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A further £700,000 is being allocated to help homeowners fund the necessary repairs and refurbishments needed to bring empty homes back into use. The funding, which will be split across 10 local authorities, can be used to establish or extend grant schemes for empty homeowners.

Kingdom Housing Association chair Linda Leslie has stepped down after completing her five-year tenure. Having joined the board in 2015, Linda was appointed as chair in 2021, overseeing huge momentum at Kingdom.

David Bond has been chosen as the new chair of Melville Housing Association, following the decision of Donna Bogdanovic to step down after four years in the role. Having served on Melville’s board since 2016 and previously holding the position of vice chair, David takes over at a time whe

Trust Housing Association has completed the transformation of Manse Gardens in Strachur, bringing an outdated former sheltered housing development back into full use as 16 modern, highly energy-efficient homes. The project gives a new long-term future to a development which had faced years of uncert

Homes for Scotland (HFS) has made two senior promotions within its executive team. David Raine has become head of policy development, and David Petrie has taken up the position of senior external affairs manager.

West of Scotland Housing Association are reflecting on another year of making a meaningful, positive difference in the lives of tenants with the release of its latest Annual Charter Report. The report details a constellation of positive results for the Association, including 92% of tenants expr

The Scottish Land Commission has welcomed Megan MacInnes as its new head of practice and advice. Ms MacInnes joins the commission at an important time for land reform in Scotland, with the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 bringing a renewed focus on responsible land ownership and the role of communit

Housing and homelessness organisations in Scotland gave a cautious welcome to yesterday’s UK Budget, praising new support for social housing and rough sleeping but criticising the decision to keep the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) freeze, the bedroom tax and the benefit cap.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland and Caledonian Properties have received an Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions (AMSC) planning consent from Glasgow City Council for their Lumloch View and Lumloch Grove developments off Robroyston Road, delivering 300 new homes across two neighbourhoods. Lumloch

Projects helping to prevent homelessness across Scotland will continue until the end of this financial year following additional Scottish Government funding of £945,000.

Plans to include three additional housing projects, delivering 95 affordable homes within Dumfries and Galloway, will be considered by councillors next week. The Economy and Infrastructure Committee will be asked to approve the addition of three projects to the council's Strategic Housing Investment

A South Lanarkshire Council tenant facing eviction over her adult son’s drug conviction has been granted certification to appeal to the Court of Session, after the Sheriff Appeal Court found the case raises unresolved questions about how Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights ap

Homeowners across Scotland will be able to access government-backed low-interest and interest-free loans for solar panels, batteries and heat pumps under a new scheme announced by the UK Government.

Two sets of drug and alcohol harm statistics published this week in Scotland highlight the need for targeted recovery support when and where it is needed, according to The Salvation Army.

Young artists in Knightswood have brought a splash of colour to their community by transforming once-plain walls into works of art inspired by the four seasons.