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Bellway Homes has submitted an application to Renfrewshire Council seeking to build 250 houses and flats on a brownfield site beside the Clyde at Braehead.

Inverclyde Council has approved plans to build two new homes on the site of the cottage where murder victim Margaret Fleming lived before she went missing.

City deals have been positive for Scotland's economy but the Scottish Government does not have a plan to measure their overall long-term success, according to a report by the Accounts Commission and Audit Scotland. The public spending watchdogs said city region and growth deals have enabled economic

The British Pest Control Association (BPCA) has published a new document with an accompanying video providing expert advice to housing providers on how to deal with a mouse infestation.

The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber has awarded £18,000 in damages to a tenant who was unlawfully evicted from their Glasgow flat in 2015, the first decision of its kind to come out of the FtT.

Heather Kiteley will become the chief executive of the Port of Leith Housing Association Group (PoLHA Group) when Keith Anderson retires in May. Ms Kiteley, who is currently director of finance & corporate services at PoLHA, joined the Association in 2015 and has more than 20 years of exper

Shelter Scotland has revealed its intention to drop legal action taken against Glasgow City Council over homelessness after the announcement of a historic intervention by the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR). The housing and homelessness charity began its bid for a judicial review into the local aut

The Scottish Government must prioritise regulation of the Private Rented Sector (PRS) to prevent further human misery, according to Mike Dailly. The call comes after the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber awarded £18,000 in damages to a tenant who was unlawfully evic

Efforts to eradicate homelessness will be stepped up in 2020 as all measures in the £50 million Ending Homelessness Action Plan are progressed, the Scottish Government has said.

CEO of Crisis and chair of the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group Jon Sparkes marks the progress made since the launch of the Ending Homelessness Together Action Plan. The Scottish Government asked some big questions of the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group (HARSAG) reflecting a

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has launched an Innovation Hub as part of its Innovation and Future Thinking Programme. The programme is a collaboration between professionals working in and around social housing throughout Scotland.

Angus Council's HEAT (Home Energy Assessment Team) project is helping local residents to stay warm and save money. 

Staff at Langstane Housing Association were given the opportunity to nominate a charity to receive Langstane’s Christmas donation in lieu of sending traditional cards. The successful charity this year is AberNecessities.

Canadian real estate firm Carttera has this week lodged full plans for its revised housing development at Aberdeen’s Rubislaw Quarry.

Minister for local government, housing and planning Kevin Stewart MSP visited CCG Homes’ flagship development Riverford Gardens this week as work continues on the final range of private homes. Kevin Stewart MSP with CCG managing director Calum Murray