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A major housing development at the former Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) is expected to be approved next week.

A new report has outlined the significant steps taken by Argyll and Bute Council to tackle its housing emergency, focusing on increasing affordable housing supply and supporting those most in need.

Aberdeenshire Council has marked the completion of 73 new rental properties as part of a housing development at Nether Aden, Mintlaw. The homes are a mix of houses, flats, and bungalows with between one and four bedrooms and were completed in the summer. Most are now in occupation, with the final pr

The team at Volunteer Centre East Lothian (VCEL) have thrown open their doors after an extensive renovation and are welcoming back local residents, volunteers and community groups just in time for the season of goodwill commencing.

Perth & Kinross Council will receive £1 million from the Scottish Government to help meet the costs incurred by the fire at 41 Scott Street in June. One person died and several people were injured in the fire, which occurred during the early hours of 14 June.

An eye-catching time-lapse video has been released documenting the construction progress of high-quality student apartments at St Vincent Studios in Glasgow. The seven-second video shows the flagship development of 321 self-contained studio apartments spectacularly rising out of the ground – a

A group of Johnstone residents visited the site where their new homes will be built to mark the start of construction work.   Four residents from the Howwood Road area were guided round the site by officers from Renfrewshire Council and the contractor carrying out the works, McTaggart Construct

Celebrating its 20th year, the Fife House Builders Forum recently came together at the newly opened Fife College Conference Centre in Dunfermline, attracting over 100 delegates from across the housing sector. Attendees included house builders, housing associations, local authority representatives, c

Falkirk Council and Clackmannanshire Council have agreed to move forward with the next stage of work exploring potential collaboration arrangements. 

The City of Edinburgh Council is to consider extending the suspension of its housing lettings policy until March 2027.

A Highland Council report has confirmed that the Dingwall and Seaforth Ward area does not currently face the level of housing pressure from short-term lets (STLs) required to justify progressing the creation of a Short Term Let Control Area. Members of the Dingwall and Seaforth Area Committee confir

The work of the Hillcrest Foundation has been recognised through a parliamentary motion in the Scottish Parliament by Joe Fitzpatrick MSP. The Foundation, which supports people and communities most in need across Scotland, has been commended for funding initiatives that support wider social, economi

The first life-changing homes have landed at Harriet Gardens, the newest purpose-built supported accommodation village by Social Bite, in partnership with South Lanarkshire Council and Salvation Army.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has today published a summary of the risks it will focus on in its annual risk assessment of social landlords. The Regulator’s annual risk assessment is one of the main ways it works to safeguard and promote the interests of tenants and service users. It helps th

Housing bodies have welcomed the UK Government's abolition of the two-child benefit cap but shared their disappointment that the freeze on Local Housing Allowance (LHA) was not scrapped for good.