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The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has named current New London Architecture managing director Tamsie Thomson as its new chief executive. Tamsie, who was previously director of the London Festival of Architecture, will join the organisation in July at what it described as "a ti

A new online system for applying for council housing and accessing rent information in Aberdeenshire is now live. As well as allowing people to apply for council housing, the Housing Online portal also allows existing council tenants to check rent details, including viewing balances and charges and

A Los Angeles judge has ruled that the city must find housing for the entire population of Skid Row, its infamous homeless neighbourhood, within six months. LA is suffering from a severe housing and homelessness crisis. As of January 2020, there were more than 64,000 homeless people in LA county, 41

Glasgow City Council planners are being asked to approve serviced apartments on the upper floors of a city centre building. The proposal by Delicata Associates is for 24 Drury Street, at Renfield Street, above entertainment premises.

Shettleston Housing Association has secured detailed planning consent to transform the site of the former St Mark’s primary school into a new, family-focused development.

Multi-storey dwellings across Dundee could be set for £4.2 million of fire safety improvements designed to further enhance safety standards in the blocks. Councillors will be asked to approve the works which include the installation of new fire doors in communal areas and new door sets for ind

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has distributed 190 iPads and Chromebooks to tenants to help tackle digital exclusion and over the past year. The initiative, which was undertaken via the Connecting Scotland programme, aimed to provide tenants with the means to ge

Councillors in Edinburgh have approved a new four-year framework setting out the council’s ambitions to advance equality and promote diversity as the city rebuilds after the pandemic.

Fife Council has received plans for a major development in Kinghorn comprising of 140 new homes. Gladman Developments is seeking permission to build the homes at Mid Mire in Kinghorn, which it said could bring 294 new residents to the town.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has submitted an Approval of Matters specified in Conditions (AMC) application to East Lothian Council for the provision of a further development of new homes on land at Futures Way in Wallyford, East Lothian.

Aberdeen City Council is investing in a £5.2 million project that will see low-carbon and energy-efficient technology installed in 100 council homes. Solar panels, heat pumps and battery storage systems will all be installed, with the aim of demonstrating how green innovations are a viable rou

With the right policies, Scotland’s transition to a low-carbon economy could create up to 367,000 jobs, with up to 37,000 of those created over three years by building new social housing, according to a major new report into green jobs.

Chiara Fingland and Clare O’Connell from Studio LBA in Edinburgh and Kinross and the Imagine If… research collective have been awarded the prestigious RSA Annual Exhibition Medal for Architecture for their work on the Home of 2030 project. Chiara and Clare worked with colleague Ellie Bu

New Gorbals Housing Association (NGHA) and Urban Union have released detailed plans for a residential development on a historic site in the Laurieston area of Glasgow for public consultation.

Ahead of next month’s Scottish Parliament election, Eildon Housing Association is calling on Scotland’s political parties to support investment in the social housing sector in order to kickstart the country’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.