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A significant step has been made towards restarting work on the Almondvale Crescent site in Livingston to deliver Supported Housing for Young People and additional housing for West Lothian Council.

Housing minister Paul McLennan said the Scottish Government will "carefully consider" any recommendations from the Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 Report that apply to Scotland, with a full response and cladding remediation action plan earmarked for next month.

Hillcrest's Ellengowan Regeneration development in Dundee and a sculptural new build home that wraps around an existing rockface in the Outer Hebrides are among the 21 projects to be shortlisted for Scotland’s national architecture awards by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotla

North Lanarkshire Council’s Open Market Purchase Scheme (OMPS) is continuing to be a key tool in tackling homelessness, increasing affordable housing, and revitalising local communities.

East Renfrewshire Council has set its budget for 2025-26, with the £7.1 million gap to be met by using cash from reserves and increasing council tax. Council leader Owen O'Donnell outlined the spending plans for the year ahead at a meeting of the full council on Wednesday 26 February. With the

The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme opened its eleventh funding round for applications yesterday with a total of £40 million in grants available to charities and community energy groups across England, Scotland and Wales that support households most at risk from cold homes and

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s budget for 2025/26 was approved at a meeting of the Comhairle on 25 February. Following an amendment, unanimously approved by all members, the proposed Council Tax increase of 8% was reduced to 7.5%.

Lovell Partnerships has officially completed all affordable housing at its Oakwood Edge development in Mayfield, near Dalkeith. Housing minister Paul McLennan visited this week to mark the handover to Melville Housing Association of the 39 high-quality, affordable homes.

Highland Council is set to consider a proposed 7% increase to Council Tax for 2025-26 at its budget meeting on 6 March.  A 7% increase for 2025/26, represents a 5% core increase to balance the budget for the year, plus 2% earmarked for capital investment through the Highland Investment Plan. Th

More than 600 Falkirk Council homes across five rural villages will be connected to a new gas supply by the end of the summer, with heating installed in properties by the end of 2025. Tenants living in Letham, Whitecross, California, Avonbridge, and Slamannan now have the option of connecting to a g

A plan has been unveiled to tackle £70 million in unclaimed benefits in the Highland area.

A landmark framework has now launched that will open up transformative opportunities for Scotland’s public sector to accelerate the country’s journey to net zero. With an estimated value of £120 million, appointed firms can expect to drive significant energy upgrades in public sect

The families of 326,080 children under 16 years of age were receiving vital support from Scottish Child Payment as of 31 December 2024, according to new figures. More £1 billion has now been paid to parents and carers since the payment was introduced in February 2021.

Business leaders across Aberdeen are urged to team up with homelessness charity CEO Sleepout to participate in its first annual Aberdeen fundraiser next month, which will help people across the city who don’t have a place to call home. Latest figures released by the Scottish Government reveal

Cunninghame Housing Association has acknowledged with great sadness, the passing of former long-serving board member Alistair Ramsay. Alistair joined the board of management in 1999 and served on various sub committees until 2018. He also held the position of chair for the Association’s subsid