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New Gorbals Housing Association has named 7N Architects on its development framework.

Bield is calling on art-loving members of the public to get creative to help celebrate its golden anniversary after 50 years in the business. Individuals are being encouraged to put pen to paper to help design a new logo for the housing provider, which operates in 21 locations across the country.

Renfrewshire Council has approved plans to build 34 flats and three ground floor commercial units at 22 Bridge Street in Paisley.

McKernan Homes Ltd has been granted approval for plans to build 24 two-bedroom flats on vacant land at the site of a former 1920s cinema in Dennistoun, Glasgow.

The Highland Council's Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh committee has committed to securing land for housing purposes.  During a meeting held last week, committee members had the opportunity to consider the council's draft Strategic Housing Investment Plan and discuss the projects ei

The Scottish Greens have echoed calls from the Citizens’ Assembly for the introduction of rent controls to combat "inflation-busting rent rises" across Scotland. The Citizens’ Assembly threw its weight behind calls for tenant protections in its latest report published earlier this month

UK flat sales have halved as official data reveals for the first time how a scandal over the poor construction of recent homes is trickling into the economy. In September - the month that marks the height of the autumn property market - flat transactions worth £1.6 billion were lost, according

Fife Council intends to spend an additional £320,000 on tackling anti-social behaviour. The council's Community and Housing Services Sub-Committee will discuss planned changes to its antisocial behaviour policy on Thursday this week.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to retain the £20 increase in Universal Credit ahead of a Westminster debate today.

Funding of almost £1 million to help more vulnerable young people across Scotland into work has been announced by economy secretary Fiona Hyslop. Part of the Scottish Government’s Young Person’s Guarantee, the £986,702 investment will provide specialist pre-employment support

Glasgow City Council yesterday approved its Strategic Housing Investment Plan for the city over the 2021-26 period, a time which will see £469.71 million affordable housing supply programme grant funding made available with the aim of building an additional 4,400 affordable homes.

Shettleston Housing Association has welcomed a £45 million funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland to refinance existing loans and enable completion of its new build development programme within the area. Providing quality affordable homes and services for the communities of Shettleston, G

The First Minister's announcement this week that the current guidance regarding only carrying out essential works in homes would become law does not represent any material change for housing service providers, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA)

Appeals into enforcement notices served by the City of Edinburgh Council to bring the unlawful use of properties for short-term lets have been dismissed by the Scottish Government. The local authority set up the cases in response to reports of noise and disturbance from four flats operating as

Kingdom Housing Association has appointed Smith Scott Mullan Associates to its framework for architect and multi-discipline design team services.