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A Holyrood committee is looking for a wide range of views on the effectiveness of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. The Scottish Parliament’s public audit and post-legislative scrutiny committee launched a public consultation on the Act following concerns about compliance an

Around 250 people have responded to a South Lanarkshire Council consultation exercise on the Local Development Plan (SLLDP) 2. Together they raised 502 ‘valid’ points of representation including objections to, and support for, a broad range of the draft policies and proposals. These have

Every Registered Social Landlord (RSL) in Scotland will be assigned a compliance status regarding its governance and financial viability under new plans unveiled by the Scottish Housing Regulator. Publishing its new Regulatory Framework and statutory guidance for social landlords today, the Reg

Plans to build 185 new houses in Stirling, including 46 affordable homes, have been given the green light. The development at Newpark Farm, St Ninians, will comprise a mixture of bungalows, cottage flats, short terraces, semi-detached and detached properties.

Scotland’s membership organisation for homelessness today called for a ‘national conversation’ to address public perceptions of the causes and realities of homelessness. Homeless Action Scotland highlighted studies that show that whilst the public are sympathetic to homeless people

Local government body COSLA has issued new guidance on the rights of migrants to services provided by local authorities in Scotland. The guidance explores how councils can provide support for vulnerable people who are classed under UK immigration law as having no recourse to public funds.

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has launched a new project to reimagine the way it connects with and supports its members. The Rethinking Membership project will give housing professionals across Scotland the chance to give their views on what the body should do to ensure its offering fully

Aberdeenshire Council’s housing service aims to increase the supply of affordable housing as part of a new plan that includes continued improvements to existing properties and support for vulnerable people. The authority has been working with registered social landlords and private developers

A Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan to help meet the national ambition to "end homelessness together" has been launched in Fife. A five-year fund of £50 million was announced by the Scottish Government last year to tackle the issues associated with homelessness.

Govanhill Housing Association is to progress improvements to its tenement housing stock in Glasgow with a large-scale renewals contract. A total of 126 of properties will have brand new kitchens installed by CCG Asset Management, the expert planned maintenance division of the CCG Group.

North Lanarkshire Council has unveiled plans to progress redevelopment proposals for two prominent sites in Monklands. An area of Bank Street in Coatbridge and the former Orrs building in Airdrie have, for a number of years, been identified as areas requiring redevelopment.

East Ayrshire Council’s Housing Asset Services (HAS) has gained national recognition after securing victory in two major awards. HAS was awarded the APSE award for Most Improved Performer: Building Maintenance in the UK and the APSE Margo Blair Award for innovation and excellence within servic

Fife Council has committed to significant investment in gypsy traveller sites across the Kingdom over the next year. Convenor of the community and housing services committee, Cllr Judy Hamilton, visited the site at Heatherywood, Kirkcaldy to see first-hand the results of the £840,000 improveme

Construction work to build contemporary apartments on the site of the fire-hit Bervie Chipper in Stonehaven is underway, the developer has confirmed. Aberdeen-based development and investment firm West Coast Estates has appointed Burns Construction to undertake the £1.5 million project in Davi

New research from Barclays Mortgages has found that families in Edinburgh are the happiest in the UK when it comes to their homes, with 93% of parents saying that they are happy in their current properties. The top reasons families in Edinburgh said they like their home included the area,