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Long-term friends were able to relocate in the midst of the COVID-19 lockdown thanks to the help of Bield. Stella Coe and her friend Anne moved to the housing provider’s Fairbairn Court in Greenlaw, after viewing the property solely via WhatsApp.

An application for planning permission in principle has been submitted for a residential-led development in Balerno.

Aberdeen councillors have gone against the recommendations of officers and rejected plans to build new homes near North Deeside Road in Milltimber.  After hearing proposals for the land last Thursday, city councillors voted against the development. 

North Ayrshire Council has committed to paying its staff the new Living Wage five months early. The new rate of £9.50 per hour was announced yesterday to mark the start of Living Wage Week, although the new rate is not due to be adopted by businesses and organisations until April 2021.

Caledonia Housing Association has completed the transfer of Bellsmyre Housing Association in a move that will deliver ambitious regeneration plans for the Bellsmyre area, including the provision of new homes to replace unpopular flats within the estate. The Transfer of Engagements to Caledonia recei

Angus Council has received planning approval to build 10 new affordable council houses for rent in Montrose. Situated on land previously used by the Rosehill Resource Centre, this new project in Coronation Way will be another valuable addition to social rented accommodation in Montrose. This project

Ayrshire Housing has just completed its latest development of 27 flats close to the centre of Ayr. 

More than 170 staff from across the Kingdom Group gathered online for the Association’s first ever virtual Staff Conference. Coronavirus restrictions meant holding an in-person conference was impossible so the event was hosted using Remo, an immersive virtual meeting platform that allowed atte

River Clyde Homes has managed to buck the national trend of increasing rent arrears.

Housing Options Scotland has hosted an online thank you event for its volunteer team to bring everyone in the team together and celebrate all of the hard work the volunteers have been up to over the past year.

A new £4.5 million cashback incentive to help people install renewable and energy efficiency measures in their homes has been announced by the Scottish Government.

Plans have been submitted to bring new homes to a coastal Fife village.

A public consultation has started into plans to build 99 new council homes in Aberdeen.

North Ayrshire Council has confirmed plans for housing regeneration in the Garnock Valley. The local authority is set to demolish 48 flats and invest in brand new high-quality housing.  Historically there has been little or no demand for these flats, as the type of housing no longer meets the a

Regeneration business Peel L&P has launched an online public consultation on plans to deliver 1,100 homes, a 200-bedroom hotel plus a 2,500 sqm for a mix of leisure venues at Yorkhill Quay.