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Spring blooms are about to banish the lockdown winter blues for 60 tenants of Linstone Housing. Crocus bulbs handed out in the autumn are set to put a spring in their step when they flourish in a few short weeks.

The Tenants Information Service (TIS) has been awarded registered charity status.

Shocking new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) shows that Universal Credit will fall below its 2013 value in real terms if plans to end the £20 uplift are not reversed.

Moniaive Initiative is celebrating after its first Community Affordable Housing Project won the award for 'Best Long-Term Empty Homes Restoration Project' at the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership Annual Awards Ceremony on February 2. There has been a record number of empty homes brought back into use

The Place, Home and Housing Portfolio at the Improvement Hub (ihub) has published new reports to guide future improvement work following two investigations on housing, homelessness and health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scottish Borders Council’s executive committee has reviewed the progress made in the third year of the council’s five-year Local Housing Strategy, which sets out the council and partners’ approach to delivering high-quality housing and services to meet local needs. The Scottis

Stirling Council's plans to demolish an empty block of flats at St Ninians to build eight new cottage flats have now been submitted for planning consent. The local authority revealed plans last year to redevelop the site at 24 Glasgow Road into new one and two-bedroom flats.

Housebuilder Persimmon has made a provision of £75 million to address cladding safety issues on 26 buildings in its legacy development portfolio. Following a review of past projects, the company has identified nine high-rise buildings over 18 metres built by the group where, in line

Cruden Building has announced a pair of new appointments with Terri Chisholm joining as chief buyer and Colin Bain taking up the role of maintenance contracts manager. Terri Chisholm brings over 20 years of experience buying for construction companies, including Merchant Homes, Morris &

An appeal has been submitted after Glasgow planners refused a plan for serviced apartments at a B-listed Glasgow city centre townhouse next to a music venue. The change-of-use and listed building applications involved empty offices at 266 St Vincent Street next to King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut.

A Scottish Parliament Health and Sport Committee report into the future of social care has said those delivering and receiving care must be at the heart of social care reform with the current model described as unsustainable.

A planning application has been submitted for the City of Edinburgh Council's proposed housing development at Granton Waterfront.

The efforts of frontline staff at Wheatley Group during the pandemic have been recognised with three honours at the prestigious Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Scotland Excellence Awards. Wheatley picked up awards for:

Craigdale Housing Association was thrilled to win an award for Best Frontline Story at the CIH Scotland awards, the country’s annual awards for excellence in housing.

Following on from its successful engagement with Caledonia Housing Association in Perth, where a £1.1 million development is nearing completion at Crieff Road, contracting firm Webster Developments has announced that it has won another significant housing association contract.