland Road which neighbours the Fife coastal rail line are a “well informed and creative” solution for the site which is currently vac

CALA Homes (West) and Acorn Developments have secured planning consent to create a new residential development in Houston, Renfrewshire.

An online event will take place today to share proposals for a proposed development of around 146 homes and green space at the former Silverlea Care Home in Edinburgh. Hart Builders is working alongside the City of Edinburgh Council to design and build the affordable and mid-market rented 

Berwickshire Housing Association’s BeFriend Project is to team up with the Eden Project and Abundant Borders to celebrate summer 2021 with a whole ‘Month of Community’.

Miller Homes has acquired Wallace Land Investments and Management Limited in a move that accelerates the expansion of its strategic landbank and growth to deliver 5,000 homes per annum over the medium term. Founded in 2009 in Edinburgh, Wallace has expanded into England over the years with

A collaborative robotics and social care event has brought together innovators and end-users in a week-long burst of creativity around assistive technology, supported by the world’s first example of an open assisted living laboratory.

Work has begun on twenty nine new council homes at Deans South in Livingston. They include a mixture of two, three, four and five-bedroom houses and two and three-bedroom bungalows.

Rivers flowing through Scotland’s towns and cities and the greenspaces between our buildings can act as vital low carbon heat sources to help to achieve its climate targets, according to new research.

Ambassador Living has submitted a detailed planning application to Glasgow City Council for the creation of 155 apartments and retail space at a prominent position in Finnieston.

Plans to build a major housing development at the University of the West of Scotland’s (UWS) Thornly Park campus in Paisley have been rejected by Renfrewshire Council. UWS, in partnership with Miller Homes, applied for permission to knock down the sports pitches, student accommodation, and Rob

West Dunbartonshire Council has set out its ambitions to advance equality and promote diversity and inclusion in West Dunbartonshire.  The four year Equality Outcomes & Mainstreaming Report, presented to the Corporate Services Committee this week, details the council’s commitment

Fife Council has approved a package of measures to tackle poverty in the Glenrothes area. Together the measures will cost £132,000 and are being made in response to the conclusions and recommendations made in the Poverty Research report, 'Work Together for a Common End' by Professor Karen McAr