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New legislative proposals to give social landlords more powers to protect victims of domestic abuse have been commended by CIH Scotland. Under the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill, which was published last week, social landlords will be allowed to end or transfer the tenancy of a per

The Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) has completed the voluntary deregistration of Arklet Housing Association.

The Social Housing Resilience Group (SHRG) met last week to review the remit of the group and its alignment with other groups working on COVID-related issues in order to maintain the efficiency of its activities. There was a discussion around the Scottish Government’s recent publication o

Kingdom Housing Association is showing support for NHS Scotland’s Test & Protect programme by installing the Protect Scotland app on all business mobile devices. The app alerts users if they have been in close contact with another app user who tests positive for coronavirus.

Almond Housing Association and West Lothian Youth Action Project (WLYAP) have come together to deliver a brand new initiative, Growing Together. Growing Together is a community-based project that will provide residents of Craigshill with the opportunity to grow fresh produce, cook new recipes and ea

A trio of staff from Hanover Scotland have raised almost £1400 after completing a 7.6-mile walk last month. The staff walked from Peebles to Innerleithen on September 26 to raise money for charity after their normal coffee fundraiser was cancelled due to COVID-19.

CALA Homes (West) has secured planning consent for a residential-led development on the grounds of the former Killearn Hospital in Stirlingshire.

Proposals from Angus Council of how to spend a £26.5 million capital investment fund have now been agreed by the UK Government. The Angus Fund is part of the Tay Cities Deal, which comprises the local authority areas of Angus, Dundee City, Perth & Kinross and the north east part

A new welcome centre in Edinburgh has opened its doors for the winter season, providing warm food and sleeping facilities, immediate housing advice and wellbeing support to anyone facing rough sleeping.

Landowners have criticised proposals to remove the presumption in favour of development that contributes to sustainable development from Scotland's planning system. The Scottish Government is currently consulting on amendments to the Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemi

Routine reactive repairs to council houses in Dundee which were suspended earlier this year due to COVID-19, will restart this week. From today, Dundee City Council will start repair work that was not possible over the spring and summer months.

CALA Homes (West) has unveiled a new bench with a significant meaning at its flagship development in Glasgow in a bid to raise awareness of a mental health initiative. The homebuilder has installed a bench from Breathing Space, a mental health support service, at its Jordanhill Park development in t

Fast-tracked funding to help local communities drive their green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic has been announced. The Community Climate Asset Fund will provide grants of up to £100,000 for projects supporting community climate action including those that boost energy efficiency in co

More than 350,000 families in Scotland have fallen behind on council tax payments during the coronavirus lockdown period. For the first six months of the financial year, local authorities in Scotland have missed out on £100 million of revenue.

Loreburn Housing Association has agreed an additional £20 million funding programme with Royal Bank of Scotland to create a new social housing programme for Dumfries and Galloway.