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Regeneration developer Urban Union has announced its first direct apprenticeship programme, welcoming two new apprentices for a total of 12 weeks. (from left) Apprentices Jake Clark and Jimmy Callaghan with Urban Union managing director, Neil McKay

Housing minister Kevin Stewart has hailed a 24% increase in new build home starts across all sectors as the latest quarterly statistics on new housebuilding and affordable housing supply were released today. According to the latest figures, the number of new build homes that were started in the year

New build and current council housing in Renfrewshire is to benefit from a £75 million investment over the next three years after the local authority agreed it Housing Capital Investment Plan. Initially, £24m will be invested in 2020/21 to support planned investment programmes, regenerat

Thenue Housing has applied for planning permission to develop 18 terraced houses and cottage flats at the site of a former school in north east Glasgow

Most whole property short-term lets advertised on sites like such as Airbnb and Booking.com may be unlawful, according to a survey by Scottish Green MSP Andy Wightman.

CaCHE director Professor Ken Gibb gives an overview of its exciting new Scottish Funding Council project, 'Evaluating options & outcomes in the retrofit of pre-1919 Glasgow tenement housing', which was launched last week. On 5 March 2020, the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Ev

As Rishi Sunak prepares to deliver his first budget speech as UK Chancellor, Shelter Scotland is calling for any unallocated funds which come to Scotland to be invested in homelessness. In the last full year almost 30,000 households were assessed as homeless including more than 14,000 children. The

Cairn Housing Association has signed up to a collaborative initiative that aims to develop and foster new technology-based solutions to help to drive improvements in its service to tenants. The Technology Enabled Care Charter (TEC) is a national programme, funded by the Scottish Government and hoste

Muirhouse Housing Association's board has ditched paper in favour of a new online portal. The new interactive tool includes messaging, meeting and agenda features to help make communication as secure and seamless as possible.

A Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association very sheltered development in Renfrewshire has held a party to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Montgomery Court opening. Carol Ross, very sheltered housing manager, and Stephen McCullough, care manager for Hanover, giving a speech to Montgomery Court reside

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has submitted an application for planning permission in principle to Midlothian Council for the provision of around 1,000 new homes at Dalhousie Chesters, Bonnyrigg.

Fundraisers across Edinburgh and Glasgow are preparing for Bethany Christian Trust’s 51st Sleep Out event on Friday 20th March to raise money and awareness of the crisis of homelessness in Scotland. Fundraisers outside the Edinburgh City Chambers in support of the Bethany Big Sleep Out

Morris Leslie Ltd has submitted fresh plans to build 240 homes near Errol Airfield, along with commercial units, open space, play areas and infrastructure to connect the development to the wider area.

Partick Housing Association has gained planning permission to convert a former community facility into flats. Glasgow City Council planning officials have approved the plans to transform Merkin House in Purdon Street into 14 one and two-bedroom apartments.

The Scottish Housing Regulator has written to all social landlords to highlight how to access the advice on Coronavirus Covid-19 and to advise landlords on business continuity issues.