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Funding to help people struggling financially and to ensure nobody is faced with rough sleeping this winter is part of a new £41 million support package from the Scottish Government. The Winter Support Fund will help those on low incomes, children and people at risk of homelessness against a b

Local people will be asked to help shape future spending plans at South Ayrshire Council after its Leadership Panel agreed to a medium-term plan to ensure the continued financial sustainability of the local authority. The council said significant financial challenges such as the continuing

A resident survey has been launched to gauge views on services and quality of life in East Lothian.

A proposed development of 400 homes in the south east of Ayr will be the subject of an upcoming public consultation. Maybole-based Lynch Homes plans to apply for permission in principle to build the homes on land between Ayr Hospital and Kincaidston.

Malcolm Allan Housebuilders has confirmed its plans for 89 new homes on the site of a former Aberdeen hotel.

Renfrewshire councillors this week approved plans for almost 80 new homes in Linwood but more information is sought before a decision is made on a 39-home development in Bridge of Weir. Merchant Homes Partnership Ltd had submitted proposals to build a development in place of vacant manufacturing bui

Kilmarnock-based registered social landlord Atrium Homes held its 23rd Annual General meeting at the end of September. The meeting was a socially distanced affair, held in Atrium’s offices. The members present heard from Joe Keen, chair of Atrium Homes, as he introduced an Annual Report which

Barrhead Housing Association has joined forces with technology platform Skillzminer as part of its commitment to supporting people with their careers.   Glasgow-based Skillzminer is a new digital job matching platform that will help transform the lives of tenants and the wider community ac

Midlothian Council is continuing to progress with its innovative new build housing programme which is being funded through its Housing Revenue Capital Account.  In the last 12 months, the council has taken on 118 homes for affordable rent to meet local housing needs. This has been achieved with

The ground has been officially broken at a new housing development in Kilmarnock that will see 43 new East Ayrshire Council homes being built for older ambulant disabled residents by the council’s strategic partner CCG (Scotland) Ltd. The new homes at Witch Road/Witchhill Place have been

West Lothian Council is continuing work on the upgrading and replacement of roof coverings and render coatings to properties throughout the region. The work is part of the council's Housing Capital Investment Programme which includes an investment towards improving and maintaining existing housing s

A COP26 House, which demonstrates how beautiful, affordable homes can help meet global climate change ambitions, will open its doors to the public for two weeks only from Monday.

National Befriending Week is celebrated every year from November 1-7 providing a great opportunity to raise awareness about the positive impact befriending makes in communities and in people’s lives. This year Berwickshire Housing Association's BeFriend Service is focussing on its befriending

A green-fingered tenant from Mayfield in Midlothian has won this year’s ‘Baxter Keiller Award’ for outstanding Melville Housing Association garden.

The owner and landlord of a holiday cottage where a teenager died have been fined after failing to maintain the gas heaters. No annual checks were carried out on the cabinet heaters in Glenmark Cottage, which were also placed in small rooms without enough ventilation.