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A coalition of 40 leading organisations across Scotland working to end homelessness has called for an urgent Ministerial Statement to update Parliament on the housing emergency as MSPs prepare to return from their summer break. The call comes as the Scottish Government prepares to set out its priori

Chair of Lar Housing Trust, Ken Macintosh, officially enters the House of Lords today after being nominated for a peerage in Sir Keir Starmer’s July honours list. The ex-MSP will officially be known as Lord Macintosh of Eastwood and has been honoured for his parliamentary service, having held

Dundee councillors joined Hillcrest Futures staff and the community to learn how to use naloxone as people in Dundee, Perth and Angus marked International Overdose Awareness Day.  On 31 August, councillors Nadia El-Nakla and Lynne Short visited Hillcrest Futures' event in Dundee City Square, wh

The Scottish Housing Regulator has published its National Report on the Scottish Social Housing Charter for 2025 to 2026, which has been compiled based on information submitted by social landlords through their Annual Return on the Charter (ARC).

Share has confirmed the full programme for its 2026 Governing Body Convention, taking place on 15th and 16th September at Seamill Hydro Hotel.

The Scottish housing market is seeing a rising gap between the level of need and the speed of new housing delivery, with more certainty for planning, funding, technical compliance and risk management required to ramp up home delivery, a white paper from Show House, in collaboration with J3 Advisory

A newly introduced accessibility solution at a Cairn Housing Association retirement court located in Bathgate has improved day-to-day living for a resident who was previously mostly housebound.

There is still time to participate in a Scottish Borders survey which will influence the future of the council area, by taking part in the next Scottish Borders Local Development Plan.

Construction is progressing for CCG’s 20-home affordable housing development in Balmaha, with the project expected to have its first residents by spring 2027. 

Scotland’s nature agency NatureScot has opened a consultation for a new planning tool that will enable developers to demonstrate how they are leaving nature in a better state compared to how they originally came across it. 

The Hebridean Housing Partnership (HHP) held its 20th Annual General Meeting on 26 August 2026 on Microsoft Teams.  The Chair, Calum Mackay, welcomed those who were present and thanked everyone, such as staff, partners, contractors and tenants for their input over the past 12 months and discuss

Renewable energy company Low Carbon has submitted a Section 36 planning application to the Scottish Government for the proposed Forsinain Forest Wind Farm in the Highlands, which could produce enough electricity for over 98,000 homes each year.

One hundred new affordable homes have been delivered at The Crossings in South Queensferry, marking Sanctuary Scotland's completion of its first development in Edinburgh. Completed in May this year and delivered in collaboration with national housing specialist Lovell Partnerships, the 100 homes at

Families with homelessness experience have united to sign an open letter to First Minister John Swinney, urging action to stop child homelessness, with the letter garnering support from organisations.  Ahead of the Programme for Government, supporters are gathering on 31 August outside Bute Hou

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has stepped in over concerns that some suppliers cancelled orders amid the surge in heating oil prices, which may have been a contract breach.