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Danny Campbell, the founder of Glasgow-based architecture firm HOKO Designs, has called on the Scottish Government to follow England’s lead in dragging the planning application process into the digital age. The two web apps, announced by UK housing secretary Robert Jenrick on Wednesday, are a

Perth & Kinross Council has made an offer to tenants facing financial difficulties that their homes will not be at risk if they engage with us over rent arrears. We know many council tenants are suffering financially as a result of the pandemic. Now that Perth and Kinross is under Level 1 restri

The Scottish Parliament’s former presiding officer Ken Macintosh has taken up his first non-executive role since leaving politics. Mr Macintosh has joined the board of Lar Housing Trust, which specialises in providing mid-market rental homes across Scotland. His appointment is being described

The establishment of a National Housing and Dementia Forum by the Scottish Government is a way to ensure that every person with dementia gets the support they need, according to the University of Stirling and Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH). The Forum will bring together stakeholders from archi

West Lothian Council has submitted a planning application for six new council homes on the site of an old community centre in Bathgate. The proposed two-storey development on Marjoribanks Street includes the construction of new low-rise housing with private gardens, communal soft

Manor Estates Housing Association has launched its new corporate logo today.

Aberdeen Cyrenians has announced the imminent departure of its chief executive Mike Burns as he moves takes on the role of CEO of national mental health charity Penumbra. From today, Chris Bennett-Taylor, head of corporate and business services, will assume the role of interim CEO.

Energy efficiency specialist Green Home Systems has teamed up with national housing and homeless charity Shelter Scotland in a partnership that aligns both organisations in their joint commitment to help struggling families and individuals live in a safe, secure, and affordable home. Green Home

Midlothian councillors have approved the council’s Tenant Participation and Customer Engagement Strategy 2021-2024. The strategy sets out the framework for how tenant participation will work in Midlothian over the next three years.

West Dunbartonshire Council has welcomed the 200th tenant into its new homes across the region. Karen Hay, 49, is moving into an accessible home at the St Andrew’s development with 10-year-old daughter Zoe, who has Cerebral Palsy and uses a wheelchair.

Having engaged in the Heat Networks (Scotland) Act since its earliest days, working with civil servants and ministers to provide the views of the renewables sector, Scottish Renewables highlights the work that was carried out and the teamwork that was necessary to achieve these wins.

Increased sales in private and affordable housing coupled with a contribution from strategic land sales have driven an expected year-on-year revenue growth of 49% for Springfield Properties. In a trading update for the year ended 31 May 2021, the housebuilder said its full year 2020/21 revenue

Urban Union will today hand over its first eight properties on its inaugural fully self-delivered development. The handovers, at Pollokshaws Living in the south side of Glasgow, mark a significant milestone for the developer, which up until 2019 exclusively used its shareholders to deliver its const

A street of new homes within a future phase at Taylor Wimpey’s Hawthorn Gardens in South Queensferry will recognise and provide a lasting legacy to former Lord Provost George Grubb who served the local community as a local Liberal Democrat councillor for 13 years during the period 1999-2012. G

A special online portal has been launched for more than 10,000 Personal Assistants across Scotland to ensure they receive a £500 thank you payment from the Scottish Government. The Personal Assistant workforce are employed directly by disabled people, for whom they provide vital support to ena