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Councillor Shona Morrison from Moray Council has been elected as the 16th president of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) following a meeting of the full Convention in Edinburgh on Friday. Councillor Steven Heddle from Orkney Islands Council was appointed vice-president at the same

More than 5,000 refugees fleeing war in Ukraine have arrived in Edinburgh, the City of Edinburgh Council has confirmed. Of those who have come to or through the city, 2,222 were warmly received by council officers and volunteers at Edinburgh’s Welcome Hub – where volunteers have clocked

North Lanarkshire Council's home buying scheme which is delivering additional council homes for rent has been extended with some sellers being able to remain in their homes and become council tenants.

An upcoming BBC documentary is set to examine the causes of building collapse.

Inverclyde’s repairs and maintenance contractor Home Fix Scotland is reminding River Clyde Homes’ customers of their responsibilities in tackling a scourge of invasive plants across Scotland’s central belt.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement that it has now met the previous parliament’s 50,000 affordable homes target which was delayed when the pandemic forced construction to pause.

Robertson Homes has completed its acquisition of land for a new housing development in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire.

The regeneration of the Achtercairn site in Gairloch, north west Highland, won international recognition today at the European Responsible Housing Awards, part of the International Social Housing Festival in Helsinki, Finland.

Hundreds of Ukrainian children and their families have been made homeless after being granted sanctuary in the UK, new official figures have revealed.

Hillcrest's £6 million affordable housing development on Edinburgh’s Warriston Road has formally opened, adding a further 45 affordable homes to the city’s affordable housing provision. To mark the opening, delegates from City of Edinburgh Council visited the Canonmills Garden deve

Andrew Haslam, Ogilvie Homes and another developer have submitted plans to Stirling Council to build 38 houses in the rural Stirlingshire village of Fintry. The developers hope to build on land next to south of Menzies Terrace.

On May 18, Alan Somerville, senior development officer of Cunninghame Housing Association, presented a cheque for £1,000 to Susan Bicket, secretary of the Dumfries & Galloway Agricultural Society. The Dumfries & Lockerbie Agricultural Society is a charitable organisation run by a volun

Shire Housing Association is celebrating its 25th birthday with a series of events for its tenants, stakeholders, and communities. Formed in 1997 following a stock transfer from Scottish Homes, the Association operates across East Ayrshire, serving 16 different communities.

Staff who are part of the project which is building a low cost and low carbon heat network for Torry have grown connections with their local area by helping at a community garden and a primary school.

Abbeyfield Scotland’s house, Paterson Court in Haddington, has begun a significant refurbishment programme this week. The supported accommodation complex will see ten units refurbished with new en-suite bathrooms, an enhanced decking area in the communal gardens, a new laundry facility, and th