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Building work has begun on the ambitious redevelopment of Glasgow’s former Victoria Infirmary hospital site. The £29.3 million first phase will see Sanctuary create 135 much-needed affordable homes and 11 retail units in Langside.

A starter payment should be made to people claiming Universal Credit (UC) for the first time to ensure that everyone has enough money for basics such as food and heating during the five-week wait for their initial monthly payment, a report by the Work and Pensions Committee has recommended. The 

Charity and academic sector leaders will use this year’s Scottish homelessness conference from Tuesday 20 to Thursday 22 October to urge people and organisations in Scotland that are concerned about homelessness to keep up the pace as winter approaches. A rapid response from the sector and gov

CIH Scotland is calling for employers, colleges, universities, learning centres, the Scottish Government and its agencies to work together to improve access to housing education in Scotland.

Kingdom Housing Association’s payroll team have been recognised with a Highly Commended award at the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals Annual Excellence Awards.

Tenants and staff at Wellhouse Housing Association (WHA) have been given a boost after the social landlord received one of its best set of results in years in an independent survey of residents.  In the Q3 2020 survey, WHA scored two 100% positive results in the seven questi

Addressing the issue of homelessness amongst migrant groups across Scotland is crucial for ending homelessness across the country, writes Jon Sparkes. Over this summer it was hard to ignore the stories in the news about individuals making perilous journeys over to the UK to seek safety here. In

Trade body, the Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP), supported by the Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA) and UK Hospitality, are urging the Scottish Government to remove aparthotels/managed serviced apartments from its proposed definition of short-term lets (STL). The move comes as the S

New regulations being proposed for short-term let housing could have a devastating impact on Scotland’s rural communities, most of whom are already under severe pressure dealing with the wide-scale impacts of COVID-19, according to the organisation representing rural businesses and landow

Plans for a residential restoration of Custom House in Dundee have been approved by the local authority.

Colaren Homes is to share its plans for the next phase of a 600-home development in Fraserburgh in an online consultation. The developer was granted planning permission for the first 120 homes at the Kirkton Heights development in 2016.

CCG Asset Management has been chosen to lead a multi-million-pound planned maintenance project on behalf of Whiteinch & Scotstoun Housing Association (WSHA). The £8.5 million contract will comprise the installation of brand new kitchens and bathrooms, as well as other various upgrades incl

Kingdom Housing Association’s employability project, Kingdom Works, has celebrated supporting its 100th client through Skills Development Scotland’s Employability Fund since lockdown restrictions were eased.

Tulloch Homes has pledged to create and safeguard jobs and boost hard-hit suppliers after receiving planning approval for 267 homes in Inverness and Moray. The 155-home development at Druid Temple, Inverness, and the 112-home development at Knockomie, Forres, will represent a combined £70

A digital consultation event is to give the public the chance to view and shape proposals for an ambitious residential-led mixed-use development in West Lothian.