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Glasgow City Council has granted permission for the demolition of the B-listed Hillhead Baptist Church, clearing the way for a 32-flat residential development on the site, despite more than 300 objections from the public.

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has appointed Karen McGregor as its new director of operations and membership. Karen brings substantial experience, having previously worked at the National Lottery Community Fund, supporting community groups to access vital funding. Then holdin

Osprey Housing’s tenancy support service has been helping vulnerable households across the north-east reporting a strong start to 2026/27, with hundreds of cases already supported and more than £79,000 secured for tenants facing hardship. Figures released by the Tenancy Support Team show

Inverness homebuilder MAKAR has been appointed by the Kyle and Lochalsh Community Trust (KLCT) to take forward design and survey work for the proposed Micro-Ecovillage at Ratagan and Saraig, on the shores of Loch Duich. KLCT purchased two sites at Ratagan and Saraig from Forestry and Land Scotland.

Work has started on the next major phase of homes at The Village, Dalmarnock, building on the success of the award-winning Athletes’ Village that Cruden delivered for the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the City Legacy Consortium.

The first homeowners have now moved into Station Wynd, the new residential development in Nitshill being delivered by Clark Contracts on behalf of Strathcarron Developments.

SSEN Transmission has committed more than £17 million to fund the construction of 50 new homes with Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP). In all, 73 homes will be built in the first phase of HHP’s Melbost West social housing development in Lewis, at the site next to MacKenzie Park east of

Cullross, the social housing developer, is progressing a multi-million-pound project to regenerate the derelict Queen Victoria Works in Dundee's West End, with a proposal of application notice now lodged with Dundee City Council. The B-listed former jute mill sits on Brook Street and Douglas Street

Future climate change will see a clear shift towards summer cooling requirements, with implications for grid capacity, occupant wellbeing, and energy affordability, a study carried out by researchers at the University of Manchester has found.

Tenants in Munro Place in Aviemore will receive more energy-efficient homes following an investment from Cairn Housing Association.

Scotland’s tenement charity Under One Roof has welcomed Katharina Bandmann as a new education and training officer. Katharina replaces Jacqueline Omoniyi, who left Under One Roof in April after four years of dedicated service. Jacqueline has gone on to work for learning and development co

PVCu window replacement work has been completed by CCG Group for Calvay Housing Association in the east end of Glasgow.  A total of 248 high-performing window sets were installed in 31 homes during a four-week time frame in Barlanark, marking the first time the Group has worked on behalf of Cal

Riverside Scotland is celebrating success after taking home a major award and receiving further recognition at a national awards ceremony on Friday 12th June. The organisation attended the Scotland Energy Efficiency Awards 2026, where it had been shortlisted in two categories.

HACT has announced eleven Founding Partners in UK HIVE – a new sector-wide innovation hub designed to help social housing organisations tackle the challenges that cannot be solved alone. Founding Partners include Clarion Housing Group, Orbit and Adecco, alongside Barnsbury Housing Association,

Nearly all social landlords are reviewing or redesigning their housing management services as the sector responds to rising customer complexity, operational pressures and changing expectations, according to new research from Housemark.