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Simon Community Scotland, a charity that helps people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Central Scotland, has received £5 million of social investment from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) to purchase homes to help vulnerable people move away f

A mixed-use sustainable expansion to the city of Perth including around 1,500 new homes has been approved by Perth & Kinross Council.

Andrew Tolmie and Stefanie Johnston outline the current legal landscape in Scotland regarding who pays the remedial works necessary to bring residential buildings into line with new fire safety standards. On 14th June 2017, a fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block in west London, causi

Perthshire North MSP and the new cabinet secretary for covid recovery John Swinney officially opened Atholl Estates’ new Watermill Development, a community of eight new homes that showcase some of the latest eco-friendly living. (from left) Back: Jennifer Robertson and Rob Paul

A professional sculptor has been enlisted to create decorative artworks to reflect the industrial past and enhance the environment for residents and local community at a newly completed Caledonia Housing Association development in Dundee. The Association is starting to welcome tenants to new afforda

Proposals have been unveiled for 144 homes at the former Neptune Work site in Ayr. Barratt Homes has lodged a proposal of application notice for the potential development, which has been approved by South Ayrshire Council.

Following a report in which Marie Curie calls for more palliative care support for those experiencing homelessness and terminal illness, Ellie Wagstaff outlines the main issues and the charity's recommendations. Homelessness has traditionally been a bleak picture in Scotland over the years. This has

Volunteers at North-East charity Aberdeen Cyrenians have been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK.

Scottish Housing Regulator chair George Walker has been appointed as the interim chair of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).  The appointment will be for one year in order to allow the organisation to appoint a permanent replacement for Lindsay Montgomery CBE, who resigned as OSCR chai

Homelessness charity Cyrenians has launched their summer ‘Food That Goes Further’ appeal which calls on individuals to pledge regular support to their community food projects to ‘help make sure that no one goes hungry’. A large part of the charity's work includes its communit

Home Fix Scotland’s Environmental team has been busy pulling out all the stops to ensure outdoor spaces around many of their housing complexes remain safe and accessible to aid the transition of easing restrictions. Staff got to work lawn cutting and implementing weed control services, alongsi

Aberdeen City Council has highlighted rising construction costs plus a shortage of materials and workers after the local authority confirmed it would manage to build only half of its target of 2,000 homes by next year’s deadline.

Kingdom Housing Association has built six new homes in Glenrothes for social rent and handed them over to Fife Housing Association Alliance partner, Glen Housing Association. These new homes have been partly funded through a Scottish Government grant. An additional facility has been completed f

River Clyde Homes will hand over the first phase of modern new homes on the site of a former school in Port Glasgow later this year.

The drive to improve future housing options for people living in high-rise homes in North Lanarkshire is continuing as coronavirus restrictions ease. North Lanarkshire Council long-term plans in place to demolish all its tower blocks and a number of low-rise properties and replace them with 5,0